UK Signs Security Deal With Sweden And Finland Marking Steadfast Support
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday said he had agreed new deals with Sweden and Finland to bolster European security, pledging to support both countries’ armed forces should they come...
View ArticleBiden Backs NATO’s Open-Door Policy In Call With Sweden, Finland Leaders
US President Joe Biden, in a call with leaders of Sweden and Finland discussed close defense cooperation between countries and underscored his support for NATO’s open-door policy. This comes as Finland...
View ArticlePutin Can’t Achieve Ukraine Goal, Says Pentagon’s Intelligence Chief
Russia’s setbacks and stretched resources in Ukraine show its forces are incapable of achieving President Vladimir Putin’s initial aims in invading the country as things stand now, the Pentagon’s...
View ArticleFrance to boost military presence, deploy additional tanks in Romania
France will deploy armoured personnel carriers and tanks in central Romania by the end of October to strengthen the NATO battle group stationed there, the Defence Ministry in Bucharest said in a...
View ArticleLeaders of NATO, G7 offer ‘full support’ to Poland’s probe into explosion
The leaders of NATO and G7 have offered full support and assistance to Poland’s ongoing investigation into the explosion that happened near its border with Ukraine. In a joint statement issued after...
View ArticlePutin is failing in brutal war of aggression against Ukraine: NATO chief
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “failing in his brutal war of aggression” in Ukraine and is “responding with more brutality”. He made the statement...
View ArticleRussia has shifted war focus to NATO and the West says EU official
A senior EU official said Friday that Russia has taken its war against Ukraine to a a different stage by making indiscriminate attacks on civilians and non-military targets, while criticising Moscow...
View ArticleFinland’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. Mikko Savola told The...
View ArticleFinland’s membership will make alliance stronger: NATO General Secretary
In a video shared by the official Twitter account of NATO Spokesperson, Oana Lungescu, the NATO General Secretary, Jens Stoltenberg, is heard welcoming and congratulating Finland. North Atlantic Treaty...
View ArticleFinland to join NATO military alliance this week, says chief Stoltenberg
Stoltenberg said that Turkey, the last country to have ratified Finland’s membership, will hand its official texts to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Finnish voters have given a boost to...
View ArticleFinland becomes member of Nato, Russia threatens counter-measures
Finland formally joined the Nato military alliance on Tuesday in a historic policy shift brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, drawing a threat from Moscow of “countermeasures”. Finland’s...
View ArticleFinland unlikely to get NATO battle group given its defence capabilities
NATO has established 8 multinational battle groups in Poland and the Baltic nations, and more recently in Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania, to serve as a “tripwire” in case of Russian attack. By...
View ArticleFinnish president: Joining NATO won’t solve all our problems
Finland’s President Sauli Niinist on Thursday warned that the country’s new status as a NATO member doesn’t solve every problem, and said Helsinki should not let down its guard on security issues. We...
View ArticleNATO 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. The ministers...
View ArticleJoe Biden to host Sweden’s PM as Nordic nation seeks to join NATO
President Joe Biden will host Sweden’s prime minister at the White House on Wednesday in a show of solidarity as the United States presses for the Nordic nation’s entry into NATO, a bid stalled by...
View ArticleFrom July 9-13, Biden will travel to Europe in an effort to strengthen the...
Vice President Joe Biden of the United States will visit the United Kingdom, Lithuania, and Finland as part of an effort to strengthen the NATO alliance. The White House announced that from July 9-13,...
View ArticleChina looms large as Asian governments push to strengthen ties with NATO
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan is one of many Asian leaders hoping to strengthen ties with NATO at an upcoming conference in Lithuania. But as they try to figure out how to approach China, the...
View ArticleBulgaria agrees to deploy heavy military supplies to Ukraine amid war
A policy shift on the part of Bulgaria has resulted in the delivery of around 100 armored personnel carriers to the Ukrainian armed forces, which will aid Kyiv in its fight against the Russian...
View ArticleUkraine president visits Sweden for first time since war with Russia
The Swedish government has announced that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will arrive in the nation on Saturday for his first official travel abroad since Russia’s annexation of Crimea and...
View ArticleNATO to Assist Allies in Procuring 1,000 Patriot Missiles Amid Russia’s...
NATO has announced plans to aid its allies in purchasing up to 1,000 Patriot missiles to enhance their territorial defense capabilities in response to Russia’s intensified air attacks on Ukraine. The...
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