Five reports published this week show governments promising military deterrence, the idea that a strong defense stops enemies from attacking, without paying for it.
Andrej Babiš's incoming Czech government has refused to guarantee European Union money set aside for the Czech state budget.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had threatened to use nuclear weapons against NATO countries if the alliance took action against Kaliningrad, a Russian territory squeezed between Poland and Lithuania.
Russia launched missiles and drones at Kyiv overnight, killing at least three people including a child, days after a similar strike forced NATO jets to scramble over Poland and Romania.
European governments warned this week that Russia is waging a 'hybrid war' — using sabotage, disinformation and other below-the-radar attacks instead of open combat.
Trade officials from the G20, a group of twenty major economies, began meetings in the United States this week under the shadow of President Trump's tariffs.
Russia fired missiles and drones at Kyiv and nearby areas overnight, killing at least three people, including a child, and wounding several others.
The United States has banned Canadian alcohol, dairy and motorcycles, the first real step since trade talks collapsed in August, with no restart in sight.
Britain said it would extend nuclear protection to Finland, promising to help defend it with nuclear weapons if it were attacked.
Andy Burnham is set to tell Labour's conference that the state should take more control of energy, water and housing, and may also signal an end to the pension triple lock (a rule guaranteeing yearly pension increases), the Daily Mail reports.
The United States has started enforcing a ban on imports of alcohol, dairy products and motorcycles from Canada, according to the BBC and CBC.
Andrej Babis, prime minister of Czechia, keeps saying the Ukraine war needs a diplomatic solution and that someone must talk to Russia.