In what has been billed as an aggressive action, a French Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft was illuminated by the fire control radar of an S-400 Triumf

It is reported that an AFP journalist was also on board when the aircraft was taking off. During this time, an attempt was made to jam it by the Russian air defense system. French

France warned Donald Trump against trying to seize control of Greenland by military force or economic coercion.French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said the European Union would not “let other nations of the world attack its sovereign borders,

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.

NATO allies are facing an intensified threat from Russia, Mark Rutte said.

Nato asks every member country to spend at least 2% of national income - also known as GDP - on defence. It is thought that 23 countries met that target in 2024, compared to only three in 2014. The countries which spend the largest share of GDP on defence are the US and those close to Russia, such as Poland and the Baltic states.

Germany, Poland, Britain, France and Italy will implement as swiftly as possible new NATO targets for weapons and troop numbers which the alliance is about to agree upon, German Defence Minister Pistorius pledged on Monday.

"We also agreed to work closely with key allies on achieving peace and developing effective security guarantees," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy added.

The U.K., France and other allies have discussed the possibility of deploying peacekeeping troops to Ukraine as the war escalates.

France has said several dozen Ukrainian troops deserted the 155th "Anne of Kyiv" brigade while undergoing training in France.

During a speech at Paris’s Elysee Palace, French President Emmanuel Macron said if the country decides “to be weak and defeatist, there is little chance we will be respected by the United States under President Trump.

UK and France explore deploying peacekeeping troops to Ukraine to support peace efforts amid ongoing conflict and rising tensions.- Watch Video on English Oneindia