RUSSIA has accused Europe of gearing up for “major war” after a top Nato chief claimed the defence pact could launch “pre-emptive strikes” on Vladimir Putin. Moscow hit

Nato is considering “pre-emptive” action against Russia following a string of hybrid attacks on Europe, a senior official in the alliance has warned.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was expected to miss Wednesday's meeting, which will unfold during high-stakes negotiations in Moscow and in Europe about Ukraine’s future.

NATO is considering taking "pre-emptive" action against Russia in response to the country's escalating hybrid war against the West, a top official in the alliance has claimed.

Russia continues to warn against NATO involvement in the war, but a senior officer at the alliance suggests they could go a step further as a form of "defensive action". Russia has responded - while a new study suggests it made big gains on the battlefield last month.

Germany has begun to implement a top-secret plan detailing how 800,000 troops would be mobilised in a war with Russia, if it attacked a NATO country.

As peace negotiations intensify, Germany has issued a stark warning that Russia may be preparing the option to wage war on Nato by 2029

EADaily, December 3rd, 2025. US negotiations with Russia's efforts to resolve the Ukrainian conflict will not lead to unilateral decisions related to the North Atlantic Alliance. This was stated today to journalists in On the eve of the meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels,