NATO’s Baltic members sent a joint letter to the US Congress, asking for a key military financing initiative to be preserved after the Pentagon said it planned to cut funding for European nations bordering Russia.

Military capability of Western alliance remains 'formidable' despite questions around untested 'mutual assistance' agreement as Trump pivots away from Europe

In July 2024, Russian and Chinese bombers conducted joint drills over the Chukchi and Bering Seas and the northern Pacific Ocean, marking the eighth patrol since 2019 and the first within Alaska’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). The aircraft did not enter U.S. or Canadian sovereign airspace and were not seen as a threat, according to NORAD.

Newly released photos show the Russian military shadowing a naval task group formed by the United States and its NATO allies near Norway in the contested Arctic region. Newsweek has reached out to the Russian Defense Ministry for comment via email.