34 h. ago French troops arrest captain of Russian ‘shadow fleet’ oil tanker feared to be behind Denmark drone incursions

The ship was sailing off the coast of Denmark at around the time of the drone incursions

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49 h. ago French special forces board Russian tanker linked to 'drone ship' reports

French military personnel were Wednesday on the deck of a tanker alleged to be from Russia's 'shadow fleet' stationed off France and suspected of involvement in drone flights over Denmark.

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50 h. ago French special forces board Russian tanker linked to'drone ship' reports

French military personnel were Wednesday on the deck of a tanker alleged to be from Russia's 'shadow fleet' stationed off France and suspected of involvement in drone flights over Denmark.

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51 h. ago French troops board 'Russian shadow fleet' tanker suspected to be involved in Danish drone incursions

French military personnel were Wednesday on the deck of a tanker alleged to be from Russia's 'shadow fleet' stationed off France and suspected of involvement in drone flights over Denmark.

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3 d. ago Europe must give strong and united response to Russian drone incursions, says von der Leyen – Europe live

European Commission president gave a press conference with the Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, ahead of an EU security college meetingClosing the panel, US envoy Kellogg spelled out the US position on Ukraine, as he said:“The biggest thing we want to do is stop the largest land war in Europe since the second world war. And this is a war of industrial strength with over hundreds - not one thousand or two thousand, we’re talking hundreds, plural, of thousands – of killed in action there. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Zelenskyy says Ukraine can help Europe counter Russian drone incursions

Ukrainian leader offers to assist Poland and others and says some launches may have come from Baltic SeaUkraine’s president has offered to help Poland and other European countries in countering the recent wave of Russian drone incursions – and suggested some of the uncrewed aircraft may have been launched from the Baltic Sea.Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking to a security forum in Warsaw, said his country was offering “to Poland and all our partners to build a joint, truly reliable shield against Russian aerial threats”, drawing on Ukraine’s experience. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago NATO could lower the threshold required to shoot down Russian jets following repeated incursions by Putin, senior alliance commander reveals

Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, chairman of NATO's military committee, confirmed such a move was being considered but insisted it was too early to decide.

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5 d. ago Drones cause mayhem at military bases as NATO gears up for 'hybrid war'

After a string of Russian incursions into NATO territory in recent weeks, members are stepping up their defences, but drone issues are now causing havoc ahead of an EU summit

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6 d. ago WW3 fears skyrocket as key Putin ally issues stark nuclear warning to Europe

As tensions between Russia and NATO continue to rise due to Russian incursions into European airspace, a key ally to Putin has given a chilling warning that could kick off WW3

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7 d. ago EU to move forward with plans for drone wall amid Russian incursions

Ministers aim to bolster defences after spate of airspace violations, amid rising momentum for €140bn loan to UkraineThe EU has agreed to move forward with plans for a drone wall at the heart of its eastern defences, as momentum grows for a €140bn loan to Ukraine, based on Russian frozen assets.After a meeting with ministers from 10 mostly central and eastern European member states, plus Ukraine, the EU’s defence commissioner, Andrius Kubilius, said a drone wall to protect against incursions from the skies was an immediate priority and core element of the bloc’s eastern flank defences. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago FIVE HUNDRED drone sightings are reported in Denmark as Scandinavia battles to contain 'Russian incursions'

The population is full of fear following the drone incursions that shut down two of its airports on Wednesday night.

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7 d. ago European countries to hold talks on ‘drone wall’ later today to counter growing threat – Europe live

Numerous EU countries and Ukraine to discuss plans to counter growing threat of incursions from Russia and other actors Numerous European countries are holding talks this afternoon on the bloc’s plans for “a drone wall” to counter growing threat of incursions from Russia or other actors.The issue is seen as increasingly urgent after recent Russian drone incursions into Lithuania, Poland and Romania, and recent run of so far unattributed drone sightings over Denmark. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Europe prepares for war with Putin: EU plans 'drone wall' to stop Russian attacks as Poland vows to shoot down UAVs over Ukraine and Kremlin threatens direct conflict with NATO

Ten nations, including Denmark, Finland, and Poland will join Ukraine at a summit to thrash out plans for what EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has described as 'the bedrock of credible defence.'

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7 d. ago Russia launches 'Orthodox WhatsApp' after Kremlin crackdown on Meta's messenger

As fears of World War 3 continue to grow due to Russian incursions into NATO territory, Russia's Orthodox church appeared to release its own app to appeal to the more religious subjects, but not all is as it seems

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9 d. ago Trump declares Ukraine can retake all territory from Putin in dramatic reversal after Russian fighter jet incursion

President Donald Trump has made a major reversal on the Russia war, claiming on Tuesday that Ukraine is positioned to retake all of its lost territory and more.

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9 d. ago Cooper says UK ‘ready to act’ after Trump tells Nato to down Russian planes

Nato has said it will respond to Russian aerial incursions.

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1 week ago Trump says Nato countries should shoot down Russian aircraft entering their airspace – US politics live

US president’s comments come after series of drone incursions by Russian fighter jets; Trump also scolds European countries over migration Trump calls for nations to close borders and expel foreigners in UN speech: ‘Your countries are being ruined’Fact-check: Trump’s false and misleading claims during his UN addressWhile the Secret Service hasn’t confirmed that the telecommunications threat was targeting the United Nations general assembly, the agency said that the devices were “concentrated within 35 miles of the global meeting” and the investigation is ongoing.The Secret Service added that early forensic analysis of the deviced indicates “cellular communications between nation-state threat actors and individuals that are known to federal law enforcement”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Nato restates ‘ironclad’ commitment to mutual defence after Russian incursions

It came after a meeting of Nato’s North Atlantic Council.

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1 week ago Danish PM ‘cannot rule out’ Russian involvement in drone sightings that closed Copenhagen and Oslo airports – Europe live

Copenhagen airport closed for four hours after large drones seen in vicinity, while Oslo airport closed for three hours following two sightingsJust a reminder that Nato is meeting this morning to discuss the Russian incursion into Estonian airspace last Friday.We should hear from the alliance’s secretary general Mark Rutte around 11:45 BST (12:45 CEST).“I cannot rule out that it is Russia. We have seen drones over Poland that should not have been there. We have seen activity in Romania. We have seen violations of Estonian airspace. We have seen hacker attacks on European airports over the weekend.Now there have been drones in Denmark, and it appears that there have been drones in Oslo and Norway as well. Continue reading...

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1 week ago British jets are ready to 'confront' Russian planes in NATO airspace, foreign secretary warns after Poland declared it would 'shoot down flying objects without question'

Yvette Cooper condemned recent Russian incursions into NATO airspace as she addressed the UN Security Council for the first time as Foreign Secretary.

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