https://sagire.online/topic/nato/ Articles and notes where NATO is a central actor. en Thu, 05 Nov 2026 02:48:00 -0300 https://sagire.online/wire/ed0aba32/https://sagire.online/wire/ed0aba32/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:21:00 -0300Latvia's armed forces briefly warned on Monday of a threat in the airspace over two regions and activated NATO air-policing fighter jets, according to Reuters, in a text republished by Street Insider, and later said the danger had passed, with the object believed to be on the ground in Latvia near the Russian border.LatviaNATODefense https://sagire.online/wire/10a4e5d8/https://sagire.online/wire/10a4e5d8/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:23:00 -0300Pentagon officials have asked several North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries in recent weeks to tone down their rhetoric regarding the threat posed by Russia, according to Reuters.United StatesNATORussiaDefense https://sagire.online/wire/5d6e8543/https://sagire.online/wire/5d6e8543/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:24:00 -0300A US-registered North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) reconnaissance aircraft spent more than seven hours flying over the Black Sea on Friday, according to a source in air traffic control services cited by TASS. The aircraft has since returned to its home base in Constanta, Romania, the source said.NATODefenseEastern Europe https://sagire.online/wire/e232b0f0/https://sagire.online/wire/e232b0f0/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:23:00 -0300President Vladimir Putin said the West failed in its goal of inflicting a strategic defeat on Moscow and is unlikely to succeed by 2030, at a press conference following the Russia-Africa Summit, according to the Russian state agency TASS. Putin said that many are only talking about preparing for war by 2030, that Russia is prepared, but that it does not want any kind of war with Europe.RussiaDeterrenceEuropeDefenseNATO https://sagire.online/wire/a9d166ee/https://sagire.online/wire/a9d166ee/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:25:00 -0300Romania’s Intelligence Service said on Monday it had identified a sabotage network coordinated by Russia, which it believes was responsible for a fire in September at an industrial site in central Romania near a state-owned weapons company, the Jerusalem Post reported. Romanian President Nicusor Dan accused Russia of having significantly escalated attacks on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) eastern flank this month. Russia’s embassy in Bucharest could not be reached for comment outside business hours, but Moscow has repeatedly denied such accusations.RomaniaRussiaNATOEastern Europe https://sagire.online/wire/46fff6d6/https://sagire.online/wire/46fff6d6/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:22:00 -0300Turkey, the host of the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the UN climate convention, is encouraging wealthy countries to spend more on climate support than on defence, according to OilPrice. The host of the next UN summit told The Guardian that wealthy countries should spend far more than the 5% of GDP NATO members have promised for defence, because “the climate issue is the security issue”. Asked whether as much should be spent on climate as on defence, he said: “Much more.”TurkeyUnited NationsNATOClimateDefense https://sagire.online/wire/2ddd5270/https://sagire.online/wire/2ddd5270/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:24:00 -0300Estonia is overhauling its military strategy, moving troops closer to the border and investing in long-range arms, amid what the newspaper describes as Russian grey-zone tactics on NATO’s eastern flank, according to The Hindu. The country’s defence spending is set to rise 42% in 2026, to €2.4 billion, or around 5.4% of gross domestic product (GDP).EstoniaNATORussiaDefenseEastern Europe https://sagire.online/wire/6ba3a854/https://sagire.online/wire/6ba3a854/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:23:00 -0300Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov said in Minsk on Thursday that NATO’s military buildup will require a timely response from the armies of Russia and Belarus, according to TASS. He spoke at a joint meeting of the boards of the two countries’ defense ministries.RussiaBelarusNATODefenseEastern Europe https://sagire.online/wire/7a7c3f01/https://sagire.online/wire/7a7c3f01/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:23:00 -0300NATO will send maritime patrol aircraft, radar systems and drones to the Black Sea, after a series of deadly drone attacks on shipping in the region apparently linked to Russia's war in Ukraine, according to Reuters, in a text republished by US News. A US P-8 Poseidon has begun patrolling the Black Sea to conduct reconnaissance missions and detect any activity that could pose a risk, Radev said, according to Arab News. Last week, seven sailors were reported missing after drones struck two chemical tankers near Romania's Black Sea coast, setting them ablaze.NATORomaniaBulgariaUnited StatesRussiaDefenseEastern Europe https://sagire.online/wire/181bd495/https://sagire.online/wire/181bd495/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:22:00 -0300The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will send additional assets to the Black Sea, including support for surveillance, reconnaissance and forensics, according to The Guardian. According to TRT World, the deployment includes more maritime patrol aircraft, radar systems and drones, following a series of deadly attacks on shipping. Russia's military said it struck three cargo vessels at Ukraine's port of Reni and two others en route to Odesa on Tuesday.NATOUkraineRussiaDefenseConflictEastern Europe https://sagire.online/wire/f586dc6c/https://sagire.online/wire/f586dc6c/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 02:24:00 -0300Six ships were attacked in 10 days in the Black Sea by drones suspected of being Russian (among them the Able and Chelsea-3), an escalation in a maritime conflict that is pressing on the borders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), according to The Guardian. By Thursday, the attacks had encroached on Romania’s airspace and territorial waters; the Turkish-owned Alfa Watan, bound for the Romanian port of Sulina, had been struck by suspected Russian air and naval drones. Two chemical tankers, Wine Trader and Yara J, were attacked and left burning, and seven more sailors were missing.RussiaEastern EuropeMaritime bordersDronesNATO https://sagire.online/wire/7b5ebb09/https://sagire.online/wire/7b5ebb09/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:24:00 -0300Romanian F-16 fighter jets shot down two drones over the Black Sea some 20 kilometers southeast of the town of Sulina, moments after they had illegally entered the country, according to Le Monde. Romania’s Defense Ministry said two Romanian Air Force F-16s engaged the drones, according to TRT World. At least seven cargo vessels were hit by drones in the Black Sea this month, off the coasts of Romania and Bulgaria, members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), leaving two people dead and at least 25 missing, according to The Hindu; Romanian President Nicușor Dan said in Brussels that two drones had hit the vessels but did not say whose they were, and warned there would be a reaction from the Romanian state.RomaniaNATOMaritime bordersAviation security https://sagire.online/wire/dfc938ec/https://sagire.online/wire/dfc938ec/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 22:24:00 -0300Two Latvian men living in the United Kingdom, aged 32 and 26, were arrested at about 2 a.m. Thursday after being found inside RAF Molesworth, in Cambridgeshire, which hosts the Intelligence Fusion Centre of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the US Joint Intelligence Operations Center, Europe, according to The Guardian. The investigation began four hours earlier, when military police found an abandoned vehicle near the facility, and police later found a small hole in the perimeter fence, according to The Hindu. The men were initially arrested on suspicion of trespass on a prohibited site and causing criminal damage, then on suspicion of an offence under section 4 of the National Security Act 2023, namely entering a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK, and were later released on bail, with strict conditions, while the investigation continues.United KingdomLatviaNATOUnited StatesDefense https://sagire.online/wire/79321fd7/https://sagire.online/wire/79321fd7/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:22:00 -0300Drones struck two tankers near Romania’s Black Sea coast, setting them ablaze, leaving seven sailors missing, according to The Guardian. The missing crew were from the Wine Trader, a San Marino-flagged tanker travelling from Tunisia to Romania. The Wine Trader reported explosions and a fire about 13 nautical miles (24km) east of the mouth of the River Danube at Sulina on Thursday morning, according to the BBC. A NATO military source told Reuters the drones that hit the Wine Trader and the Yara J came from Russia, according to The Guardian. Romania’s president, Nicușor Dan, described the situation in the Black Sea as serious: “Commercial ships are being attacked and sunk,” he wrote on X.RomaniaRussiaNATOConflictDrones https://sagire.online/wire/fa6a38ed/https://sagire.online/wire/fa6a38ed/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 04:22:00 -0300The Ukrainian-owned ship “Chelsea 3,” sailing under the Maltese flag, was hit by three drones and sank about 18 nautical miles off the Bulgarian coast around 1:30 a.m., with its crew of seven Ukrainians and eight Azerbaijanis rescued, in the second such incident in a week, according to The Hindu, citing Reuters; five crew members received medical care, with no one seriously injured, and Prime Minister Rumen Radev said he will speak with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Mark Rutte.UkraineNATORussiaConflictDefense