The US is working to a quick timetable to push through the deal, which appears to heavily reflect many of Moscow's demands.

Business Insider observed US, Polish, and Romanian forces learning to use the Merops system, which has been combat-proven in Ukraine.

Tensions rose after a blast damaged the Warsaw-Lublin rail line, which has been used to deliver aid to Ukraine, and a Russian missile attack killed at least 25 people in Ternopil.

A Russian drone strike in Ukraine’s Izmail port on the Danube River has set off alarm across NATO, as the attack hit the Turkish-flagged LPG tanker MT Orinda, causing a massive fireball and forcing the evacuation of Romanian border villages.

The American-made Merops system has already recorded over 1,000 kills against Russian Shahed-type drones in Ukraine.

Nato members Romania and Poland have scrambled fighter jets after Russian attacks in neighbouring Ukraine, with Bucharest saying a drone breached the country’s airspace. Moldova, which lies between Romania and Ukraine,

Two Romanian villages have been evacuated after a Turkish-flagged tanker was struck by a drone and set ablaze on the NATO border.The MT Orinda was hit while offloading liquified petroleum at Ismail port,

TNT shipments to Ukraine from NATO allies have been disrupted as supplies are diverted to Israel for its campaign against Gaza, a report released by the Palestinian Youth Movement on Nov. 18 says. "According to initial reports,