NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg acknowledged last week that Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine last year to prevent NATO from expanding into the country. "The background was that President Putin declared in the autumn of 2021, and actually sent a...
NATO Says ‘No Risk’ of Romania Being Dragged Into Russia-Ukraine War
NATO Deputy-General Secretary Mircea Geoana said Monday that there was "no risk" NATO member Romania would be dragged into the Russia-Ukraine war after Bucharest said drone fragments were found on Romanian territory. Russia has been targeting Ukrainian ports on the...
Poland and Baltic States Demand Belarus Expel Wagner Fighters
NATO members Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia are demanding Belarus expel Wagner fighters who went to the country after Yevgeny Prigozhin's short-lived mutiny in June. "We have asked the regime [of Belarusian President Alexander] Lukashenko to immediately expel...
NATO Chief Says Only Ukraine Can Decide When to Enter Talks to End War
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said that only Ukraine can decide when to enter peace talks to end the war with Russia and vowed the alliance's support for an open-ended conflict. "It is the Ukrainians, and only the Ukrainians, who can decide when...
NATO Official Calls Comments on Ukraine Ceding Territory a ‘Mistake’
A NATO official who sparked a backlash from Kyiv for suggesting Ukraine could cede territory to Russia in exchange for NATO membership appeared to walk back his comments on Wednesday. "My statement about this was part of a larger discussion about possible future...
Ukraine Says It Will Start Talks With US on Security Guarantees
A Ukrainian official said Sunday that Kyiv will begin consultations with Washington this week on the US providing Ukraine with security guarantees. "We are starting talks with the United States (this) week," Andriy Yermak, chief of staff for President Volodymyr...
Senate Rejects Congressional War Powers Over NATO’s Article 5
The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted down an amendment to the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would declare NATO's Article 5, which outlines mutual defense commitments, does not override congressional war powers. The amendment, introduced...
Democrat, Republican Senators Agree NATO Expansion Into Asia Is ‘Inevitable’
Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) agreed on Sunday that NATO expansion into Asia was "inevitable" as the Western military alliance increasingly has its eyes on China. Both senators made the comments on NBC's Meet the Press. When asked by host...
G7 Countries Vow Long-Term Military Support for Ukraine
President Biden and other Group of Seven leaders on Wednesday pledged long-term support for Ukraine and announced that they would each negotiate a bilateral security deal with Kyiv. "Today we are launching negotiations with Ukraine to formalize — through bilateral...
NATO Countries Agree to Start Training Ukrainian Pilots on F-16s in August
Eleven NATO members agreed on Tuesday to start training Ukrainian pilots on US-made F-16s in Europe this August, the first step toward getting the American-made fighter jets to the war zone in Ukraine. According to POLITICO, the training will begin in Denmark and will...