NATO exercise shows alliance resolve as concerns grow about Russia's shadow fleet in the Baltic Sea, with incidents of severed cables raising regional tensions

Russia is determined to test the resolve of the NATO alliance, including by extending its confrontation with the West beyond the borders of Ukraine, the Germany's foreign intelligence chief told the Table Media news organization.

Nato needs a "quantum leap" in defence to deter threats to the alliance, its secretary general has said, as he called for Western allies to invest more in their armed forces. In a speech in London, Mark Rutte said Russia could be ready to use military force against Nato within five years.

NATO defense ministers are set to approve plans to buy more weapons and military equipment to better defend Europe, the Arctic and North Atlantic.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will use a speech in London on Monday to say the military alliance needs a 400% increase in air and missile defence, one of the priorities for a summit of members in the Hague later this month.

‘The real test will be whether British mothers will actually accept that their sons have to die for Finland or Estonia or Poland. If they don’t, there is no Nato.

Sergio Sette Camara will make his Formula E return at the Berlin E-Prix double-header, filling in at Nissan for Norman Nato, who will be competing in the World Endurance Championship.Camara has made 66 starts in Formula E for Dragon/Penske Autosport and ERT – with a best finish of fourth

Belgium's Proximus and France's Thales have won a major NATO contract to modernise the alliance's IT infrastructure, the two companies said on Tuesday. The Belgian telecoms provider and the French defence group have been selected by the NATO Communications and Information Agency to manage and operate its core network until the end of 2029,