Portuguese F-16s intercept Russian aircraft flying over Baltic “without complying with international regulations”
Mission took place as part of Operation Enhanced Air Policing 2025 Two Portuguese F-16Ms were activated earlier this week to intercept a Russian aircraft flying over international airspace and not
Portugal’s foreign minister in Kyiv, doubtful about truce with Russia
Paulo Rangel “extremely cautious” about possibility of Russia accepting ceasefire proposal In Kyiv today, and answering a number of questions, Portugal’s minister for foreign affairs Paulo Rangel has shown he
Portugal absent from emergency defence summit of European leaders in Paris today
Summit takes place as US starts ‘peace talks’ with Russia The Portuguese government will be absent from today’s hastily convened summit of European leaders, promoted by French president Emmanuel Macron,
Portugal among countries “laundering Russian timber”
Country has received around a thousand lorries of ‘blood-stained birch’, violating EU sanctions An investigation by a British NGO has revealed a scheme to launder Russian timber into the EU,
Air Force detects yet another Russian ship in Portugal’s exclusive economic zone
Ship belongs to Russian programme for ‘research into critical underwater infrastructure’ Portugal’s Air Force has detected yet another Russian spyship in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone. According to a statement
Ukrainians (and Russians) in Portugal victims of “massive data leak”
Association of Ukrainians files complaint with national data protection commission The Association of Ukrainians in Portugal has filed a complaint with the National Data Protection Commission (CNPD) after hundreds of
Russia blames Ukraine for damage to Portuguese embassy in Kyiv
Damage resulted from “unprofessional use of anti-aircraft defence system” Russia claims that the damage caused to international embassies, including Portugal’s, in an attack on the Ukrainian capital on Friday was
Extensive monitoring operation tracks Russian spy ship through Portuguese territorial waters
A Russian ship “specialised in the detection and sabotage of critical submarine infrastructures” (namely oil pipelines and underwater telecommunications cables) was tracked by the Portuguese Navy in an extensive operation
Government ‘concerned’ over Moscow’s ‘new stance’ on using nuclear weapons
Portugal’s assistant secretary of state for defence, Álvaro Castelo Branco, acknowledged concern today at the decision by Russian president Vladimir Putin to extend the possibilities for using nuclear weapons, in
Increasingly intense Russian activity along Portuguese coast
Naval chief describes latest parade of Russian ships, including spyship Admiral Gouveia e Melo – Chief of Staff of the Navy (and potential contender for the presidency) says that there