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Poland to be 1st NATO member to give Ukraine fighter jets to defend itself
Poland said Thursday it plans to give Ukraine about a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets, which would make it the first NATO member to fulfil Kyiv's increasingly urgent requests for warplanes to defend itself
 "Poland to be 1st NATO member to give Ukraine fighter jets to defend itself")
Prez Erdogan hints Turkey may ratify Finland's NATO membership
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested Wednesday that his country could soon ratify Finland's application to join NATO
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Sweden, Finland discuss NATO accession with Turkey, says military bloc
Representatives of Sweden, Finland and Turkey held talks in Brussels to discuss progress on fulfilling Turkey's conditions for agreeing to the Nordic countries' accession to NATO
 "Sweden, Finland discuss NATO accession with Turkey, says military bloc")
Russia probably does not want military conflict with US, NATO: US intel
The US intelligence community believes that Russia probably does not want a direct military conflict with US and NATO forces, but there is potential for that to occur
 "Russia probably does not want military conflict with US, NATO: US intel")
Hungarian delegation supports Sweden's Nato membership application
A parliamentary delegation from Hungary said Tuesday that it supports Sweden's NATO membership bid after meeting the speaker of the Swedish parliament
More India is strong, more calm things will be: Former US Defence Secy
He said that all NATO could do was remind Putin that it is a nuclear-armed alliance. Its message was that Russia should not even think about it
 "More India is strong, more calm things will be: Former US Defence Secy")
Hungary further delays vote on ratifying Sweden, Finland joining NATO
The delays, which have come in succession since July 2022, have frustrated some in the European Union as well as members of Hungary's opposition parties
Finnish Parliament approves legislation allowing accession to Nato
The Finnish parliament has approved legislation allowing the country to join the NATO. As many as 184 members of parliament voted in favour, with seven against and one abstention.
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Will 'take into account' nuclear capability of US, NATO countries: Putin
Putin had said that France and Britain had joined the United States in targeting Russia with nuclear weapons
 "Will 'take into account' nuclear capability of US, NATO countries: Putin")
Russia cannot ignore NATO's nuclear capability: Putin on exiting New START
Putin said in an interview that Russia has no choice but to take into account NATO's nuclear capabilities, in remarks justifying Russia's recent suspension of its participation in the New START treaty
Need to relook at UNSC, support greater role for India: Liz Truss
Truss also there was a need to fast-track Ukraine's NATO membership
 "Need to relook at UNSC, support greater role for India: Liz Truss")
NATO chief sees 'some signs' China could back Russia's war against Ukraine
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said any Chinese involvement in the Kremlin's war effort would be a serious problem
Biden in Poland: US, allies 'will never waver' in supporting Ukraine
Democracies of the world will stand guard over freedom today, tomorrow and forever," Biden declared. The US and allies will have Ukraine's back
 "Biden in Poland: US, allies 'will never waver' in supporting Ukraine")
EU, NATO, Ukraine to ramp up arms production, procurement: Officials
NATO will help Ukraine develop a procurement system that is effective, transparent and accountable, the NATO Secretary General added
 "EU, NATO, Ukraine to ramp up arms production, procurement: Officials")
Turkey rejects links between Sweden, Finland NATO accession and F-16 deal
Members of the US Congress have tied approval of the F-16 deal to Ankara retracting its opposition to the NATO enlargement
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Finland's defence minister says his country could join NATO ahead of Sweden
Finland's defence minister said Saturday that his country will join NATO without waiting for Sweden if its Nordic neighbour's accession is held up by the Turkish government
 "Finland's defence minister says his country could join NATO ahead of Sweden")
NATO chief Stoltenberg eyes bigger defence budgets, hard spending target
According to NATO's most recent estimates, 10 countries are close to or above the 2 per cent guideline. Thirteen spend around 1.5 per cent or less
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Ukraine seeks warplanes at NATO talks, allies fret over ammunition needs
Ukraine maintained its appeal for Western countries to provide it with fighter jets Tuesday, but the United States and its NATO allies and partners voiced more concern about Kyiv's needs
 "Ukraine seeks warplanes at NATO talks, allies fret over ammunition needs")
NATO must not be part of Russia-Ukraine conflict, says German Chancellor
Despite providing military assistance to Ukraine, the NATO must not become a party to the country's conflict with Russia, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said