NATO leaders will end their summit on Thursday with a clear focus on backing Ukraine and countering what the allies say is the growing threat Russia poses to Europe, as U.S. President Joe Biden faces growing calls from members of his Democratic party to drop his re-election bid. Biden, 81, will
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NATO leaders meet in US for high-stakes summit
NATO marks 75 years in face of Ukraine war
NATO on Thursday marks 75 years since its founding with the Western alliance confronted by the urgent need to do more to help Ukraine win a war currently roiling Europe. Foreign ministers from NATO's 32 countries will hold a ceremony at its Brussels headquarters to fete the organisation that bills itself
NATO boss floats 100 billion euro military aid fund for Ukraine
NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg has proposed a 100 billion euro ($107 billion), five-year package of military aid to Ukraine that would give the Western alliance a more direct role in providing support to Kyiv, five diplomats said on Tuesday. Under the plan, NATO would take over some coordination work from a
Russia’s Baltic neighbours plans massive defences as Trump undermines NATO
With Donald Trump leading in many of the polls for the upcoming US presidential election, his comments about global security and foreign policy have to be taken seriously. In February, Trump flippantly remarked that he would encourage Russia to do whatever it wanted to NATO states that failed to pay their
After long tussle, Sweden to become NATO member
After two centuries of non-alignment and two years of torturous diplomacy, Sweden on Thursday becomes the 32nd member of NATO, a major step for a country once careful not to anger Russia. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson was visiting Washington where Secretary of State Antony Blinken will ceremonially receive the ratification documents after
NATO allies rule out sending troops to Ukraine as Russia rebukes Macron
The United States and key European allies said on Tuesday they had no plans to send ground troops to Ukraine, after France hinted at the possibility, and the Kremlin warned that any such move would inevitably lead to conflict between Russia and NATO. French President Emmanuel Macron had said on Monday
Biden slams Trump’s ‘appalling and dangerous’ NATO comments
US President Joe Biden slammed as "appalling and dangerous" comments by Donald Trump downplaying his commitment to NATO, warning Sunday that the former president intends to give Russian leader Vladimir Putin "a greenlight for more war and violence." Biden spoke after Trump said in a speech Saturday that he would "encourage"
NATO beefs up its Kosovo force
NATO announced Friday that it is beefing up its troop presence in Kosovo after four people were killed in a weekend shootout and as the U.S. expressed concern about a buildup of Serbian forces along the border of its former territory. Kosovo's prime minister welcomed NATO's decision, saying that Sunday's attack,
NATO urges Russia to respect nuclear pact with US
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Friday called on Russia to respect its treaty with the United States on nuclear weapons, which contributes to international stability. NATO ambassadors said in a statement that "We note with concern that Russia has failed to comply with legally-binding obligations under the New START