Tensions are rising in Eastern Europe after two military drones crashed inside Latvia near the Russian border, triggering emergency alerts and renewed fears that the Ukraine war could spill deeper into NATO territory.

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Alarm raised as two drones crash in Nato country after crossing from Russia - Russian foreign ministry urges countries with diplomatic missions in Kyiv to treat warning seri

European nations have "gotten the message" from U. President Donald Trump and ‌are now ensuring that agreements on the use ‌of military bases are being implemented, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said ​on Monday.

Four years of battle in Ukraine is taking a toll on neighboring Romanians. Even if the war has not crossed the border, drones have done so.

Canada leads the creation of a multilateral defense bank, coinciding with a commitment to increase defense spending to meet NATO benchmarks.

Trump pressures NATO allies to boost defense spending as experts describe a decades-long commitment gap between political promises and military capability.

Soon after the Israeli-U.S. war in Iran began on Feb. 28, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump called upon NATO allies to help support the effort. The response of European leaders was at first mixed. Some,

European leaders say President Donald Trump's decision to pull thousands of U.S. troops out of Germany came as a surprise but is further proof that they must take care of their own security.

Currently, the 32 countries that make up the alliance share commercial data through exceptions and workarounds, the NATO official said.

By Janis Laizans and Andrius Sytas REZEKNE, Latvia, May 7 (Reuters) - Latvia and Lithuania on Thursday called on NATO to boost air defences in their region after two suspected stray Ukrainian drones came over the Russian border and crashed on Latvian soil,