EADaily, August 17th, 2026. Putin wants to find out whether the United States really adheres to NATO Article 5. This was stated in an interview with Bild by the former head of the CIA and former US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta.

Also expect more nuclear threats. Putin has been rattling that saber for the past four years, mostly through the public pronouncements.

Under-pressure Vladimir Putin may launch a desperate attack on a NATO country, according to new intelligence reports. U.S. intelligence had been under the impression that the Russian president wouldn’t launch an attack on any NATO member states while he was also at war with Ukraine.

NATO's top transformation commander says the West cannot produce enough Patriot missiles and must redesign its entire weapons industrial base.

Russia and Ukraine traded their heaviest strikes in months, fueling fears of escalation and further strain on oil supplies.

Russian President Vladimir Putin may test the NATO alliance’s strength with an attack on an allied country as early as fall — including a possible land invasion, according to new US intelligence reports.

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. As Russia steps up its missile blitzes on Ukraine, it could also be planning a small-scale shadow war attack on a NATO nation, say U.S ...

The new assessment updates past forecasts that Russia’s leader wouldn’t provoke the alliance during the Ukraine war.

If Russia probes with a bayonet and encounters mush, it will keep going. If it finds steel, it will withdraw, Bloomberg Opinion columnist James Stavridis writes.