NATO
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NATO is bolstering its eastern flank in response to Russia’s threat
Feb 17, 2022NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday the alliance is looking to step up efforts to strengthen its eastern flank, as he warned the threat from Russia had become the “new normal in Europe”. “Moscow has made... -
Hopes rise as efforts intensify to defuse Ukraine tensions
Feb 10, 2022As German Chancellor Olaf Scholz meets Baltic leaders in Berlin on Thursday, and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson travels to NATO and Poland, hopes are building that attempts to prevent Russia from invading Ukraine are beginning... -
UK readies 1,000 more troops as Johnson visits NATO, Poland
Feb 10, 2022As Prime Minister Boris Johnson travelled to NATO and Poland, Britain announced it was ready to deploy 1,000 more troops to respond to any humanitarian disaster relating to Ukraine. His visit falls on the same day... -
Ukrainian soldier killed on eve of Russia-NATO talks
Jan 12, 2022On the day of negotiations between NATO and Russia over the situation in Brussels, Ukraine claimed one of its soldiers had been killed in battle with pro-Moscow separatists. Tensions in the region have risen in recent... -
Russia will not ‘dictate’ to NATO, according to Germany’s defense minister.
Dec 20, 2021German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said Sunday on a visit to German troops in Lithuania that NATO will discuss Russia’s proposals for the alliance’s military affairs on its eastern border, but it will not permit Moscow... -
Russia urges US to stop NATO eastward expansion in draft security treaty
Dec 18, 2021On Friday, the Russian Foreign Ministry released a draft agreement on security assurances between Russia and the United States. The text consists of eight provisions that cover the most important issues of mutual security guarantees between... -
Putin, Biden to discuss Geneva agreements, Middle East, Ukraine, NATO
Dec 4, 2021The date of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s videoconference meeting with his US counterpart, Joe Biden, has been tentatively approved and will be announced after it has been finalized with US counterparts, Kremlin Aide Yuri Ushakov told... -
NATO will continue to fund the operation of Kabul airport
Jun 17, 2021NATO leaders agreed on Monday to maintain Kabul’s civilian airport funding after the end of their mission in Afghanistan later this year. News from AFP. At the Brussels summit on Monday, NATO leaders agreed to maintain... -
NATO warns China for military threat
Jun 15, 2021Leaders of the Western military alliance NATO have warned of China’s military threat. At a summit in the Belgian capital, Brussels, NATO leaders said China was rapidly increasing its nuclear power. China is modernizing its military... -
India has never had a ‘NATO mentality’: Jayashankar
Apr 20, 2021Indian Foreign Minister S Jayashankar has said that the Quad or Quadrilateral Security Dialogue is not an “Asian NATO” and India has never had a “NATO mentality”. He added that in the changed global system, like-minded...