Lithuania will introduce universal male conscription despite public resistance to compulsory military service, the country’s government has announced. The Baltic state reinstated selective conscription in 2015, seven years after abolishing it. Under the new plan, the draft would be extended to all »»»

MOSCOW, Oct 16 - Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber planes, escorted by fighter jets, carried out a planned flight over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, Russian news agencies quoted the Defence Ministry as saying on Friday. Foreign fighter jets escorted the bombers during parts of the flight, which »»»

Servicemen stand on an armoured vehicle during the French-led NATO Eagle Spearhead exercise in central Romania. (File photo/ AP) Russia has warned Nato against trying to isolate Kaliningrad, saying any such move could trigger a direct military confrontation. Moscow said it has enough weapons to def»»»

Russia on Wednesday showed what it said was footage of troops delivering nuclear warheads to mobile Iskander-M launch systems, loading them and moving them undetected to launch sites as part of a major nuclear exercise. In a statement released to state media, the Defense Ministry said ‌its forces ‌»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The NATO bloc is actively building up its military potential on its eastern flank and has already undermined the security architecture in Europe, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. "There is an active military buildup on the so-called eastern flank of NATO. The result»»»