Finnish officials have said they would join NATO without Sweden if Turkey only approves their membership, reversing their previous position that they would only join together with Stockholm. The comments came after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sweden...
The US is trying to train Ukrainians to change the way they fight so they use fewer artillery munitions as NATO says its stockpiles are dwindling. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin detailed the efforts after a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact group in Brussels...
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that Ukrainian forces are using significantly more ammunition than the alliance's members can produce, putting a strain on Western stockpiles. "The war in Ukraine is consuming an enormous amount of munitions, and...
The head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization visited Tokyo on Tuesday and called for NATO to forge a stronger partnership with Japan as the alliance has its eyes on the region after labeling China a "systemic challenge." NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg...
Finland's foreign minister on Monday reiterated that his country will stick with its original plan of not joining NATO without Sweden despite Turkey's vows that it won't support Stockholm's membership. "Our strong wish is still to join NATO together with Sweden,"...
Adm. Rob Bauer, the head of NATO's Military Committee, said that NATO is "ready" for a direct confrontation with Russia, citing the alliance's recent efforts to boost its presence in Eastern Europe. Last year, NATO placed new battle groups in Bulgaria, Hungary,...
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Tuesday that Germany and its allies are "fighting a war against Russia" in rare candid remarks about the Western role in the conflict. Baerbock made the comments at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in...
Turkey has postponed planned talks with Sweden and Finland on their potential NATO bids following a Quran-burning protest in Sweden that took place in front of the Turkish embassy, the Turkish broadcaster TRT World reported Tuesday. The report cited anonymous Turkish...
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday called for a "significant increase" in military aid for Kyiv. "This is a pivotal moment in the war and the need for a significant increase in support for Ukraine," the NATO chief told Reuters on the sidelines of the...
A spokesman for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara is unlikely to approve Sweden and Finland joining NATO before June. Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said Sweden needs time before it can codify new counterterrorism measures into law, changes Ankara wants to...
