NATO fighter jets were scrambled and air defense systems put on alert in Poland in response to Russia’s latest overnight drone and missile strikes in Ukraine.

European leaders were stunned after the White House published its new National Security Strategy that flouted traditional Transatlantic relations assumptions.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko shared an update Tuesday on his plans to deploy nuclear weapons in coordination with Russia throughout his country. The close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin said that "the question of returning nuclear weapons to us was raised."

Russian Foreign Ministry's Maria Zakharova called the new US National Security Strategy a significant policy shift away from global dominance and questioning NATO expansion, but warned of contradictions,

Finland has acquired hundreds of drone jammers and detectors, its military said on Tuesday, as countries on NATO's eastern flank strengthen their defences following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

NATO's Lithuania has declared a national emergency over smuggling balloons crossing into its airspace from neighboring Belarus, a key ally of Russia.

Tensions between NATO and Russia have been rising ever since Vladimir Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. However, a string of provocations by Moscow might be pushing the limits of what NATO can tolerate.