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Russian president Vladimir Putin warns that Ukrainian use of NATO weapons to strike deep into Russian territory indicates NATO's formal entry into war against Russia, due to the programming of these weapons by NATO personnel representing a "direct confrontation".
2024-09-12

The Russian Ministry of Defence proposes to unilaterally adjust Russia's maritime border in the Baltic Sea, prompting comments of concern made by Baltic members of NATO, including Finland and Lithuania. The Ministry of Defense later retracts the proposal.
2024-05-22

One of the Russian cruise missiles enters NATO airspace as it travels over Polish territory, prompting the Polish government to summon the Russian charge d'affaires for an explanation.
2023-12-29

The opposition to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko accuses the Belarusian government of diverting Ryanair Flight 4978 from Athens, Greece, to Vilnius, Lithuania, and forcing it to land in Minsk in order to arrest opposition journalist and activist Raman Pratasevich, who was on board. Although the motive for the forced landing was an alleged bomb threat, no explosives were found.
2021-05-23

French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly reveals that a lieutenant-colonel of the army stationed at a NATO base in Italy has been arrested and indicted on charges of espionage on behalf of another government, after he was reported to have supplied "sensitive" documents to an officer of the GRU, a Russian military intelligence agency.
2020-08-30

War in Afghanistan: A NATO air strike kills a family of eight, including six children.
2012-05-27

NATO begins using attack helicopters for the first time in air operations over Libya.
2011-06-4

NATO extends its mission on Libya for an additional 90 days.
2011-06-1

NATO launches fresh air strikes hours after the talks conclude.
2011-05-31

NATO claims to have sunk eight Libyan Navy warships in airstrikes on Tripoli's main port.
2011-05-19