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Britain, the United States, Denmark, and the Netherlands are committed to supplying Ukraine with "short and medium-range air defence missiles" to bolster resistance against Russia.

The Cyber Commanders' Forum and the Cyber Conference (CyCon) 2023 brought together leaders and experts from across the world to address cybersecurity challenges.

Involving 34 teams from 11 countries, the largest Western Europe-led cyber warfare exercise took place back in February.

Rishi Sunak has underlined Britain's support for Ukraine's future membership of NATO in a meeting with the President of Ukraine at the European Political Community Summit.

Ahead of his attendance at a meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Oslo, Norway, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has observed British armed forces in NATO exercises in Estonia.

Britain has deployed 1500 troops in a major NATO exercise in Estonia. British troops are set to participate among 14,000 personnel from 11 NATO member-states.

NATO Chiefs of Defence have met in Brussels with new Regional Plans on the agenda as concerns over the security threat posed by Russia motivate action.

Russia may sabotage undersea cables to punish Western nations for supporting Ukraine, NATO's intelligence chief warned on Wednesday, as the alliance boosts efforts to protect undersea infrastructure following the Nord Stream attacks.

Finland will join NATO on Tuesday, marking the completion of a swift journey into the military alliance for the Nordic nation following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, officials said.

In London, Britain's government said Monday that Ukrainian crews who have been training to use UK-donated Challenger 2 tanks are now ready to deploy to the frontline.

NATO castigated Vladimir Putin over his nuclear rhetoric a day after the Russian president said he planned to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, escalating a standoff with the West.

Moscow on Wednesday warned of a "serious" escalation of the Ukraine crisis if London gives Kyiv the armour piercing rounds.

Vladimir Putin stated that Ukraine peace settlement might be built on a Chinese proposal to stop the conflict, but that Kyiv and the West were not yet ready.

Serbia, Kosovo leaders hold talks over EU peace plan.

Estonia goes to polls with parties split on Ukraine aid.

The two countries have the support of all but two of NATO's 30 members, the holdouts being Hungary and particularly Turkey.

President Vladimir Putin cast the confrontation with the West over the Ukraine war as an existential battle for the survival of Russia and the Russian people.

The European Union is urgently exploring ways for its member countries to team up to buy munitions to help Ukraine, following warnings from Kyiv that its forces need more supplies quickly.

China blasts US over 'hysterical' balloon claim

World leaders are meeting at the Munich Security Conference with conflict still raging almost a year after Moscow sent troops into Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged allies to be speedy in sending more military help as NATO defence ministers met on Wednesday and Russia bombarded the eastern front line in what appeared to be the early salvoes of a new offensive.