France has announced plans to prepare 7,000 troops for potential deployment to Ukraine in 2026, signaling a major shift in NATO’s posture toward the conflict. French Army Chief Pierre Schill said the rapid response force could mobilize within 12 hours to 5 days,

Lithuania accuses Belarus and Russia of a "deliberate escalation of hybrid warfare" as balloons shut down major airport.

Russia is amassing nuclear weapons and attack submarines in the Arctic Circle as it prepares for war with Nato, Norway’s defence minister has warned.

A large-scale attack against one or more of the Baltic states or Poland raises the chance that NATO will invoke Article 5 to extremely high, a risk Russia would not be likely to take, Masala said.

Unmanned aircraft were also spotted across the Baltic nations, Romania and Norway, though Russia refutes any misconduct. The Polish violation prompted a Quick Reaction Alert, with both Polish Air Force jets and additional NATO military forces deploying aircraft in response.

A new Danish intelligence assessment blames Russia for employing various 'gray zone' tactics against its forces.

Beyond the fire and fury of the battlefields of Ukraine, gray zone warfare has turned the Baltic’s cold depths into an embattled sea. Since 2022, six suspected sabotages and 11 confirmed damages to subsea cables have been registered in 15 months.

Russia may be using the wreck of a Baltic Sea ferry that sank in 1994 for espionage and military exercises, a new report says.