Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has said that talk of an allegedly inevitable clash between Europe and Russia is "lies and delusion", accused NATO states of building up their arsenals and boasted about Russia's nuclear forces.

Hundreds of thousands of Vladimir Putin's troops are being amassed on NATO borders as 2026 shapes up to be a 'critical' year for European peace, ex-German army official Roderich Kiesewetter said

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that European claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to restore the Soviet Union were wrong and that claims Putin plans to invade a NATO member were complete stupidity.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko shared an update Tuesday on his plans to deploy nuclear weapons in coordination with Russia throughout his country. The close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin said that "the question of returning nuclear weapons to us was raised."

Nato countries' pledge to spend 5% of their economic output on defence is Donald Trump's "biggest foreign policy success," the alliance's chief has said.

NATO Secretary Gen. Mark Rutte warned Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that the alliance was “ready and willing” to take on Moscow if it attacks — with the European Union

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated today that the West did whatever it deemed necessary in the SFR Yugoslavia and paid no attention to the United Nations Charter.

NBC News' Alice Barr breaks down the latest development on Russia's war in Ukraine as peace talks between the countries continue.