Tensions along NATO's eastern flank are high because of the risks posed by Russian military actions near the borders of alliance member states.

"Most Europeans are herbivores, they think there is sufficient grass to feed from. This is not the case," said French Adm. Pierre Vandier.

Russia is willing to work with Donald Trump's incoming administration to improve relations if the U.S. has serious intentions to do so but it is up to Washington to make the first move, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.

The Russian cargo ship was thought to be heading to Syria to transport military equipment out of the Tartus naval base.

European leaders are making clear ahead of the Trump presidency that they plan to spend more on defense as Russia remains a top threat and as security concerns in the Middle East and North Africa escalate.

Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, tensions between the military alliance, which supports Kyiv in its defense efforts, and the Kremlin have continued.

NATO's strategy is sound but its allies lack the arsenals and manufacturing needed to carry it out in a long war, a new report found.

The popularity of weapons training in Finland has soared in recent months, driven by concerns over expansionist neighbor Russia.

Azeri sources said a Russian air defense system could have hit the jet that crashed in Kazakhstan. Thirty-eight people were killed but dozens survived.

ASTANA, December 26. /TASS/. The Azerbaijan Airlines’ passenger plane had made two attempts to land at Kazakhstan's Aktau airport, where everything was ready, but communication with the liner was lost and its crash followed, Kazakhstan’s Minister of Transport Marat Karabayev has said.