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South Korea’s Yoon to discuss Pyongyang’s ‘distinct threat’ to Europe at NATO

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said he would discuss with NATO leaders the distinct threat North Korea poses to Europe by deepening military ties with Russia, warning that Moscow…

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Russia says it will respond to Finland giving U.S. access to bases

Russia will respond to Finland's decision to grant the United States access to its military bases, a spokesman for Russia's foreign ministry said. "I can only confirm that Russia will…

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NATO members agree €40 bln financial pledge for Ukraine

NATO allies have agreed to fund military aid for Ukraine with 40 billion euros ($43.05 billion) next year, a Western European diplomat told Reuters on Wednesday, one week before the…

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Poland very likely to sign security deal with Ukraine before NATO summit, says PM

Poland will almost certainly sign a bilateral security agreement with Ukraine before July's NATO summit in Washington, the Polish prime minister said on Friday. On Thursday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk…

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NATO picks Netherlands’ Mark Rutte as next boss

NATO on Wednesday selected Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as NATO's next boss, as the war in Ukraine rages on its doorstep and uncertainty hangs over the United States' future…

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Trump handed plan to halt US military aid to Kyiv unless it talks peace with Moscow

Two key advisers to Donald Trump have presented him with a plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine - if he wins the presidential election - that involves telling Ukraine…

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NATO chief says Russia, North Korea pact shows mutual support by authoritarian powers

Russia's new defensive pact with North Korea shows increasing alignment among authoritarian powers and underscores the importance of democracies presenting a united front, the head of NATO said. Russian President…

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Dutch PM Rutte to succeed Stoltenberg as NATO chief

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, a staunch ally of Kyiv and a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, will succeed Jens Stoltenberg as NATO chief, Dutch national broadcaster NOS reported…

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NATO targets AI, robots and space tech in $1.1 billion fund

A consortium of NATO allies has confirmed the first tranche of companies awarded funding as part of the group’s one billion euro ($1.1 billion) innovation fund. The alliance unveiled the…

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NATO in talks to put nuclear weapons on standby

NATO is in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons, taking them out of storage and placing them on standby, in the face of a growing threat from Russia and China,…

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Finnish president says Mark Rutte likely to become next NATO chief

Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will likely become NATO's next secretary general, Finnish President Alexander Stubb told a press conference on Thursday.

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NATO adapting its nuclear arsenal to security threats

In a rare reference to the Western nuclear arsenal, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg highlighted the alliance's efforts to adapt its capabilities to current security threats, taking note of Russia latest…

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Finland sees first NATO deployment as its jets join mission in Romania

Finland has just made its first deployment for NATO since joining the alliance in April 2023, sending seven F-18 fighter jets to a military base in southeastern Romania where they…

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Germany needs 75,000 more troops as NATO eyes Russia threat

Germany's defence ministry believes it will need at least 75,000 additional troops to fulfil its NATO commitments as the alliance adapts to face what it sees as an increasingly hostile…

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No plans to send troops to Ukraine, Nato chief and Finnish president say

Nato does not plan to send troops to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia's ongoing invasion, the defence alliance's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. Stoltenberg made the comments…

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Norway’s top general says NATO has two to three years to prepare for confrontation with Russia

The commander of the Norwegian Armed Forces stated that Russia's positions near Norway's borders have remained largely unchanged over the past year, enabling Oslo to meet NATO's requirements for bolstering…

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Stubb: Nato ground forces may come to Finland

During a press conference in Tartu, Estonia, Finnish President Alexander Stubb announced that Finland aims to establish a NATO ground force sub-headquarters on its territory. This move could potentially lead…

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NATO chief reiterates that West should rethink restrictions on weapons for Ukraine

"By having too many restrictions we are tying one hand of the Ukrainian armed forces on their back," said NATO's Secretary-General. Jens Stoltenberg has urged NATO states to reconsider limits…

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Hungary’s Orban says fears that Russia would attack a NATO member are unfounded

Fears that Russia would mount an attack on any NATO member are unfounded, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday, adding that the war in Ukraine that is now…

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UK says neutral countries should join NATO if they want protection

Neutral countries which aren't NATO members but enjoy its "umbrella of protection" should have to join the military alliance, Britain's defense secretary said Wednesday. In a speech in London, Grant…

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Scrambles of NATO jets against Russian aircraft up more than 20%,

Scrambles of NATO jets to intercept Russian aircraft approaching allied airspace over the Baltic Sea region went up 20% to 25% in the first quarter of 2024, a NATO source…

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War’s new territory – GPS jamming for aircraft

Several NATO members accuse Moscow of deliberately jamming positioning signals in the Baltic. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, GPS interference has been recurring in Estonia, Latvia and…

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Italy insists dialogue must remain open with Russia

Communications with Russia must remain open despite its attack on Ukraine, Italy's defence minister said on Friday, commenting on recent talks between his French and Russian counterparts. On Wednesday, French…

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Kremlin says Russia and NATO are now in “direct confrontation”

MOSCOW, April 4 (Reuters) - Russia and NATO are now in "direct confrontation", the Kremlin said as the U.S.-led alliance marked its 75th anniversary on Thursday. NATO's successive waves of…

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Russia says dialogue with NATO at ‘zero’ but it doesn’t seek open conflict

Russia-NATO relations are worsening but Moscow has no intention of entering a conflict with a NATO country, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said in an interview published on Thursday.…

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UPDATED: US Secretary of State Blinken says Ukraine will be NATO member

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that Ukraine will eventually join NATO as support for the country remains "rock solid" among member states. "Ukraine will become a…

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Italy asks for southern front become NATO priority

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he had successfully asked an Atlantic Council meeting to make NATO's southern front a priority for the alliance."I'm very satisfied because the Italian request to…

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Russia says NATO, at 75, has returned to Cold War mindset

MOSCOW, (Reuters) - Russia said that NATO had returned to a Cold War mindset as the alliance marks its 75th anniversary this week. "Today, in relations with Russia, the bloc…

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Estonia’s Kaja Kallas backs Mark Rutte for NATO top job

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas — herself an unofficial candidate for NATO's top job — said she backs her Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte for the secretary-general post. "For a strong…

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NATO ministers mull 100 billion euro military fund for Ukraine

By Andrew Gray and John Irish BRUSSELS, April 3 (Reuters) - NATO foreign ministers meet on Wednesday to discuss how to put military support for Ukraine on a long-term footing,…

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Estonian PM Kallas to BBC: Putin afraid of war with NATO

Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said in an interview to BBC that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is very good at sowing fear in Western societies, while he is also afraid of…

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Putin warns the West a Russia-NATO conflict is just one step from WW3

Putin warns West over sending troops to Ukraine Putin says NATO personnel already in Ukraine Russia may take buffer zone out of Ukraine regions Putin says he approved exchange of…

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China’s defence ministry says it held military staff dialogue with NATO

BEIJING, (Reuters) - China and NATO held an eighth military staff dialogue on security policy in Beijing on Wednesday, according to a statement from the Chinese defence ministry. The two…

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Sweden joins NATO as war in Ukraine prompts security rethink

WASHINGTON/STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) - Sweden joined NATO in Washington on Thursday, two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine forced it to rethink its national security policy and conclude that support for…

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Hungary opposes Mark Rutte’s bid to run NATO

Hungary is against Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's taking the helm of NATO when the post is vacated later this year, the country's Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said Tuesday. The…

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Albania, wary of Russia, reopens Soviet-era air base to NATO

KUCOVA, Albania, March 4 (Reuters) - NATO member Albania, which has no fighter jets of its own, opened a rebuilt Soviet-era air base to serve NATO aircraft on Monday amid…

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NATO allies rule out sending troops to Ukraine as Russia rebukes Macron

By Andreas Rinke and Guy Faulconbridge Macron raises option of sending Western troops to Ukraine Germany, UK, Poland, others say they have no such plans Kremlin says such a move…

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UPDATED: Hungary will approve Sweden’s NATO bid on Monday, PM Orban says

Sweden to join NATO after Hungary ratification due Monday NATO membership will end long military non-alignment NATO accession spurred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine Finland already joined NATO last year…

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Hungary buys Swedish fighter jets, prepares to approve NATO bid

By Krisztina Than and Johan Ahlander BUDAPEST/STOCKHOLM, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Hungary said on Friday it had signed a deal to buy four Saab JAS Gripen fighter jets from Sweden,…

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Romania president seeks to challenge Rutte for top NATO job

Romania notified allies that President Klaus Iohannis was considering challenging frontrunner Mark Rutte for the NATO top job. Iohannis' last-minute move comes as the biggest powers in the 31-strong alliance…

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UPDATED: USA and UK back Dutch PM Rutte to become next NATO Chief

BRUSSELS/LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The United States and Britain backed outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Thursday to succeed Jens Stoltenberg as the next secretary general of NATO,…

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Olaf Scholz ‘categorically against’ Ursula von der Leyen becoming NATO chief

Olaf Scholz blocked Ursula von der Leyen from becoming the new head of NATO because he believed she would be too tough on Russia, German media reported. The German chancellor,…

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Stop whining about Trump, Dutch prime minister tells Europeans

By John Irish MUNICH, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the frontrunner to be the next secretary-general of NATO, said on Saturday that Europe should stop…

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Germany’s Scholz says confident of NATO future security guarantees

BERLIN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The NATO military alliance will continue to ensure its members security in the coming decades and everything must be done to keep it stable, German…

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Sweden must join NATO now, German defence minister says

BRUSSELS, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Sweden's planned joining of the NATO military alliance is overdue and needs to happen now, Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday. "Any further…

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Republicans blast Trump over threat to abandon NATO allies

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Some of former President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans on Sunday lashed out at him for saying he would not want to protect…

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Finland joins NATO operations with fighter jets, mine clearing vessel

HELSINKI, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Finland will send up to eight fighter jets and a mine hunting navy vessel to take part in NATO's joint operations in 2024, the country's…

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Hungary under pressure to ratify Sweden’s NATO bid after EU deal

Hungary agreed on Thursday to EU aid package for Ukraine PM Orban said he "went to the wall" for Hungary Hungary is only NATO state yet to ratify Swedish accession…

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Turkey moving swiftly toward final step on Sweden’s NATO bid

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey is expected to send the final instrument of ratification for Sweden's NATO membership to Washington within days, now that President Tayyip Erdogan signed it off, in…

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No chance Putin will attack NATO says Lithuanian general

As fears grow among European officials about a potential Russian assault on NATO, the commander of Lithuania's armed forces is keeping cool. “This year, next year, the possibility or the…

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NATO’s Stoltenberg expects Hungary to ratify Sweden membership at end of Feb

BRUSSELS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday he expected Hungary's parliament to ratify Sweden's accession as soon as it reconvenes at the end of February,…

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Turkey’s Edrogan signs off on Sweden’s NATO membership

Turkey's president finally approved Sweden's bid to join NATO on Thursday, ending months of delay and leaving only Hungary standing in the way of Stockholm's membership of the military alliance.…

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Hungary parliament speaker sees ‘no urgency’ in voting on Sweden’s NATO accession

BUDAPEST, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Hungary's parliamentary speaker said on Thursday there was no urgency in approving Sweden's NATO membership bid after ratification by Turkey left only Budapest holding up…

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NATO’s largest military exercise since Cold War kicks off

WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy dock landing ship Gunston Hall left port on Wednesday to mark the first movement for the largest NATO exercise since the Cold…

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NATO’s Steadfast Defender exercises mark return to Cold War schemes, Russia says

Jan 21 (Reuters) - The scale of NATO's Steadfast Defender 2024 exercises mark an "irrevocable return" of the alliance to Cold War schemes, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told…

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NATO to hold biggest drills since Cold War with 90,000 troops

BRUSSELS, Jan 18 (Reuters) - NATO is launching its largest exercise since the Cold War, rehearsing how U.S. troops could reinforce European allies in countries bordering Russia and on the…

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UK commits 20,000 military personnel for NATO exercise in Europe

LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Britain will commit 20,000 military personnel to serve across Europe in a major NATO exercise in the first half of this year, as well as…

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