NATO fighter jets were scrambled and air defense systems put on alert in Poland in response to Russia’s latest overnight drone and missile strikes in Ukraine.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko shared an update Tuesday on his plans to deploy nuclear weapons in coordination with Russia throughout his country. The close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin said that "the question of returning nuclear weapons to us was raised."

In response to the Russian politician's comments, Nato secretary general Mark Rutte said Europe must be ready for war and that conflict is “at our door”. “Russia has brought war back to Europe, and we must be prepared for the scale of war our grandparents or great-grandparents endured,” Mr Rutte said.

The punch line, of course, comes with the signature at the bottom: George F. Kennan. None other than “X” himself — the author of the most important diplomatic cable in US history and father of the “containment” strategy of the Cold War — had just lobbed a bombshell over the transom. 1

Former Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström told Newsweek that Europe must scale up its anti-drone capabilities.

Finland's SEATOM Technologies Oy - developer of a submersible micro reactor for naval and seabed operations - has been selected to participate in NATO's Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic 2026 Challenge Programme.

Trump's interview with Politico focused in part on a new national security strategy that sharply criticizes European allies and warns against NATO expansion.

Pentagon officials told NATO allies in Europe that they must assume responsibility for the majority of the alliance's nonnuclear defense capabilities from the U.S. by 2027, according to a Reuters report that cited five sources familiar with the discussion.