NATO and Russia agree more high-level talks despite building tensions
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says talks about Ukraine would not be easy amid tensions over Moscow's military build-up.
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Sea vessels Watch: HMS Prince of Wales departs Portsmouth for NATO duties
The aircraft carrier is leading the naval part of NATO's Response Force – formed to deal with major global events.
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Navy Royal Navy takes command of key NATO Response Force
The change of command was formally acknowledged with a ceremony aboard HMS Prince of Wales at Portsmouth naval base.
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Russia Russian 'bullying' will not deter UK from helping allies, insists Ben Wallace
The UK Defence Secretary stressed that NATO is a "defensive alliance" as talks continue over Russia's military build-up near Ukraine.
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Nato Why is Ukraine not a member of NATO?
NATO is present in Ukraine and the country has contributed towards NATO missions but is still not a member of the alliance.
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USA Biden vows to respond 'decisively' if Russia invades Ukraine
The US president held talks with Ukraine's leader over Russia's build-up of troops near its border.
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Nato Finnish leaders firm on country's right to join NATO
The country's president and prime minister both used New Year messages to reiterate the country's right to join the military alliance.
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Russia Putin warns of rupture over Ukraine after Biden threatens sanctions
The two leaders spoke for nearly an hour on the phone on Thursday amid growing alarm over Russia's troop build-up near Ukraine.
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Russia NATO jets scrambled 290 times to intercept Russian planes this year, alliance says
It comes as Moscow says US-Russian talks will start in the New Year.
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Russia Putin says he will consider options if West does not meet his NATO security demands
The Russian President has urged NATO not to admit Ukraine to its membership.
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Nato Christmas spirit: UK troops build ice rink and market in Estonia
Personnel from 33 Armoured Engineer Squadron spent a week working in Tatu.
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Russia Reports UK 'highly unlikely' to send troops if Russia invades Ukraine
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has been quoted in media outlets amid Russian military build-up close to Ukraine and fresh fears of an ...
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Russia Russian Embassy claims UK Armed Forces are 'aggressively advanced' towards its borders
The embassy also accused British military chiefs of "openly stating their intent to achieve some sort of military presence in the Arctic".
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Russia UK and US warn of consequences for Russia over Ukraine
The warning comes ahead of a G7 foreign ministers meeting in Liverpool on Saturday.
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Army Gothic Dragon: Welsh Warriors on large-scale live-firing exercise in Germany
1st Battalion the Royal Welsh have travelled to the training facility near Paderborn in Germany, the Army’s largest in continental Europe.
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Russia Ukraine ridicules Russia by tweeting headache meme amid invasion concerns
The tweet using a popular meme template has gone viral and comes amid talks over concerns of a potential Russian threat into Ukraine.