A top US military official, who is NATO’s military commander, says Russia is an “existential threat” to Washington and its European allies. In testimony before the US Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, US Air Force General Philip Breedlove accused Russia of choosing to be an adversary and seeking to exert influence over its neighboring states. “Russia has chosen to be an adversary... 

A Russian Su-24 aircraft is shown flying an estimated 500 meters (1,640 feet) off the side of the USS Ross. The US military has released a new video about a “routine encounter” of a Russian warplane and a US destroyer in the Black Sea, rejecting any provocations by the US vessel. The US Navy released the video on Monday after Russian media reported the Su-24 aircraft forced the guided-missile... 

Actions of the United States of America predetermined Russia’s military cooperation with China and Iran. Now, should a conflict occur, Moscow, Beijing and Tehran will take joint efforts to show resistance to Washington’s expansionist policies, Pepe Escobar, journalist and political analyst, author of “Globalistan: How the Globalized World is Dissolving into Liquid War.” According... 

U.S. General Philip Breedlove, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe. NATO’s commander in chief says the West should not rule out arming Ukraine. General Philip Breedlove said no troops would be sent to the region, but providing Kiev with weapons and equipment was on the cards. Speaking to reporters at a security conference in Munich on Saturday, Breedlove said: “I don’t think we should preclude... 

The US Army plans to bolster US armored presence and keep rotations of American troops in Eastern Europe to provide “deterrence against Russian aggression.” Lt. Gen. Frederick “Ben” Hodges, the new Army commander in Europe, said that 100 Abrams tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles would be deployed into Eastern Europe. “We are looking at courses of action for how we could pre-position... 

Lt. Gen. Frederick ”Ben” Hodges US Army Europe’s commander Lt. Gen. Frederick “Ben” Hodges has described Russia as a very real threat, saying his country is ready to defend its allies in Europe. “So we are going to work very hard to make sure that all of our allies are confident that the rest of the alliance will be there if ever needed,” he told reporters on Wednesday. “That’s... 

US Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove has threatened Russia with military response should Moscow secretly send forces with or without military uniform into Ukraine. “If NATO sees foreign forces infiltrating its sovereign territory, and if we can prove it comes from an aggressor nation then that’s Article five,” Gen. Breedlove said. “That means a military response to the actions of the aggressor.... 

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has said that it will deploy Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) reconnaissance planes in Poland and Romania to monitor the spiraling crisis in Ukraine. A NATO spokesman said the alliance gave the go-ahead on Monday for the reconnaissance flights following a recommendation from US Air Force General Philip Breedlove, who is NATO’s Supreme...