Lara Jakes

3 days ago | nytimes.com | Steven Erlanger |Lara Jakes |Michael Schmidt |Alan Blinder

June 24, 2025, 5:21 a.m. ETSteven Erlanger has covered NATO, Russia and Ukraine for many years. He reported from The Hague. News AnalysisPresident Trump plans to limit his visit to The Hague to less than 24 hours. It will be the first NATO leaders’ summit of his second term.Credit...Tierney L. Cross/The New York TimesWhen NATO leaders meet at The Hague on Tuesday, there will be much talk about President Trump and his efforts to contain Iran. But Russia will be the elephant in the room.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Lara Jakes |Steven Erlanger |Edward Wong |Glenn Thrush

June 19, 2025, 5:02 a.m. ETA Norwegian naval commando hoisted himself onto the deck of a ship during a NATO exercise in March.Credit...Davide Monteleone for The New York TimesBeyond projecting military strength and pledging unity, a more pressing theme has emerged for next week’s NATO summit: Keep President Trump happy.

2 weeks ago | virginislandsdailynews.com | Lara Jakes

ROME — The drones attacks that have filled the skies over Ukraine and Russia the past few weeks have not only cemented a new era of warfare, they have also shown Western countries how ill-prepared they are for it. On Sunday, Ukraine launched hundreds of drones it had smuggled into Russia to strike air bases there, damaging or destroying as many as 20 strategic aircraft thousands of miles apart.

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Lara Jakes

ROME — The drone attacks that have filled the skies over Ukraine and Russia the past few weeks have not only cemented a new era of warfare, but they have also shown Western countries how ill-prepared they are for it. On Sunday, Ukraine launched hundreds of drones it had smuggled into Russia to strike air bases there, damaging or destroying as many as 20 strategic aircraft thousands of miles apart.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Lara Jakes

The exports show how Israel is pursuing new markets as its forces battle on multiple fronts. Israel sold more weapons to other countries in 2024 than ever, government officials said on Wednesday, even as it fought on multiple fronts in the longest war in its history. Israeli producers signed contracts to export about $14.8 billion in weapons last year, up from a previous record high of $13 billion in 2023, according to new data from Israel's Defense Ministry.