Page 15 - Latest Updates on NATO
NATO chief makes last-ditch bid to bring Sweden into fold before summit
It's a last-ditch effort to have the Nordic country standing alongside the allies at a major summit next month
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Denmark to start training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16s amid war with Russia
Ukrainian pilots must spend six to eight months of training before a possible donation of Danish F-16 aircraft can become a reality, Denmark's acting Defence Minister said
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NATO moves to protect undersea pipelines amid Russian sabotage threat
NATO was spurred into action after an apparent attack on two Baltic Sea gas pipelines in September
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NATO to protect undersea pipelines, cables amid Russian sabotage threat
NATO launched a new centre Friday for protecting undersea pipelines and cables following the still-unsolved apparent attack on the Nord Stream pipelines
NATO sees no change in Russia's nuclear posture despite Belarus' claims
US President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts are gathering for a summit on July 11-12 in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, about 35 kilometres from the Belarus border
Nato debates ways to boost ties with Ukraine as war against invasion drags
NATO defence ministers gathered Thursday to discuss future relations with Ukraine as Russia's war on the country thwarts its hopes of joining the world's biggest security alliance soon
Turkey, Sweden agree to hold more talks on NATO bid ahead of summit
Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO last year but faced objections from Turkey on the grounds that the two countries harbour members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party and the Gulen movement
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Nato set to boost troops on high alert and increase ammunition production
NATO is set to boost the number of troops on high alert and increase ammunition production, its Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said
Ukraine making progress, advancing against Russian forces: NATO leader
Biden said NATO has grown more unified during the Ukraine war and we're going to be building on that momentum when the alliance holds its annual summit in Vilnius, Lithuania
NATO begins biggest ever air exercise amid fears of flight delays
Some 10,000 soldiers and 250 aircraft, including 70 from Germany and more than 100 from the US, take part in the maneouver until June 23
Biden to host Nato's Stoltenberg as competition to replace him heats up
President Joe Biden is welcoming outgoing NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to the White House for talks on Monday as the competition to find his successor to lead the military alliance heats up
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Sweden to join NATO soon, says Biden despite objections by Turkey, Hungary
US President Joe Biden has said he is certain that Sweden will join NATO "as soon as possible," in spite of Turkey and Hungary continuing to obstruct the Scandinavian nation's entry into the alliance
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NATO presses Turkey to drop objections to Sweden's membership as meet nears
NATO ramped up pressure on its member Turkiye to drop its objections to Sweden's membership as the military organisation seeks to deal with the issue by the time US Biden and his counterparts
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Russia's upper house supports denunciation of armed forces treaty with NATO
The upper house of the parliament of Russia announced on social media that its senators approved a bill on the denunciation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE)
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US aircraft carrier 'USS General Ford' arrives in NATO-member Norway
The USS Ford is the first of the US Navy's new Ford class of aircraft carriers. Two more Ford-class carriers are under construction
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NATO's 'reckless' expansion harms talks on European security: Russian FM
"The situation in the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe is "deplorable" and "continues to worsen due to the unwillingness of NATO members to moderate their ambitions," he added
NATO mulls security guarantees for Ukraine but wary of igniting a war
Ukraine has applied to join NATO but for that to happen, all 31 current members would have to agree. Most of the allies oppose letting the country in at a time when a war is raging
Ukraine implements 18% of NATO standards: Defence Minister Reznikov
Ukraine does not need to implement 100% of the standards to become a member of the organization, he noted
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Nato allies sent 1,550 combat vehicles, 230 tanks to Ukraine during war
Nato allies and partner countries have delivered more than 98% of the combat vehicles promised to Ukraine during Russia's invasion and war, the military alliance's chief said
Nato allies send 1,500 combat vehicles, 230 tanks to Ukraine amid war
Along with more than 1,550 armoured vehicles, 230 tanks and other equipment, member nations have sent Ukraine vast amounts of ammunition