"They are afraid to approach us," the pilot said. "After all, there is a living person sitting there, too, who also does not want to die."

Russia’s tank losses have been high in the current war against Ukraine, with some estimates reaching as high as 3,000 tanks lost since 2022. Despite these losses, Russia still possesses a sufficient supply of tanks in storage and an ever-improving industrial base.

NATO member Finland plans to quit a global convention banning anti-personnel landmines and boost defense spending to at least 3% of GDP by 2029 in response to the evolving military threat from Russia,

Hungary is a member of NATO and the EU, but its alignment with Russia on energy policy and frequent criticism of Ukraine have set it apart from most Western allies. The government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has repeatedly stalled EU aid packages and sanctions against Moscow, citing Hungarian national interests.

There are two ways to look at the Russian army. The first is to see it as a paper tiger: The force is now only a fraction of its former self. The defense industry is working overtime to barely keep up with needs,

Let’s not have any illusions. Let’s not lie to ourselves that Russia is going to be done after Ukraine,” said Lithuania’s Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė.

"Ukrainian technologies are going to be required by the world," Kyiv's strategic industries minister, Herman Smetanin, told Newsweek.

The assignment was part of a new program aimed at suspected Russian sabotage. None has occurred since NATO began patrols.

In this week's newsletter, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak drills down on two issues: When Russia could get sanctions relief and Marco Rubio’s first NATO ministerial

Finnish President Alexander Stubb told Fox News that President Trump should impose an April 20 deadline for his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to agree a ceasefire in Ukraine.