The defense alliance of 32 countries is planning to invest billions in its security over the coming decade. But it’s a splurge that some European NATO members, saddled with huge debt burdens, can ill-afford.

NATO's enhanced ground capabilities in the Baltic region spark Russian warnings as military focus intensifies on Kaliningrad and the strategic Suwalki Corridor

Trump on Monday said the United States would ship "billions of dollars' worth" of military equipment to NATO members, paid for by the alliance, to be handed over to Ukrainian forces battling grinding Russian advances. Trump had earlier this month suggested NATO would "100 percent" pay for U.S. weapons, which would be sent to Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine's integration with NATO countries continues at the working level and urged Ukrainian diplomats to take "every available step at the political level" to support the process.

Former Ukraine aid critics now back Trump's strategy requiring European funding for weapons to Kyiv after the president pivoted his frustration from Zelenskyy to Putin.

General Christopher Donahue, commander of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, said allies could seize Kaliningrad "in a timeframe that is unheard of."

Preparations are underway to quickly transfer additional Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine, NATO's top military commander Alexus Grynkewich said on Thursday, as the country suffers some of the heaviest Russian attacks of the war so far.

NATO countries along with the U.S. will have to move quickly to deliver capability to Europe to deter Russia, the supreme allied commander of Europe said.

And if NATO’s unity wavers, and deterrence fails, then they’re prepared to fight. Making the world a better place starts with average people making small decisions. That’s true in the Baltics, and it’s true in the United States,

F or the second time in a week, NATO member Poland has scrambled its aircraft in response to a widespread Russian attack on Ukraine. The Polish Ministry of Defense announced the operation overnight on Friday, which coincided with drones and missile strikes Russia launched against Ukraine's cities.