Without firing a shot, Putin has over the past week managed to bring the war in Ukraine to NATO’s European borders.

Europe and Russia are “no longer at peace” German chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned. Mr Merz accused Moscow of executing a “war against our democracy and a war against our freedom”, at a media event in Dusseldorf on Monday.

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Vladimir Putin will not see any reason to be deterred from a war with the West were the US not involved, an expert has warned, with war against Russia branded 'inevitable'

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned, 'Any aggression against my country will be met with a decisive response.'

Putin has steadily increased conscription by around 5% each year and last September expanded the military to 1.5 million active personnel, making it one of the world’s largest armed forces. With an additional 160,000 men drafted this spring, 2025 is on course to see the heaviest recruitment drive since 2016.

Kremlin propagandist Vladimir Solovyov has followed Vladimir Putin's threat to Western troops, saying 'we will kill all of you' and suggesting Russia will respond to sanctions with nuclear weapons

Wednesday’s Copenhagen summit is a step toward turning the EU into a military power. But the bloc isn’t united and the risks are great.

Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia’s intelligence services have led a campaign of sabotage and subversion across the continent.

Russian fighter jets entered Estonian airspace on Friday in a significant escalation that threatens war with Europe—and the United States.

Vladimir Putin has been urged to commit a ‘terrible sin’ by deploying nuclear weapons across Europe. The shocking idea was posed by Sergei Karaganov, who is also known as Professor Doomsday. The 73-year-old is the honorary chairman of the Russian Council for Foreign and Defence Policy.