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NATO allies poised to sign accession protocols for Sweden and Finland

The 30 NATO allies are set to sign off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland today, sending the membership bids of the two nations to the alliance capitals for legislative approvals

NATO summit in Madrid concludes amid criticisms of bloc's aggression

NATO leaders agreed to strengthen the alliance's forward defenses, enhance the bloc's battlegroups on its eastern flank and increase the number of high readiness forces to more than 300,000

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Russia and China slam NATO after alliance raises alarm at Summit

NATO was facing rebukes from Moscow and Beijing on Thursday after it declared Russia a direct threat and said China posed serious challenges to global stability

Sweden, Finland's decision to join NATO will make us more secure: Joe Biden

The NATO Alliance is proud to invite Finland and Sweden to become members, tweeted Biden

Ukrainian prez Zelenskyy urges more defence, financial aid at NATO Summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has addressed a NATO summit through a video link, urging more defence and financial assistance for Ukraine, the presidential press service reported

Snubbing Russia, NATO invites Sweden and Finland to join alliance

NATO's 30 allies took the decision at their summit in Madrid and also agreed to formally treat Russia as the "most significant and direct threat to the allies' security"

Ukraine's leader pushes for fuller NATO embrace, advanced weaponry

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy chided NATO for not embracing his embattled country more fully and asked for more weapons to fight Russia's invasion, as the leaders of the alliance met

NATO alliance faces biggest challenge since World War II: Jens Stoltenberg

Stoltenberg said NATO allies meet in the midst of the most serious security crisis we have faced, as he arrived at the alliance's summit in Madrid

China's envoy urges NATO not to fan bloc confrontation using Ukraine crisis

China's permanent representative to the United Nations has urged NATO not to fan bloc confrontation or a new Cold War by using the Ukraine crisis as an excuse

Turkey greenlights Sweden, Finland's NATO bid, internal conflicts remain

I am pleased to announce that we now have an agreement that enables Sweden and Finland's membership in NATO: Stoltenberg

Attendance of Japan, S Korea at NATO Summit may stoke China's worst fears

For the first time, the leaders of Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand will all attend a 30-member NATO Summit

NATO holds summit with gaze on Russian invasion, Chinese military expansion

NATO leaders are aiming to increase support for Ukraine's fight against Russian invasion, boost forces on NATO's eastern flank and set priorities for the coming decade

NATO summit aims to show unity democratic values: Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez

The chief aim of the NATO summit is to send a message of unity in line with democracy, security, international order, based on rules that, unfortunately, Putin has blown to smithereens

NATO to boost troops on high alert to over 300,000, says Stoltenberg

Number of troops on high alert would rise seven-fold; change driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and aimed at shoring up NATO's eastern flank nearest Russia

South Korea, US, Japan finalise plan to hold trilateral summit on June 29

No trilateral meeting has since taken place amid badly frayed relations between Seoul and Tokyo

Sweden hasn't alleviated NATO concerns, says Turkish president Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Sweden's prime minister that he has not seen any tangible moves to address Turkey's concerns about her country joining NATO, Erdogan's office said

Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov compares EU and NATO to Hitler

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that the European Union (EU) and NATO were building a coalition to engage in a war with Moscow and compared them to "Hitler during World War II"

NATO warns of long Ukraine war as Russian assaults follow EU boost for Kyiv

The head of NATO said on Sunday the war in Ukraine could last years and Ukrainian forces faced intensified Russian assaults

Turkey has ''legitimate concerns'' over terrorism, says NATO chief

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that Turkey has legitimate concerns over terrorism and other issues that need to be taken seriously