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NATO military exercises are set to begin near the borders of Russia and Ukraine, while Sweden and Finland ponder membership of the western alliance. Meanwhile, Beijing, which is sympathetic to Moscow, questions NATO's credibility, saying the alliance has outlived its original Cold War purpose.

Defence Secretary fears Russia could start a Third World War to take attention away from failing Ukraine campaign

Russia’s push to seize control of the east of Ukraine is being met with ‘strong Ukrainian resistance,’ say British defence chiefs

British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said that he would not be surprised if Vladimir Putin declared a new world war and ordered the mass mobilisation of Russians

Dozens of tanks will also deployed to countries ranging from Finland to North Macedonia

Around 8,000 personnel from the British Army will take part in exercises in mainland Europe this summer.

In the weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, millions of Ukrainians have fled the country as refugees. Hundreds of those refugees have now arrived at the southern border of the United States seeking asylum, after flying to Mexico on tourist visas.

Mourn the end of a too-brief interlude of relative peace and prosperity.

When President Joe Biden took office last year, he had three top foreign policy priorities: to revive NATO and other alliances that President Donald Trump had savaged, to withdraw the last American troops from Afghanistan, and to compete more effectively with a newly assertive China.