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.

Crew members aboard the Admiral Golovko, a frigate with the Northern Fleet, fired a Zircon missile at a sea target in the Barents Sea, Russia's government said on Sunday. The Admiral Golovko has been known to carry Zircon missiles for several years.

Poland, Romania scramble jets as NATO ally records new Russian drone violation. As in the Baltic Sea, SHAPE said ACO will collaborate with NATO’s Allied Command Transformation "

Poland’s foreign minister has suggested that NATO states should consider imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine to protect the alliance’s territory and people from Russian drones.

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.

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.