Tag: "NATO

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Poland to shell out $2.55 billion to beef up eastern borders

Prime Minister Donald Tusk says Warsaw has earmarked $2.55 billion to erect fortifications on Poland’s borders with Belarus and Russia...

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Armenia's prime minister in Russia for talks amid strain...

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for talks after a summit of the Eurasian Economic...

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There’s a careful plan behind Xi’s European tour

China want’s to preserve and strengthen its foothold in and near the EU and invests diplomatic effort where it is worth investing...

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Sweden's defense committee recommends $5B increase in country's...

Sweden's parliamentary committee has recommended increasing the military budget by nearly $5 billion until 2030 to improve air defenses...

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President says Poland is "ready" to host nuclear weapons...

Polish President Andrzej Duda said his country would be ready to host the nuclear weapons of NATO's other members; this comes in response...

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Polish president pushes NATO allies toward higher defense...

Polish President Andrzej Duda on Monday called for other members of NATO to raise their defense spending to 3% of their gross domestic...

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US Air Force employee indicted for leaking secrets on dating...

63-year-old David Franklin Slater had allegedly been illegally disclosing sensitive data about the Ukraine conflict

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US secretary of state supports Western Balkans on path...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama this week, focusing on the future of the Western...

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NATO chief urges US lawmakers to continue supporting Ukraine,...

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will meet with top U.S. defense officials and lawmakers this week to discuss the continued...

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Hungary is the last holdout for Sweden's NATO membership....

Critics accuse Viktor Orban of stalling Hungary's approval of Sweden's NATO bid in an attempt to extract concessions from the EU,...

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Netherlands should prepare for war with Russia – Army chief

The Netherlands should urgently beef up its military and prepare its society for a potential conflict with Russia, its Army chief...

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Putin said Finland will face "problems" after being "dragged...

Russian President Vladimir Putin predicts "problems" with Finland, which joined NATO earlier this year, as Western allies continue...

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NATO state’s president vetoes arms shipment to Ukraine

A deal between Sofia and Kiev on an armored personnel carrier delivery to Ukraine was blocked by Bulgarian President Rumen Radev

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Ukraine to receive NATO support for 'as long as it takes,'...

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization pledged Wednesday to continue support of Ukraine in its defensive war against Russia for "as...

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Ukraine will ‘strengthen EU’ – top German diplomat

The EU and NATO will continue to back Ukraine as it is in their “geopolitical interest,” Germany's top diplomat has said...

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Serbia's president calls for NATO troops to take over security...

Serbia's president has called for NATO-led troops stationed in Kosovo to assume security responsibilities in the northern part of...

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German leader compares Ukraine conflict to Yugoslavia

German chancellor Olaf Scholz has called the Ukraine conflict a “turning point” for Berlin comparable to the 1999 NATO war on Yugoslavia...

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Serbia's Vucic believes ‘NATO-led war with Russia has crushed...

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic shared an “interesting perspective” on what is happening in Ukraine with the former Fox News host...

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NATO will support Ukraine until it wins – Stoltenberg

NATO’s leadership has spent the last several days downplaying reports that it wants Ukraine to trade land for peace

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Ukrainians underprepared by NATO training – report

Ukrainian officers have complained that their Western instructors weren’t teaching them skills relevant to the current conflict