BORISOVSKY TRAINING GROUND, Belarus and LONDON -- Russia put on a display of firepower as part of its major military exercises in Belarus on Monday, with neighboring NATO nations on alert amid some of the highest tensions in Europe since Moscow began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

NATO projects that all member countries will meet the 2% GDP defense spending target in 2025, while nearly all member countries agreed to a new 5% of GDP goal by 2035.

US president said he is ready to impose further sanctions on Russia, but only if all NATO countries stop buying Russian oil, a huge source of income for Putin.

A NATO boss has issued a horrifying warning as its told Russia ‘could strike London’. Fears of World War Three have been intensifying recently as the organisation was warned Vladimir Putin might target a major Western European city next.

Poland triggered Article 4 following the incident last week, with allies believing the action was intentional and a test of NATO's defences.

Japan—a key United States ally—sent its air force to North America and Europe to strengthen cooperation with NATO amid threats from Russia, China and North Korea. Newsweek has emailed the Russian and Chinese foreign ministries for comment.