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NATO head says violence in Kosovo unacceptable while calling for constructive dialogue with Serbia
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the recent violent outbreaks in Kosovo were unacceptable and perpetrators must be brought to justice.
NATO freezes a Cold War-era security pact after Russia pulls out, raising questions on arms control
NATO allies have frozen their participation in a key Cold War-era security treaty in response to Russia’s withdrawal from the pact.
The European Union commissioner urges Montenegro’s new government to push ahead with EU integration
The European Commission’s top official has urged Montenegro to push ahead with its European Union integration process after the NATO member country elected a new government and ended a political stalemate that stalled the membership bid.
Montenegro, an EU hopeful, to vote on a new government backed by anti-Western and pro-Russian groups
After months of political bickering, the parliament in NATO member and EU candidate Montenegro is set to vote Monday on a proposed new government that will hinge on support from pro-Russian and anti-Western groups.
As the Turkish Republic turns 100, here’s a look at its achievements and challenges ahead
The Turkish Republic, founded from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire by the national independence hero Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, turns 100 on Oct. 29.
NATO will hold a major nuclear exercise next week as Russia plans to pull out of a test ban treaty
The chief of NATO says the alliance will hold a major nuclear exercise next week. The announcement by Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg came after Russia warned it would pull out of a global nuclear test ban agreement.
NATO chief presses Turkey to advance Sweden’s membership application.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is pressing Turkey to quickly ratify Sweden’s membership in the military organization.
Finland police investigate undersea gas pipeline leak as possible sabotage
Finnish police say they have launched a criminal investigation into possible sabotage of an undersea gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia that was shut down over the weekend following a leak.
NATO equips peacekeeping force in Kosovo with heavier armament to have “combat power”
Adm. Stuart B. Munsch of NATO’s Allied Joint Force Command Naples, Italy says that the alliance equipped its peacekeeping force in Kosovo with weapons of “combat power” following a recent shootout between masked Serb gunmen and Kosovo police sent tensions soaring in the region.
Damage to gas pipeline, telecom cable connecting Finland and Estonia caused by ‘external activity’
Finland’s president says damage to an undersea gas pipeline and telecommunications cable connecting Finland and Estonia appears to have been caused by “external activity.”
NATO beefs up its Kosovo force as the US worries about a buildup of Serb troops in the area
NATO is reinforcing its troop presence in Kosovo in response to a weekend shootout that left four people dead.
Cardin eyes changes on Egypt, Turkey and around the world as he takes powerful Senate foreign post
The new chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says he’s considering policy changes toward Egypt, Turkey and other countries as he took over the powerful leadership of the panel.
NATO’s secretary-general meets with Zelenskyy to discuss ‘ending Russia’s aggression’
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the status of the war and needs of troops.
Serbia demands that NATO take over policing of northern Kosovo after a deadly shootout
Serbia’s president has demanded that a NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo take over for the national law enforcement agency in northern Kosovo.
F-35 fighter jets land in NATO-member Denmark to replace F-16s, some of which will go to Ukraine
Four F-35 fighter jets have landed at an airbase in Denmark in the first installment of the U.S.-made planes ordered by the NATO member to replace its aging fleet of F-16s, some of which have been promised to Ukraine.
NATO member Romania finds fragments of drones near its border with Ukraine for the third time
Defense officials in NATO member Romania say they have found new fragments of drones similar to those used by the Russian army near its border with war-torn Ukraine, in the third such finding in the past week.
On the brink of joining NATO, Sweden seeks to boost its defense spending by 28%
The Swedish government wants to increase the country’s defense budget by 28% as it prepares to join the NATO alliance.
‘No risk’ that NATO member Romania will be dragged into war, senior alliance official says
NATO Deputy-General Secretary Mircea Geoana says there is “no risk” that alliance member Romania will be dragged into a war following the recent discovery of drone fragments on its territory near the border with war-torn Ukraine.
Proximity of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Danube ports stirs fear in NATO member Romania
The discovery of drone debris on Romanian territory this week has left some local residents fearing that the war in neighboring Ukraine could spread into their country, as Russian forces bombard Ukrainian ports just across the Danube River from NATO-member Romania.
Kosovo’s president says Serb investigators are dragging their feet over attacks on NATO peacekeepers
Kosovo’s president has accused Serbian investigators of dragging their feet over an inquiry into attacks on NATO peacekeepers.
Former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin, who was one of Europe’s youngest leaders, quits politics
Former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin, who was one of Europe’s youngest leaders and a strong voice in supporting Ukraine, says she’s quitting Finnish politics and will join a London-based non-profit organization.
Belarus begins military drills near its border with Poland and Lithuania as tensions heighten
Belarus has begun military exercises near its border with Poland and Lithuania. The drills Monday come with tensions already heightened with the two NATO members over the influx of Russia-linked Wagner mercenaries into Belarus after their short-lived mutiny in Russia.
NATO and the EU send aid to Slovenia after floods that killed at least 6 and left many homeless
The European Union and NATO began sending urgent aid to Slovenia after severe flooding over the weekend affecting two-thirds of the small European country killed at least six people and left hundreds homeless.
Poland and Lithuania say they fear provocations from Russia and Belarus at NATO’s eastern flank
Polish and Lithuanian leaders have held an urgent meeting in a strategically sensitive area where their NATO nations border Belarus and the Russian territory of Kaliningrad.
Russia launches Baltic naval drills, ratcheting up tensions with European neighbors
Russia’s Ministry of Defense says it has opened live-fire naval exercises in the Baltic Sea. Russia last carried out mass military exercises in the sea in June, two months after Finland became NATO’s newest member.
Nervous NATO nations are beefing up security due to Wagner fighters across their borders in Belarus
NATO allies located along the alliance’s eastern front are growing increasingly worried about the presence of Russia-linked Wagner group mercenaries in Belarus.
Poland says two Belarusian helicopters violated its airspace, adding to tensions
Poland’s government says that two Belarusian helicopters entered the Polish airspace. Tuesday’s incident comes amid rising tensions along the NATO member’s border with the Russian ally.
Sweden, Finland and Switzerland are considering security links with US National Guard, general says
Switzerland, Finland and Sweden are considering joining the U.S. National Guard’s security partnership program in a further expansion of U.S. military ties across Europe after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Bluffing or not, Putin’s declared deployment of nuclear weapons to Belarus raises tensions
Sometime this summer, if President Vladimir Putin can be believed, Russia moved some of its short-range nuclear weapons into Belarus, closer to Ukraine and onto the doorstep of NATO’s members in Central and Eastern Europe.
Biden proclaims NATO alliance ‘more united than ever’ in contrast to predecessor Trump
President Joe Biden says he and other NATO leaders showed the world this week that the military alliance remains “more united than ever.”
Turkey’s Erdogan says lawmakers will take up ratification of Sweden’s NATO membership in October
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that Sweden’s NATO membership bid would not be ratified by Turkey’s parliament before October, but that he hopes for a swift ratification once lawmakers return from a two-month break.