US tells NATO to ‘boost firepower’ ahead of Trump-Zelensky meeting - US defence secretary Pete Hegseth said Nato should have ‘strong and real capabilities’ to deter Moscow

The slow development of hypersonic weapons by the U.S., combined with the efforts of Russia and China, is creating "battlefield asymmetry," Axios reported on Oct. 9, citing an Atlantic Council study.

The United States accused the Russians of a lack of commitment toward ending the war in Ukraine, as Moscow conducted a major training exercise involving nuclear arms.

President Trump on Wednesday rejected a report from The Wall Street Journal that the U.S. had given approval for Ukraine to launch missiles deep into Russian territory, distancing itself from strikes carried out by Kyiv using British long-range rockets targeting Russian military facilities.

As US’s NATO allies in Europe are feeling the pressure from Moscow, putting them on edge in an already-febrile atmosphere with Russian drones entering Poland’s airspace, Russia and its main ally Belarus are conducting massive military drills right on the alliance’s doorstep.

President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on Russia's largest oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil while canceling his planned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Wednesday that the U.S. will “impose costs” on Russia if there is “no path to peace in the short term” in Moscow’s war with Ukraine.  “If there is no

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced new sanctions against Russia's two biggest oil companies and blasted Moscow's refusal to end its "senseless war."

The Kremlin may have convinced itself that US President Donald Trump didn’t have the stomach to apply real pressure on Moscow to end the brutal conflict in Ukraine.

After Donald Trump said he authorised the CIA to conduct actions inside Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro has ramped up his threats against the United States. Maduro has claimed that Venezuela has at least 5,

Faced with an increasingly aggressive Russia and mixed messages from the US, Warsaw is ramping up its defensive capabilities

Russia has continued bombarding Ukraine on Wednesday, after a summit planned for next week between President Trump and Russian Leader Vladimir Putin in Hungary was suspended.