NATO leaders issued a communiqué on Tuesday at the end of the first day of the alliance's summit in Vilnius that dealt with the issue of Ukraine's future membership. The communiqué said NATO would waive the Membership Action Plan (MAP) for Ukraine, which requires...
Sullivan Says US to Move Forward With $20 Billion F-16 Sale to Turkey
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Tuesday that the Biden administration will move forward with a $20 billion sale of Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets to Turkey. Sullivan's comments came a day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to back...
NATO to Drop Membership Action Plan for Ukraine
NATO is set to drop the requirement for Ukraine to go through a Membership Action Plan (MAP) to join the alliance, AFP reported on Monday. The MAP is designed to ensure aspiring NATO members make reforms to meet certain political, economic, and military standards to...
Turkey’s Erdogan Agrees to Back Sweden’s NATO Membership
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to back Sweden's NATO membership on the eve of a two-day NATO summit in Lithuania. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that Erdogan has agreed to submit Sweden's accession protocols to Turkey's Parliament, the...
Lithuania Says NATO Will Give Ukraine ‘A Lot’ at Upcoming Summit
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said Wednesday that Ukraine will receive "a lot" from NATO at the summit his country is hosting next week from July 11-12. NATO members are still debating what new pledges Ukraine will receive at the summit in Vilnius. Kyiv wants a...
NATO Chief Says Most Wagner Forces Haven’t Gone to Belarus
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that not many members of Russia's Wagner Group followed their exiled leader to Belarus. Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is now living in exile in Belarus after his short-lived mutiny, and other members of the force...
NATO Agrees to Extend Secretary-General Stoltenberg’s Term By a Year
NATO on Tuesday agreed to extend Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg's term by another year as the alliance wants to stick with a familiar leader amid its raging proxy war against Russia in Ukraine. Stoltenberg is a Norwegian politician and former prime minister of...
Republican Bill Would Reaffirm That NATO’s Article 5 Doesn’t Override Congressional War Powers
On Thursday, a group of Republicans introduced a bill in the House and Senate that would reaffirm NATO's Article 5 does not override congressional war powers. The effort was led by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Reps. Chip Roy (R-TX) and Warren Davidson (R-OH). "I...
Ukraine Still Pushing for NATO Membership Commitment at Summit
Ukrainian officials are still pushing for a commitment on Kyiv's potential NATO membership at the alliance's upcoming July summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that there will be no formal invitation for Ukraine to join the...
NATO Chief Says No Formal Invite for Ukraine to Join Alliance at Vilnius Summit
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that NATO will not offer a formal invitation to Ukraine to join the alliance at the upcoming summit in Vilnius that will be held from July 11-12. "At the Vilnius Summit and in the preparations for the Summit, we're...