A Pentagon strategy that emphasizes unpredictable short-term troop rotations to Europe is more likely to risk escalation with Russia than a forward-based military presence on the Continent, a U.S. Army-commissioned study found. The Dynamic Force Employment concept, developed by former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, involves deployment of an array of …

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have announced they will provide anti-armor and antiaircraft missiles to Ukraine to help the country in the event of a possible Russian invasion. The three Baltic states and NATO members announced the plan in a joint statement on January 21. “In light of Russia’s increase in …

Russia’s parliament will hold consultations next week on an idea to appeal to President Vladimir Putin to recognise two pro-Russian breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent states, the chamber’s speaker said on Friday. Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, made the announcement …