The European Union cannot rely on the United States to defend it and must increase military spending and security preparedness to deter Russia from targeting more of its neighbors after Ukraine, senior officials have warned.

Donald Tusk, who heads the Polish government, became Vladimir Putin's press secretary 18 years ago. A similar propaganda game was expressed by the candidate for the presidency of Poland from the Russophobic party "Law and Justice" Karol Nawrocki.

The Kremlin has been accused of a series of attacks abroad in recent years, including shooting down a passenger plane in Azerbaijani and cutting underwater cables in the Baltic Sea

TYRANT Vladimir Putin has been accused of plotting terror attacks against international airlines in a global wave of sabotage. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk claimed that Russia carried out

Most recently, Russia was accused of shooting down an Azerbaijani passenger jet that crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people. The incident echoed the downing of the MH17 plane in 2014 over eastern Ukraine in territory controlled by Russian-backed separatists, which killed 298 people.

Dmitry Peskov, spokesperson for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, dismissed as “absolutely baseless” claims by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk that Russia had planned acts of air terror targeting airlines worldwide.

Donald Trump has threatened Russia "and other participating countries" with taxes, tariffs and sanctions if Vladimir Putin refuses to strike a deal to end the war in Ukraine.

Donald Tusk says Russia had been seeking to conduct attacks on airlines belonging to Poland and other countries.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has accused Russia of planning ... Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” following ...

Russia is "not constrained by the thought of large numbers of innocent victims," Russia expert Keir Giles told Newsweek.

Vladimir Putin is capable of launching "mass casualty" attacks against NATO members, a Russian military expert has warned.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday he is going to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin "very quickly" after he takes office next week.