virtual meeting with NATO’s chief to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, amid long-standing

Moscow denies it is planning an attack.... The NATO-Russia Council, their chief forum for talks

on both sides.On Monday, NATO said that it is beefing up its “ deterrence ” in the Baltic Sea area

had rejected a defence ministry proposal to hold snap Black Sea military drills in response to NATO

Moscow denies any such plans, saying it can deploy forces on its territory however it chooses. Gotland, Sweden's biggest island, is strategically important and lies around 330 kilometres( 205 miles) from Kaliningrad, the headquarters of Russia's Baltic Fleet.... In 2019 Sweden deployed an updated ground-to-air missile defence system on the island." From today, we will have patrols out that will be visible in certain places, including in( the city of) Visby," Gotland regiment spokesperson Tomas

NATO was created to deter Soviet tanks and missiles in Europe.... “ Russia was the enemy and now

be at NATO headquarters in Brussels The meeting is due to run for about three hours.... The NATO

, NATO said it was beefing up its “ deterrence ” in the Baltic Sea area.... This is happening

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky initially approved a plan to sabotage the Nord Stream gas pipelines two years ago before changing his mind-but Valeriy Zaluzhniy, his then-commander in chief went ahead and did it anyway, it has been sensationally claimed. German prosecutors yesterday issued a first arrest warrant in their investigation into the undersea explosions in 2022, which damaged the network of pipelines between Russia and Germany. Prosecutors in neighbouring Poland said they receiv

deterrent move as tensions between the two neighbors ratchet up.... Here is why: ORIGINS OF THE