Intensifying Russian attacks on civilians and Ukraine's infrastructure, including the use of the Oreshnik missile, have underlined the need to urgently supply Ukraine with air defence systems and interceptor missiles.

An Austrian campaigner’s warning that the European Union would take over U.S. military bases in Europe if Washington invades Greenland has been mischaracterised online as having been said by an EU or NATO official.

As NATO prepares for war games around Greenland, Russia is highlighting the Trump administration's disagreement with its closest allies over the island.

NATO's Mark Rutte reports Russia's monthly military losses in Ukraine reach 25,000, a rate likened to ten years of Soviet losses in Afghanistan.

Also in this newsletter: how pressure is mounting on the EU to get tough on Iran's Revolutionary Guard, and the view from Cyprus as Ursula von der Leyen's team visits to mark the start of the EU Council presidency.

Nathalie Tocci, director of the Institute of International Affairs in Italy, described Trump as pursuing a policy that is “consistently imperial” which will allow other empires, such as Russia and China, to flourish. Tocci added, “Certainly it’s more comfortable for Putin and Xi Jinping to be their imperial selves where that’s the new norm.”

All NATO member states, including the US, have a common interest to defend Greenland, the coalition government said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.