NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg cautioned about the likelihood of a “long war in Ukraine” and expressed strong confidence in Ukraine eventually joining NATO. Stoltenberg
On Wednesday while in Kyiv, Secretary of State Antony Blinker pledged another $1 billion in aid to Ukraine, declaring that the U.S. is “determined to
The Biden Administration has given its approval for NATO members Denmark and the Netherlands to send F-16s to Ukraine as those countries phase the fighter
Lithuania has temporarily closed two of the six border checkpoints it shares with Belarus as tensions between the two countries are on the rise. Lithuania
Poland’s Defense Ministry has announced that it is sending 10,000 troops to the border area with Belarus after the August 1 incident in which Poland
Poland’s government said that its airspace was violated by two Belarusian military helicopters on Tuesday. While the Polish military at first denied the violation, it
Sweden’s government said it is increasing security both at the border and internally to counter the increase of threats after the recent protests in which
Wagner Group mercenaries are training Belarusian special forces at the Brest military range just 3 miles from the border of NATO-member Poland, according to the
On Thursday President Joe Biden issued an executive order authorizing the Pentagon to call reservists to active duty “for effective conduct” of U.S. military support
A senior Pentagon official said on Thursday that Ukraine has received U.S. cluster munitions. This is part of an $800-million security package sent to Kyiv
While Ukraine did not get a clear timetable for NATO membership after the group’s annual summit, the embattled country did receive security pledges from the
The Chinese government has issued a strongly-worded response to a NATO communique issued during the summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, saying the People’s Republic of China
As the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, gets underway, the question of Ukraine membership is at the forefront of discussions. While some experts say that
Hours after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey would advance Sweden’s NATO membership if Europe would “open the way” for Turkey to be
This week during NATO’s summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, topics on the agenda include Ukraine and Sweden membership, revision of regional defense plans should the war
A senior Biden administration official said the U.S. will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine after being pressured by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the controversial
Muslims in Pakistan are holding anti-Sweden protests after a man burned the Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm on a Muslim holiday last Wednesday. Swedish
Alexander Vindman, former National Security Council Director for European Affairs and prominent figure in the first impeachment of President Trump, former Russia ambassador Michael McFaul,
Poland has announced that it will be increasing security along its western border after the Wagner Group has taken refuge in Belarus. The Polish government
Thousands of Muslims in Iraq protested in anger late last week after a man identified as a refugee from Iraq burned a Quran in front
NATO countries in Eastern Europe are alarmed with the deal struck between Wagner and the Kremlin for CEO Yevgeny Prigozhin and many of his mercenaries
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced during a trip to Lithuania that Germany will permanently station 4,000 German troops in the country after Vilnius had
Denmark has started training Ukrainian pilots on F-16’s and the retirement of Denmark’s F-16 fleet has begun two years early, according to Defense Minister Troels
Over the past week, Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated at multiple appearances that Russia is still willing to reach a peace agreement with Ukraine. Putin
Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh announced on Monday that an additional $6.2 billion of U.S. taxpayers’ money will be given to Ukraine due to an accounting
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has announced that his country is now in possession of Russian tactical nuclear weapons as promised by Russian President Vladimir Putin
The largest NATO air exercise in history, dubbed “Air Defender 23,” is now underway in Germany and other European countries and will run through June
Ukrainian and Western officials place the blame squarely on Russia for the partial destruction of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said,
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have both urged for new elections in Northern Kosovo to help ease the recent ethnic unrest
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is headed to Turkey to push recently re-elected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to end objections to the admission of Sweden
U.S. President Joe Biden in a phone call to recently re-elected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke on two issues — Turkey’s support of Sweden’s
Ethnic unrest has erupted in Northern Kosovo over the weekend after Serbian protestors surrounded municipal buildings in protest over recent elections. Kosovo police seized the
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno announced that Japan has approved further sanctions against Russia for its war against Ukraine which include freezing assets of
Russia has proceeded with its plan to deploy tactical nuclear warheads to neighboring ally Belarus, according to Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. Russian President Vladimir Putin
Turkey’s Presidential election will be decided in a runoff election on May 28 after incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan got more votes than main opposition leader
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, referring to Russia-Ukraine relations, said in an interview with Spain’s El Pais, “I believe that peace negotiations are not
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi announced that Japan is considering opening a NATO liaison office. Hayashi said, “Since the aggression by Russia to Ukraine, the
Now that Finland has officially joined NATO and many believe that Turkey will eventually vote in favor of Sweden’s admission, questions remain about the admissions
Finland is set to become the 31st member of NATO on Tuesday, according to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. Stoltenberg added that he hoped Sweden will
Romania’s navy is leading a NATO military exercise in the Black Sea known as Sea Shield 2023 which includes 12 NATO nations and involves 30
France’s Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said of the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, “The applications of Sweden and Finland should be ratified quickly.” Her
A Russian Su-35 “Flanker” fighter intercepted an American B-52 bomber over the Baltic Sea, less than a week after Russian fighters forced down an American
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hinted that Turkey may be ready to approve Finland’s application into NATO, apart from neighbor Sweden who applied jointly
Just hours after an American MQ-9 “Reaper” drone was forced down over the Black Sea, a pair of NATO fighters, one from the U.K. and
A delegation from Hungary’s parliament has announced that it is now ready to support Sweden’s admission to NATO after resolving some “political disputes” between the
The Finnish Parliament voted 184-7 to authorize Finland’s accession to NATO. Admitting new members requires unanimous approval from the 30 NATO members, but Hungary and
Dmitry Medvedev who is deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, has suggested that in addition to Russia’s goal of winning the “special military operation” in
Two Dutch F-35 fighters intercepted 3 Russian aircraft, two Su-27 Flanker fighters and an IL-20M Coot-A, a Russian reconnaissance aircraft, near Poland’s northern border with
Seymour Hersh, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, has alleged U.S. Navy divers planted remotely triggered explosives that destroyed the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline last September.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims that Ukraine has intercepted details of an alleged Russian plan to collapse the democratic government of Moldova and create a
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