Western fury grows over Alexei Navalny Novichok poisoning

The West is demanding answers from Moscow today after the ‘despicable and cowardly’ nerve agent attack on Russian dissident Alexei Navalny.  Britain said the Kremlin ‘has a clear case to answer’ while NATO demanded a ‘full and transparent’ investigation after a German military lab found that Navalny was poisoned with Novichok, the Soviet-era weapon used … Read more

Nato sonar exercise ‘may be linked to whale strandings’

Over the past few weeks there have been 29 strandings or sightings of rare beaked whales throughout Europe – and experts think a Nato sonar exercise is to blame.  The Nato sonar anti-submarine exercise off the coast of Iceland happened in July and within two weeks whales began to appear in unusual locations. Sonar commonly used … Read more

Royal Navy scrambles to intercept fleet of NINE Russian warships spotted in waters close to UK 

Royal Navy scrambles to intercept fleet of NINE Russian warships spotted in waters close to UK NATO allies involved in the operation to monitor ‘every movement’ of the fleet Corvettes, landing ships and missile-armed patrol boats had been spotted  Commanding officers say Russians ‘operated in safe and professional manner’ By Tom Pyman For Mailonline Published: … Read more

Royal Navy’s newest £100m warship HMS Trent breaks down

Royal Navy’s newest £100m warship HMS Trent breaks down nine days into its maiden voyage and hauled back to port in Gibraltar The 90-metre ship had to be dragged back to port after only nine days at sea    The Royal Navy said she was experiencing a defect and was waiting for parts  The captain and … Read more

Putin orders snap Russian military drills on the border with Ukraine

Putin orders snap military drills involving 150,000 troops and hundreds of aircraft and naval vessels on Ukrainian border to ensure ‘security in Russia’s southwest’ Russia is conducting snap military drills along its southern border with Ukraine  150,000 troops are involved and will test readiness for larger drill in September It comes just hours after Ukraine … Read more

Russia responds to NATO wargames in Baltic Sea by sending combat jets to carry out practice strikes

Putin got the memo! Russia immediately responds to NATO naval wargames in the Baltic Sea by sending combat jets to carry out practice strikes on marine targets in the area Forces from 19 countries including the UK, US, France and Germany are taking part in the joint NATO exercise  Dubbed BALTOPS, the annual drills will … Read more

NATO must focus on the threat posed by China, the military body’s chief says

NATO must focus on the threat posed by China to ‘our values and way of life’, the military body’s chief says Jens Stoltenberg called for a ‘more global approach’ to threat from China  He said the coronavirus pandemic had ‘magnified’ security concerns  West becoming more conscious of dangers of relying on China for technology  ‘China … Read more