The United States does not believe Russia will “make major territorial gains” in Ukraine this year, U.S. intelligence chief Avril Haines told lawmakers on Wednesday, and may have trouble sustaining its year-long offensive. She told the Senate Intelligence Committee that Russia is “suffering high casualty rates” and that if it …

On February 8, Pulitzer Prize-winning U.S. journalist Seymour Hersh published an articledetailing the role of the U.S. and Norway in the September 26, 2022, Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions. U.S. officials denied the findings, while Russia, which previously blamed the UK for the attack, hailed the article as proof of …

Finland and Sweden grew closer to Western institutions in the post-Cold War era, and EU accession in 1995 meant that Stockholm and Helsinki finally abandoned their neutrality policies. Both countries remained militarily non-aligned but cooperation with NATO increased through the Partnership for Peace program and increasing participation in NATO missions …