NATO

NATO will not send troops to Ukraine as it could lead to a direct clash with Russia, the bloc’s former secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, has said.

NATO member-states must boost military production to be ready for a prolonged standoff with Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, which are challenging the “global rules,” the bloc’s secretary-general, Mark Rutte, has said.

Russia has accused Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken of irresponsible rhetoric after he suggested that NATO could “wipe Moscow off the map.”

Ukraine lacks the strength to reconquer territories lost to Russia, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto has said. He added that Moscow will in any case never relinquish the territories.

European NATO members should purchase more American-made weapons to sustain Ukraine’s war effort against Russia, US War Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday ahead of a meeting of the bloc’s defense ministers.

NATO kicked off its annual nuclear exercise in the Netherlands on Monday. The bloc’s secretary general, Mark Rutte, says the drills are necessary to send a “clear signal to any potential adversary.”

The European Parliament has adopted a non-binding resolution calling on EU member states to shoot down Russian aircraft that enter the bloc’s airspace. The move follows a string of recent drone sightings across Europe, which Western officials have linked to Moscow. Russia has slammed the accusations as baseless and pointed to a lack of evidence.

Ukraine is currently not ready to become an EU member, billionaire Andrej Babis has said after his right-wing ANO party won the Czech Republic’s parliamentary election.

A senior Iranian commander has said that Israel lacks the power to fight without the support of NATO and the United States, characterizing a potential confrontation as a struggle against “global arrogance.”

Russia is ready to respond to any threats, President Vladimir Putin has said, adding that Moscow still supports a diplomatic path to ease tensions despite the West’s destructive policies.

NATO should shoot down Russian warplanes, Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene has said. Her comments came after Estonia, Lithuania’s neighbor, accused Russia of violating its airspace – something that Moscow has denied.

The head of the Army’s Strategic Studies Center said that the Zionist regime entered the recent 12-day conflict against the Islamic Republic of Iran with massive U.S.-Western military backing, stressing that Iran fought not only Israel but also the full military capacity of NATO .

US President Donald Trump has said that his country is profiting from the Ukraine conflict, contrasting his approach with the unconditional military aid provided to Kiev by the previous administration.

The Russian Defense Ministry has denied that its warplanes entered Estonia’s airspace on Friday.

US President Donald Trump has warned that Washington will only escalate sanctions against Moscow if EU and NATO countries match the US measures and halt their purchases of Russian oil.

Iran’s Army Commander Major General Amir Hatami says the country fought against the most modern warfare technology of the West and the North Atlantic treaty Organization ( NATO ) during the 12-day imposed war.

By Homayoun Barkhor | English Desk Editor & Foreign Policy Analyst, Borna News Agency: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin in early September 2025 marked more than just a regional gathering of Eurasian leaders. It symbolized the accelerating erosion of U.S. hegemony and the solidification of an alternative global order led by powers such as China, Russia, and an expanding coalition of non-Western states. For Washington, the proceedings were a sobering reminder that despite its military dominance and decades of influence, its grip on shaping global norms is weakening at a pace not seen since the end of World War II.