Russia's Yasen-M submarines and militarized Kola Peninsula are forcing NATO to confront a growing undersea threat across the GIUK Gap and Arctic, expert warns.

The visit to Moscow is the latest instance in which Trump has turned to his CIA director to help navigate tense diplomatic negotiations with a major U.S. adversary. Ratcliffe also traveled secretly to Cuba this May to warn the country’s communist regime to make fundamental reforms or risk a U.S. pressure campaign.

In December 2023, Finland closed its 1,340 km (832 mile) border with Russia—the longest frontier with Russia of any EU or NATO country—after more than 1,300 migrants arrived there without visas. Helsinki accused Moscow of weaponizing asylum seekers by sending them to the frontier to destabilize the Nordic country—accusations the Kremlin denied.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that NATO’s expanding military activity in the Arctic poses “direct threats” to Russia.

Romania arrested a Russian agent for photographing NATO bases. Peace deal between Ukraine and Russia before 2027 at 11.5% YES.

A string of gray-zone attacks orchestrated by Moscow is tempting the alliance’s European members to escalate.

Romania has arrested a Russian man for spying on its military bases, thwarting an attempted sabotage plot, Bucharest’s intelligence service has said.

Russia says a drone was headed for Romania as WW3 fears exploded. Romania issued an extreme alert after the drone reportedly flew over Moldova. Iași International Airport temporarily suspended all flights following the alert.