Page 5 - Latest Updates on NATO
Nato set to approve new military purchases as part of defence spending hike
The 'capability targets' lay out plans for each of the 32 nations to purchase priority equipment like air and missile defence systems, artillery, ammunition, drones
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China slams Macron for Taiwan remarks, opposes Nato role in Asia-Pacific
China's foreign ministry rejects comparisons between Taiwan and Ukraine and says Nato has no mandate to expand into the Asia-Pacific region
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Ukraine urges air defence aid as West meets without Pentagon chief present
The emphasis should be on US-made Patriot systems, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told a Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting at Nato headquarters in Brussels
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German chief of defence orders swift expansion of warfare capabilities
By 2029, Russia may have reconstituted its forces sufficiently to attack NATO territory, according to estimates by Breuer and other senior military officials at NATO
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Massive drone, missile attack hits Kyiv; residents shelter underground
Ukraine's capital came under a massive combined drone and missile attack late Friday with explosions and machine gun fire heard throughout the city.
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Nato allies to agree on defence spending goal of 5% of GDP by next decade
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Nato members will target five per cent GDP defence spending over next decade ahead of Nato Summit 2025 in June
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Nothing will happen until I meet Putin: Trump on Russia-Ukraine peace talks
Donald Trump says no progress will be made in the Russia-Ukraine conflict until he meets Russian President Vladimir Putin directly, casting doubts on imminent peace talks
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Nato weighs US demand to hike defence spend as some fail to meet goal
Secretary of State Marco Rubio underlined that the alliance is only as strong as its weakest link
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Nato chief urges allies to spend at least 3.5% of GDP on defence: Dutch PM
In 2023, as Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine entered its second year, Nato leaders agreed that all allies should spend at least 2 per cent of GDP
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UK steps up Ukraine aid as Western allies rally to secure arms, ammunition
Britain said that in a joint effort with Norway just over $580 million would be spent to provide hundreds of thousands of military drones, radar systems and anti-tank mines
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Defence chiefs from 30 nations to attend Nato talks on future Ukraine force
Meeting at Nato HQs- the first between defence ministers representing the so-called coalition of the willing comes after a visit to Kyiv last week by senior British and French military officers
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Japan interested in joining Nato command for supporting Ukraine's mission
Nakatani said Japan wants to further deepen security cooperation with NATO and that participation in the NSATU mission would help Tokyo learn lessons from Russia's invasion of Ukraine
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US Navy Vice Admiral Chatfield fired in expanding national security purge
The information was not immediately confirmed by the Pentagon. However, the sources told Reuters that allies had been notified that Chatfield had been removed from her job
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US is committed to Nato, but Europe must spend more on defence: Rubio
According to NATO estimates, some of the continent's big economies, such as Italy and Spain, are among those below the current 2 per cent target, at around 1.5 per cent and 1.3 per cent respectively
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Rubio arrives for Nato talks as allies await US plans on Europe drawdown
Since Defence Secy Pete Hegseth warned last month that US security priorities lie in Asia and at home, Europe awaits details on the scale and speed of a potential military drawdown
Wary Europe awaits US Secretary of State Rubio with Nato's future on line
Allies are deeply concerned by President Donald Trump's readiness to draw closer to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, who sees Nato as a threat, amid a US effort to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine
Senate confirms Matt Whitaker as Donald Trump's ambassador to Nato
Whitaker, who had served in Trump's first administration at the Justice Department, brings a law enforcement background rather than deep foreign policy or national security ties
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In 'surprise visit', US delegation meets Afghanistan's foreign minister
The surprise visit coincides with speculation that the Trump administration 'reassessing' its approach to engaging with the Taliban
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After Trump's call, Putin agrees to 30-day halt on striking Ukraine's infra
Following the Trump-Putin call, the Kremlin announced that Ukraine and Russia will exchange 175 prisoners of war each
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Nato chief Mark Rutte says Russia relations should be restored after war
Rutte is walking a fine line between the US - Nato's most important member - and Europe, which is dealing with an increasingly aggressive Russia
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