BRUSSELS (AP) — Since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, NATO has focused on trying to deter an attack on its own territory and avoid all-out war with nuclear armed Russia. Now the time has come for NATO to defend itself, and European allies might have to do it alone, experts and leaders say.

"If any troops appear there, especially now while fighting is ongoing, we assume that they will be legitimate targets," Putin says as the U.S. and Europe plan for a post-war Ukraine.

One of Vladimir Putin’s drones breached Romania’s airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine Saturday — the second incursion of NATO country skies this week in what’s

Following a Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace, NATO scrambled jets, raising alarms across Europe. Trump's initial ambiguous response, downp

Ukraine insists on the return of children who were forcibly transferred from occupied Ukrainian territories to Russia, saying this a ceasefire condition.Fourteen-year-old Sasha from Mariupol in southeast Ukraine had tears in his eyes when European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told his story during her State of the Union address to

For “White”, going home to Russia after the war is not an option. If he does, he wants it to be in a tank to take down Vladimir Putin.

The incident marks the first time the NATO member has directly engaged Russian assets in its airspace since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The two leaders exchanged views on the Alaska summit and economic cooperation as Putin thanked Türkiye for its role in hosting peace talks and supporting dialogue.