Europe and NATO rely on the US for SEAD capabilities, something that Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shown is critical in a modern conflict.

Russia will scrap a moratorium on the deployment of intermediate and shorter range nuclear-capable missiles because the United States has deployed such weapons in various regions around the world, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday.

Nearly three years of war have devastated much of Moscow's military, but its other forces, like its naval fleet and air force, remain strong.

NATO must have long-range weapons in its arsenal to respond to the threat of the new Russian Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile, Pierre Vandier, NATO Commander Transformation, says in an interview with Defense News.

Tensions along NATO's eastern flank are high because of the risks posed by Russian military actions near the borders of alliance member states.

The Russian cargo ship was thought to be heading to Syria to transport military equipment out of the Tartus naval base.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that more than 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed and wounded in Russia's Kursk region and warned that Pyongyang could send more personnel and equipment for Moscow's army.

NATO’s secretary-general says he wants to discuss ways to put Ukraine in a position of strength for any future peace talks with Russia during a meeting Wednesday with Ukraine’s president and a small number of European leaders.

Russia should prepare for multiple scenarios, including a war with NATO, in the next 10 years, Defense Minister Andrei Belousov said.

Russia has decided to abandon its proposed moratorium on short- and medium-range missile deployments due to perceived destabilizing actions by the United States and NATO, according to Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.