"According to received reports, a drone was spotted at an altitude of about 200 meters, last seen near Vilnius," said Darius Buta, a representative of Lithuania's National Crisis Management Center, according to LRT.

At the end of the day, the EU needs U.S. weapons to keep Ukraine afloat into its struggle for survival against Russia.”

NATO's commitment to spend 5% of GDP on defense by 2035 was meant to unify the alliance, but it's revealing dangerous fault lines between members who face Russia's threat and those who don't.

While the global spotlight recently focused on diplomatic tensions between the United States and Denmark over Greenland, a quieter but equally significant development has been unfolding farther north.

Flight data showed how American and British reconnaissance aircraft flew from England toward Russia on Monday.

Austria’s long-held policy of neutrality is facing fresh scrutiny, as Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger openly questioned whether the doctrine still ensures national security in the face of rising global tensions and an increasingly assertive Russia.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is meeting President Trump to discuss the situation in Ukraine and potential NATO weapon supplies. The visit coincides with legislative moves in the US Senate aiming to impose economic sanctions on Russia.

As the world grapples with multiple geopolitical flashpoints — from the fallout of strikes in Iran and stalled Ukraine-Russia negotiations to an unexpected flare-up of fighting between Thailand and Cambodia — it is easy to lose sight of another region where tensions are quietly growing: the Arctic.

"Russia will be ready for confrontation with Europe — and therefore with us — as early as 2027," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.

Trump-NATO tensions are high but the Europeans were all smiles with the American president who they fear will withdraw from the alliance.