Estonia has started constructing concrete bunkers along its border with Russia as nations on NATO’s eastern flank rushes to build up land defenses. The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania signed an agreement in January 2024 to beef up protection along their land borders with Russia and Moscow’s key ally, Belarus.

GOP Rep. Thomas Massie fielded a bill to remove the U.S. from NATO, putting forward a companion measure after Sen. Mike Lee introduced a bill earlier this year.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is ready to give up on demands for Nato membership in exchange for security guarantees from the US and Europe, in a move aimed at advancing peace talks in Berlin on Sunday.

Former Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said after the Ukraine war, Europe must be ready for further Russian aggression.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Wednesday introduced a bill that would pull the United States out of the NATO alliance. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) said she would co-sponsor the bill,

Secretary-General Mark Rutte chastised some allies for moving too slowly when it comes to ramping up defense spending.

A Republican congressman has introduced legislation calling for the U.S. to withdraw from NATO. The bill, introduced by Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky and co-sponsored by Representative Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, seeks to "remove the United States" from the alliance it has spearheaded since its inception in 1949.

A new brigade-sized facility is planned in the Suwałki Gap as Vilnius prepares for larger forces and increased allied presence.