Some European governments are afraid that Putin may turn his armies their way after Ukraine. They worry President-elect Trump may not help if Russia attacks.

Higher defense spending will not be financed by cutting the welfare state but by combining national and EU money, Dovilė Šakalienė told POLITICO.

Targeting French patrol craft that were in international waters seems like an aggressive action. But Moscow would likely claim this was self-defense.

Some 13,000 border guards and soldiers protect around 400 kilometers (250 miles) of border. It’s become a buffer zone since Belarus’ ally, Russia, invaded neighboring Ukraine three years ago. Similar fortifications farther north line Poland’s frontier with the Russian region of Kaliningrad.

Lithuania is going to dismantle power transmission lines connecting it with Russia’s Kaliningrad Region and Belarus after it leaves

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said that protecting borders is a 'sacred duty', but humanitarian organisations have expressed concerns. #EuropeNews

A draft law winding its way through parliament would see the border shut for 60 days if Warsaw suspects that migrants are being 'weaponized'

A French Navy Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft was illuminated by the fire-control radar of a Russian long-range air defense system, while flying over the Baltic Sea earlier this week, according to France’s Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu.

As Europe’s biggest land war in decades rages ... farther north line Poland's frontier with the Russian region of Kaliningrad. Poland is Ukraine’s top logistical backer.

Polish border guards look east into Belarus at the crossing point Połowce-Pieszczatka in Polowce, Poland on Jan 16. (AP)

Kiev's partners are considering the possibility of sending troops to the front line in case of a ceasefire to deter Putin. Paris and London lead a proposal that Spain does not rule out. Olexander, a veteran of the Ukrainian special forces,

Belarus’ strongman President Aleksandr Lukashenko secured his seventh term with an expected 87.6% of the vote, extending his three decades-long rule by another five years. European leaders are all but certain to repair to their time-honored tradition of demanding Lukashenko’s ouster while imposing fresh sanctions on Belarus.