Page 14 - Latest Updates on NATO
S Korean prez to discuss Pyongyang's 'distinct threat' to Europe at Nato
Seoul would make a decision on weapons support for Ukraine based on how a new military pact between Moscow and Pyongyang plays out
 "S Korean prez to discuss Pyongyang's 'distinct threat' to Europe at Nato")
Nato summit hosted by Prez Biden to show strong support for Ukraine
Nato summit will be the first to include Sweden as a member of the alliance, Sweden officially joined the alliance in March
 "Nato summit hosted by Prez Biden to show strong support for Ukraine")
Nato to issue first defence industrial pledge, urges arms production boost
Although there is a Nato standard for artillery ammunition, its implementation is voluntary
 "Nato to issue first defence industrial pledge, urges arms production boost")
Geopolitics remains by far the biggest risk to markets, says Chris Wood
Back home, the midcap segment, Wood said, remains vulnerable to a correction. He believes there will also be a temptation for investors to tilt the portfolio more towards consumption plays
 "Geopolitics remains by far the biggest risk to markets, says Chris Wood")
Nato selects Dutch PM Mark Rutte as new boss amid ongoing Ukraine war
Rutte's appointment became a formality after his only rival for the post, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, announced last week that he had quit the race
 "Nato selects Dutch PM Mark Rutte as new boss amid ongoing Ukraine war")
Leader of Nato member Poland visits China, hopes to talk Ukraine with Xi
Some trade agreements are to be signed during the visit
 "Leader of Nato member Poland visits China, hopes to talk Ukraine with Xi")
Putin vows trade, security deals with North Korea beyond reach of West
Putin's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov said Russia and North Korea may sign a partnership agreement during the visit that would include security issues
 "Putin vows trade, security deals with North Korea beyond reach of West")
Navigating a MAD world
Mutually assured destruction is the cornerstone of strategies to prevent nuclear war, but the leaders in charge of the codes hardly inspire confidence
 "Navigating a MAD world")
Vladimir Putin running out of time to achieve breakthrough in Ukraine
Putin insists his war goals are unchanged and that Russia will fight for as long as needed to win in Ukraine, regardless of mounting casualties in a war that's in its third year with no end in sight
 "Vladimir Putin running out of time to achieve breakthrough in Ukraine")
Biden to meet Zelenskyy in Paris as Kyiv battles intense Russian offensive
The United States is by far Kyiv's biggest supplier of wartime support, and Ukraine is trying to fend off an intense Russian offensive in eastern areas of the country
 "Biden to meet Zelenskyy in Paris as Kyiv battles intense Russian offensive")
China's action against Philippine vessels threatens global security: Sweden
Confrontations between Chinese and Philippine government ships over two disputed shoals have flared alarmingly since last year, causing collisions
 "China's action against Philippine vessels threatens global security: Sweden")
Russia could deploy missiles in striking distance of West, says Putin
Putin also said Moscow was considering deploying similar high-technology, long-range missiles close enough to strike the states that allowed Ukraine to strike Russian territory with such missiles
US trying to build Asia-Pacific version of Nato, says Chinese official
Lieutenant-General Jing warned that if regional countries were to sign up for the US' Indo-Pacific strategy, they would be bound to the US war chariot and be lured into taking bullets for the US
 "US trying to build Asia-Pacific version of Nato, says Chinese official")
Ukraine has taken back control in embattled Kharkiv region: Zelenskyy
Our soldiers have now managed to take combat control of the border area where the Russian occupiers entered, Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address on Friday evening
 "Ukraine has taken back control in embattled Kharkiv region: Zelenskyy")
Russia proposes revising borders of territorial waters in Baltic Sea
Ministry proposed adjusting the border around Russian islands in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland and around Kaliningrad
 "Russia proposes revising borders of territorial waters in Baltic Sea")
Slovakia's PM Fico stable but in serious condition, says hospital
The shooting was the first major assassination attempt on a European political leader for more than 20 years, and spurred international condemnation
 "Slovakia's PM Fico stable but in serious condition, says hospital")
Wary of Ukraine and Gaza war, Turkey and Greece test friendship initiative
The two Nato members, which share decades of mutual animosity, a tense border and disputed waters, agreed to sideline disputes last December
 "Wary of Ukraine and Gaza war, Turkey and Greece test friendship initiative")
Putin's next target after Ukraine may be Nato's Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia
With the addition this year of Sweden and last spring of Finland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, the Baltic Sea has been dubbed a 'Nato lake' by some analysts
 "Putin's next target after Ukraine may be Nato's Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia")
Biden hosts Prez of Romania at White House to celebrate Nato partnership
The United States is committed to standing with you, Biden told President Iohannis
 "Biden hosts Prez of Romania at White House to celebrate Nato partnership")
Russia will have to increase missile arsenal to deter West, says diplomat
Russia has ramped up weapons production and is now forecast by the United States to manufacture this year more artillery than all of Nato's 32 members combined
 "Russia will have to increase missile arsenal to deter West, says diplomat")