UNITED NATIONS -- UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he believed Ukraine could win back all territory lost to Russia, a dramatic shift from the U.S. leader’s repeated calls for Kyiv to make concessions to end the war.

A Russian tactical nuclear strike in Ukraine is irrational and unlikely. -Militarily, nukes offer little advantage: Ukraine’s growing Patriot PAC-3 MSE defenses can hit maneuvering warheads at “keep-out” altitudes,

BRUSSELS — NATO is stepping up aerial surveillance in the Baltic Sea, while France, Germany and Sweden are bolstering Denmark’s air defenses ahead of two summits in Copenhagen this week over a series of troubling drone incidents near the country’s airports and military bases.

The Trump administration is shifting its tone on the war in Ukraine and considering expanding the weaponry that Ukrainian forces can use to fend off Russia.

France, Germany and Sweden said Monday they will send military personnel and anti-drone systems to Denmark to boost security at this week’s European summits in Copenhagen.

Germany is putting thousands of troops in Lithuania, a NATO member next to Russia, in its first major long-term deployment abroad since World War II.

Mr Jens Stoltenberg also detailed France’s “dissatisfaction” with him in the early 2020s. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

More drones spotted in Denmark over military sites as Nato vows to ramp up vigilance - Dozens have been injured in a sustained attack on Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine by Russia