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An increase in Russia’s defence spending is expected to bolster its military advantage over Ukraine in the short term, resulting in expanded territorial gains and a better negotiating position.
The Swedish Air Force demonstrated its readiness and capability on Tuesday as two Jas 39 Gripen fighter jets intercepted Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the national budget for 2025, which allocates a record amount to military spending.
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On 19 November, Russian leader Vladimir Putin signed an updated executive order on the Basic Principles of State Policy on Nuclear Deterrence.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that Russia launched a medium-range ballistic missile strike on a Ukrainian military-industrial facility.
On the morning of 21 November, Russia launched a large-scale missile attack on Ukraine, marking the first confirmed use of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in the ongoing conflict.
In the early hours of the morning, Russian forces conducted a large-scale attack on Ukraine, involving 120 missiles and 90 drones.
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The ongoing migration crisis on the borders of Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia with Belarus since spring 2021, and on Finland’s border with Russia since late 2023, is part of a hybrid operation by the Belarusian and Russian security services against NATO and the EU.
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Fears of escalation should not prevent NATO countries from lifting restrictions on Ukraine’s use of Western weapons for self-defence against military targets on Russian territory.
At the International Military-Technical Forum "ARMY-2024", Russian aerospace company PJSC Yakovlev introduced the Yak-130M aircraft.
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Since the beginning of this year, Russia has stepped up offensive hybrid activities against NATO countries. Russian intelligence services are increasingly recruiting proxies to carry out subversion and sabotage attacks.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully launched a strike against a Russian submarine and damaged an air defence system in occupied Crimea.
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