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Denmark’s Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, has issued a stark warning to European nations, urging them to arm themselves as Russia continues its “hybrid war” against the continent. Speaking at a summit of European Union leaders in Copenhagen, Frederiksen highlighted the escalating threat posed by Russia. “I hope that everybody recognises now that there is a hybrid war and one day …

For decades, discussions about North Korea’s military threat have centred almost exclusively on its nuclear weapons programme. This view, however, is increasingly inadequate for understanding the evolving security challenge that Pyongyang poses to Northeast Asia and beyond. Last month, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un signalled a fundamental shift in military strategy. Moving beyond his regime’s traditional emphasis on nuclear deterrence, …

President Donald Trump’s claim last week that Russia was in “big financial trouble” looks only slightly hyperbolic – and it also looks like evidence that after more than three and a half years of war, the sanctions are punishing Russia’s economy and the Kremlin’s war coffers. But then there is the other news. In the past week, Moscow has won …

OPINION — In 1943, a body washed up on a beach in Huelva, Spain. It was the body of a Royal Marine officer, Major William Martin. Martin was carrying papers, cuffed to his wrist in a briefcase, suggesting that the Allies would invade Greece and Sardinia, not Sicily. Spain was officially neutral, but a few Spanish officials sympathetic to the …

Drones have flown so close to a Norwegeian airport that air traffic staff were able to observe them from the control tower, according to reports. Drones were spotted near Brønnøysund Airport, a small regional hub in the far north of Norway, on Tuesday evening — just two days after drone sightings at the airport caused disruption on Sunday. Norwegian media …

OPINION — Russian drones are forcing airports to close and fighter jets are breaching NATO airspace – clear signals of Moscow’s widening hybrid campaign. The cost imbalance is stark, with Europe spending hundreds of thousands to destroy drones worth a fraction of that. Emboldened by this asymmetry, Vladimir Putin is escalating with growing confidence, betting that the West will stop …

Germany’s chancellor has warned that Europe and Russia are “no longer at peace” in a bombshell speech. Friedrich Merz was attending a media event in Düsseldorf, when he made his alarming comments. The German leader has been one of Europe’s most outspoken critics of Vladimir Putin since taking over the reigns of his country. He has constantly warned about the …

Russia is teetering on the edge of economic collapse as a result of systematic Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries, a Russian propagandist has warned. Meanwhile, the leader of the puppet regime installed by Vladimir Putin in Crimea has said fuel can no longer be sold in quantities of more than 30 litres per person as ordinary people feel the pinch. …

FINE PRINT / OPINION — “In order to prevent the emergence of a new strategic arms race and to preserve an acceptable degree of predictability and restraint, we consider it reasonable to maintain at this turbulent time the status quo established under New START. Accordingly, Russia is prepared to continue observing the treaty’s central quantitative restrictions for one year after …

International naval forces have scrambled in response to a ‘serious accident’ involving a Russian nuclear submarine that was forced to surface near UK territory over the weekend. More details have emerged regarding the incident in the Strait of Gibraltar, where the 74-metre missile-laden Novorossiysk became an “explosive hazard” after suffering a serious leak in its fuel system. Russian Telegram channels …