On Monday, Finland's parliament unanimously approved a new Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with the US that gives the US military access to 15 bases in the Nordic nation, which shares an over 800-mile border with Russia. One of the places where the US can now...
Stoltenberg: Ukraine Using F-16s on Russian Territory Won’t Be an Escalation
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg claimed on Thursday that Ukraine using NATO-provided F-16 fighter jets to strike inside Russian territory would not be an escalation. Several NATO members will send US-made F-16s to Ukraine once pilots have completed training,...
NATO Developing ‘Land Corridors’ To Rush US Troops to Frontlines in Event of War With Russia
NATO is developing multiple "land corridors" to rush US troops and armored vehicles to the frontlines of a potential future ground war with Russia in Eastern Europe, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday. Current NATO plans involve US troops landing in ports in the...
Stoltenberg Joins Calls for NATO Weapons To Be Used on Russian Territory
On Friday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg joined calls for Ukraine to be able to use NATO-provided weapons to strike Russian territory, a step that would mark a major escalation in the proxy war. "The time has come for allies to consider whether they should...
Putin Warns West Russia’s Nuclear Arsenal Is On ‘Full Combat Alert’
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a speech on Thursday that Russia's nuclear arsenal is in "full combat alert," a warning that comes after French President Emmanuel Macron said the idea of NATO deploying troops to Ukraine was not ruled out. "The strategic...
Turkish Parliament Approves Sweden’s NATO Membership
Turkey's parliament ratified Sweden's NATO bid on Tuesday, bringing Stockholm one step closer to joining the military alliance. Turkey's General Assembly voted 287-55 to approve Sweden's NATO bid about a year and a half after Stockholm submitted its application....
NATO to Hold Its Largest Military Exercises Since the Cold War
NATO will launch major war games next week with about 90,000 troops to prepare for a potential conflict with Russia that will mark the alliance's largest military exercises since the end of the Cold War. "Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024 will be the largest NATO...
Congress Approves Bill to Prevent Any President From Leaving NATO
Packed into the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act that's been approved by both the House and Senate is an amendment designed to prevent any future president from withdrawing the US from NATO. The legislation was a bipartisan effort led by Senators Marco Rubio...
Stoltenberg Says NATO Should Be Ready for Bad News About Ukraine
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Saturday that the alliance must be prepared for bad news about Ukraine and urged support for continuing the proxy war against Russia. "Wars develop in phases," Stoltenberg told the German broadcaster ARD. "We have to...
NATO Official Says the ‘Bottom of the Barrel’ of Weapons Stockpiles Is Visible
The head of NATO's Military Committee is urging the alliance to increase arms production, warning the "bottom of the barrel" of NATO's stockpiles is now visible due to the massive amounts of weapons and ammunition that have been shipped to Ukraine. Dutch Adm. Rob...