Front-line NATO allies are facing an unconventional Russian threat short of war but still quite dangerous

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Russian President Vladimir Putin looks to Naval officers during the Navy Day Parade, on July, 31 2022, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin looks to Naval officers during the Navy Day Parade, on July, 31 2022, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

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A few NATO countries are lobbying the rest to be bolder when it comes to sending their own soldiers to Ukraine

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Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during their meeting, in Estonia in January 2024.

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NATO member Estonia is 'seriously' discussing sending troops to fill non-combat roles in Ukraine, security advisor says

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A soldier kneels in the snow in the forest next to a British Challenger 2 main battle tank (front) during a NATO exercise in Estonia.
A soldier kneels in the snow in the forest next to a British Challenger 2 main battle tank (front) during a NATO exercise in Estonia.

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Russia is returning to its Cold War posture with plans to increase troops along its NATO borders, Lithuania's PM warns

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Russian soldiers march in unison, overseen by a senior military official.
Russian service members take part in a military parade in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, in May 2023.

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Russia's NATO neighbors are building hundreds of bunkers and anti-tank ditches in case of an invasion

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A Ukrainian solider walks in a snowy field beside rows of 'dragons teeth' anti-tank fortifications and barbed wire
Ukrainian servicemen check newly built anti-tank fortifications and razor wire near the Russian border in Ukraine's Chernihiv region, in January 2024.

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Russia could be at war with NATO "within the next decade," intelligence report says

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Vladimir Putin.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

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Russia's EU neighbors are banning Russian vehicles from entering their countries as the bloc toughens sanctions

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Cars with Russian number plates wait to cross the border from Russia to Finland at the Nuijamaa border checkpoint in Lappeenranta, Finland, on September 22, 2022.
Cars with Russian number plates wait to cross the border from Russia to Finland at the Nuijamaa border checkpoint in Lappeenranta, Finland, on September 22, 2022.

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China walks back ambassador's claim that ex-Soviet states aren't real countries, a position that played strongly into Putin's hands

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a welcome ceremony before Russia - China talks in narrow format at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a welcome ceremony before talks in Moscow, Russia, March 21, 2023

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There's nothing but 'zombie arguments' for not giving Ukraine fighter jets, one of its closest partners says

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A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft
A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft

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