Putin is starting to talk tough about the Baltics, laying the groundwork for 'future escalations' with NATO: ISW

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Municipal Service Award Ceremony on January 16 2024, in Odintsovo, west of Moscow, Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Municipal Service Award Ceremony on January 16 2024, in Odintsovo, west of Moscow, Russia.

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Leaked German military documents laid out a doomsday scenario where Russia wins in Ukraine then invades Europe

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NSTO in Lithuania
A NATO deployment in Eastern Europe on February 5, 2022, a few weeks before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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Russia will defeat Ukraine if the West abandons it, a former NATO commander says

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Former NATO commander Philip Breedlove (left) and a Ukrainian soldier (right).
"If the West abandons Ukraine, it will fight valiantly, but tens of thousands of more Ukrainians will die," former NATO commander Philip Breedlove told Newsweek.

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A former CIA analyst says Putin could launch a nuclear weapon against NATO territory

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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A new deal gives the US military 'unimpeded access' to Sweden's bases — including a vital outpost in the heart of northern Europe

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A Swedish Gripen E fighter jet over Gotland Island in May 2022.

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NATO militaries want to help Ukraine build a navy. It's been battering Russia's Black Sea Fleet without one.

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A group of Ukrainian marines sail from the riverbank of Dnipro at the frontline near Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.
A group of Ukrainian marines sail from the riverbank of Dnipro at the frontline near Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.

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Few things worry NATO like Russia's Yasen-class submarines, and Moscow may be planning to build even more of them

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Russian Navy Yasen-class submarine Kazan at its base in Severomorsk in June 2021.

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Russia has a 'high tolerance' for losses after losing 100s of aircraft, 1000s of tanks, and more than 300,000 men in Ukraine, NATO chief says

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Russian vehicles in a field smoke with a big explosion
A still from footage filmed near Avdiivka and released on Sunday shows hits on Russian vehicles.

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NATO navies are worried about Russia using its unique weapons to pick a fight on territory nobody controls

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An underwater mine is detonated during a NATO exercise in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Latvia in September 2023.

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Russia has likely already sacrificed air defense on NATO borders by sending prized S-400s to shore up losses in Ukraine: UK intel

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An S-400 defense system, sent by Russia, at a joint training drill with Belarus in 2022.
An S-400 defense system, sent by Russia, at a joint training drill with Belarus in 2022.

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