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There is no question of withdrawal of troops from Poland - assured in an interview with "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" chargé'd affaires of the U.S. Embassy Bix Aliu. He also stressed that if Russia attacks Ukraine, the U.S. will strengthen NATO's eastern flank and impose sanctions that Moscow has never experienced before.more

Denmark will send four fighters and a frigate to the Baltic states to strengthen NATO amid the risk of a new armed conflict in Europe, Danish Defense Minister Trine Bramsen said yesterday.more

Before the announced series of meetings with Russia in order to resolve the crisis surrounding a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, Washington and its allies are developing a plan of sanctions to discourage Putin from doing so. They want to announce them in advance to make him aware of the costs of a possible attack, the New York Times reported.more

The new head of the British armed forces, Admiral Tony Radakin, warned Russia that any attempt by it to cut key submarine telecommunications cables could be considered an act of war. He also revealed that he presented the government with military options in the event of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.more

Hundreds of troops are being drafted into London hospitals to replace staff isolating with Omicron as the NHS grapples with critical workforce shortages.more

The British Ministry of Defense has confirmed that a Russian submarine collided with the British warship HMS Northumberland, patrolling the North Atlantic in 2020, the BBC reports.more

During a phone call yesterday between US and Ukrainian presidents, Joe Biden announced that the US and its allies would "respond decisively" if Russia continued its invasion of Ukraine. Zelenskiy said that he had discussed with Biden the issues related to maintaining peace in Europe and preventing further escalation.more

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he will consider a plethora of options if the West does not respond to its demand for security guarantees preventing NATO expansion in Ukraine.more

A special task force within Joe Biden's administration is considering how the US could support anti-Russian guerrillas in Ukraine in the event that Russia occupies a large part of the country's territory, reports Washington Post journalist David Ignatius. The team is to build on the experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq.more

The British navy is in danger of being unable to cope in an "increasingly hostile and unpredictable international environment" - MPs on the defence committee warned in a report published yesterday.more

Migrants pelted a Polish military vehicle with stones on the Polish-Belarusian border near Mielnik in Podlasie yesterday, while soldiers were also attacked with lasers, the Ministry of Defence said on Twitter and published a video.more

Another group of British soldiers landed in Poland on Monday; they will assist Polish Army soldiers, among others, in repairing and building a temporary fence on the border, the head of the Ministry of Defence Mariusz Blaszczak said.more

The American strategic reconnaissance aircraft RC-135 Rivet Joint on Saturday for the first time in history for more than six hours circulated in the airspace of Ukraine, the Interfax agency reported yesterday.more

As the West, we are approaching the decisive point for the whole relationship with Russia, and perhaps it will leave us with no other option but to oppose it militarily, says Keir Giles, Russia analyst at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) in London.more

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has warned Russia it will face "severe economic consequences" if it invades Ukraine. She said G7 foreign ministers meeting in Liverpool this weekend would put on a show of unity and make clear such a move would be a "strategic mistake".more

Britain will send 140 military engineers to Poland in December to provide support on the border with Belarus in the face of pressures related to "irregular migration", the British Ministry of Defense informed.more

The security outlook for the UK and its allies is now far more complicated and difficult than at any time in the past 30 years, the new head of the British armed forces, Admiral Tony Radakin, warned in his first speech.more

The management of evacuations from Afghanistan after the Taliban took power was dysfunctional and chaotic in the British Foreign Office, and decisions about who would be evacuated were arbitrary, a former British Foreign Office official says.more

The leaders of Britain, the US, Germany, France and Italy yesterday stressed the need for a united front in the face of Russian threats and hostility, a spokesman for the British Prime Minister said. They called on Moscow to de-escalate tensions.more

President Andrzej Duda issued a decision on the consent to stay in the territory of the Republic of Poland of soldiers from Great Britain and Estonia. They are to support the actions of the Polish army in the crisis on the eastern border of the EU and NATO, said Paweł Soloch, head of the National Security Bureau yesterday.more

The number of women recruits in the Armed Forces would be doubled and the male-dominated culture tackled, under plans from the Ministry of Defence. more

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Russia that any attempts to invade Ukraine would have consequences, the Associated Press reported.more

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss warned Russia yesterday that it would be making a "grave mistake" if it attacked Ukraine and pointed out that London was working closely with its NATO allies to support Ukraine.more

Russia maintains around 90 000 troops on the border with Ukraine, and has recently stepped up cooperation with Belarus and increased its military presence there. At the same time, according to experts, serious regular forces are ready to act at any time. 130 tactical battalion groups (each consisting of around 800 soldiers) are on constant alert.more

Thousands of uniformed officers, including soldiers of the Polish Army, protect the border of our country with dedication and professionalism every day. Thanks to them, Poland is safe - said the head of the Polish Ministry of Defense, Mariusz Błaszczak, in "Super Express".more