nato

Sweden Officially Becomes 32nd Member of NATO

Sweden has officially become the 32nd state to join NATO after it completed its accession process in Washington. The handover…

9 months ago

G7 Summit 2021: China Accuses of Political Manipulation and Slander

Image source: G7uk.org China has accused the G7 of "political manipulation" after it criticized Beijing over a range of issues.…

3 years ago

US Gives Turkey Deadline to Choose Between F-35 Fighter Jets and Russia’s S-400 Systems

The US has given Turkey an ultimatum to choose between buying US fighter jets and Russian anti-aircraft missile systems by…

5 years ago

Rex Tillerson Narrowly Approved as Secretary of State

Rex Tillerson has been narrowly approved as secretary of state, despite concerns about his business ties to Russia. The Senate…

8 years ago

Donald Trump on Angela Merkel, Brexit and NATO

Donald Trump has said German Chancellor Angela Merkel made "one very catastrophic mistake" by admitting more than 1 million refugees.…

8 years ago

Barack Obama Addresses Concerns About Donald Trump Presidency

President Barack Obama is seeking to assure United States allies that President-elect Donald Trump will honor the country's international alliances…

8 years ago

Brussels Attacks: Hillary Clinton Rebukes Republicans in Counter-Terrorism Speech

Hillary Clinton rebuked Republicans and defended NATO in a counter-terrorism speech after March 22 deadly attacks in Brussels. The Democratic…

9 years ago

Montenegro Invited to Join NATO

Montenegro has been invited to join NATO, in its first expansion for six years. The decision, described by NATO head…

9 years ago

Turkey Downs Russian Warplane on Border with Syria

Turkey has reportedly shot down a Russian warplane on the border with Syria. According to Russia's defense ministry, a Su-24…

9 years ago

Vladimir Putin: “Russia Is Not a Threat to NATO”

Vladimir Putin has dismissed the idea that Russia could attack NATO as "insane". In an interview with Italy’s Corriere della…

9 years ago

Russia: Massive Air Force Exercise in Response to NATO’s Arctic Challenge

Russian air forces have begun a large exercise involving around 250 aircraft and 12,000 service personnel. The Russian defense ministry…

10 years ago

Estonia elections 2015: Taavi Roivas’ ruling party wins parliamentary election

Taavi Roivas’ ruling Reform Party won Estonia’s general elections overshadowed by security concerns sparked by Russia's role in Ukraine. PM…

10 years ago

Ukraine parliament votes to abandon non-aligned status

Ukraine will abandon its non-aligned status and work towards NATO membership after a vote in the country’s parliament. Russian Foreign…

10 years ago

NATO Gen. Philip Breedlove: Russian combat troops enter Ukraine

Russian military equipment and combat troops entered Ukraine this week, NATO top commander has said. "Russian tanks, Russian artillery, Russian…

10 years ago

NATO troops begin Ukraine drill near Lviv

About 1,300 NATO troops from 15 countries have begun a military exercise near Lviv in western Ukraine. The US says…

10 years ago

Ukraine: NATO membership considered as conflict is slipping out of control

Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank Steinmeier has warned that the crisis in eastern Ukraine is "slipping out of control" and needs…

10 years ago

NATO holds crisis meeting over eastern Ukraine war

NATO is holding an emergency meeting over eastern Ukraine crisis, as the West steps up its accusations of direct Russian…

10 years ago

Barack Obama announces $1 billion European Reassurance Initiative

During his visit to Poland, President Barack Obama has unveiled plans for a $1billion fund to increase US military deployments…

10 years ago

NATO suspends civilian and military cooperation with Russia

NATO has decided to suspend all practical civilian and military cooperation with Russia. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said…

11 years ago

NATO issues warning about Russian forces build-up on Ukraine’s border

Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Philip Breedlove has issued a warning about the build-up of Russian forces on Ukraine's border.…

11 years ago

Ukraine border to be monitored by NATO planes

NATO has decided to deploy reconnaissance planes in Poland and Romania to monitor the Ukrainian crisis. It gave the go-ahead…

11 years ago

US may pull all troops out of Afghanistan by the end of the year

Barack Obama has warned Afghan President Hamid Karzai that the US may pull all of its troops out of his…

11 years ago

Russia deploys nuclear-capable missiles in Kaliningrad

Lithuania and Poland, the EU countries bordering Russia's territory of Kaliningrad, say they are worried at reports that Moscow has…

11 years ago

NATO forces hand over control of security operations to Afghanistan

NATO has handed over security for the whole of Afghanistan for the first time since the Taliban were ousted in…

11 years ago

Ten Afghan children killed by NATO raid in Shigal district

Up to 12 Afghan civilians, 10 children and two women, have been killed in a NATO air strike in Shigal…

12 years ago