Feb 27 Head of NATO says no troops going to Ukraine as the Kremlin warns of wider war By Lorne Cook, Karel Janicek, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron says that sending in Western troops should not be "ruled out" in the future. Continue reading
Feb 26 Hungary’s parliament ratifies Sweden’s bid to join NATO By Justin Spike, Associated Press The Monday vote cleared Sweden's final hurdle after it first applied to join the alliance in May 2022. Continue reading
Feb 18 Hungarian government declines to meet U.S. senators seeking approval for Sweden’s NATO bid By Justin Spike, Associated Press A bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators has made an official visit to Hungary’s capital to call on the nationalist government to immediately approve Sweden’s request to join NATO. Hungary is the only one of NATO’s 31 members not to have… Continue reading
Feb 16 WATCH: Embracing dictators and global isolation is ‘dangerous, destabilizing,’ Harris says By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday warned of the dangers of growing authoritarianism and isolationism in a not-so-veiled repudiation of Donald Trump’s worldview and threats to renege on security guarantees for NATO allies should he return to the White House. Continue reading
Feb 14 Serbia receives another arms delivery from Russia despite international sanctions over Ukraine By Associated Press Serbia has received another arms delivery from its ally Russia despite international sanctions on Moscow over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 14 NATO chief hails record defense spending while warning that Trump’s remarks undermine security By Lorne Cook, Matthew Lee, Associated Press NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says European allies and Canada have ramped up defense spending to record levels. Continue reading
Feb 13 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin released from the hospital, has resumed his full duties By Tara Copp, Associated Press Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday and has resumed his full duties, the Pentagon said. Continue reading
Feb 13 Trump comments about U.S. commitment to NATO are ‘un-American,’ Biden says By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press “The whole world heard it and the worst thing is he means it," President Joe Biden said. Continue reading
Feb 13 The world faces a ‘dangerous decade’ as instability and military spending rise, a new report says By Danica Kirka, Associated Press The world has entered an era of increasing instability as countries around the globe boost military spending in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Hamas attack on Israel and China's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea. Continue reading
Feb 13 Leader of NATO member Estonia wanted by Russia over removal of Soviet-era monuments By Associated Press Estonia and fellow NATO members Latvia and Lithuania have pulled down monuments that are widely seen as an unwanted legacy of the Soviet occupation of those countries. Moscow has denounced those moves as a desecration of memory of Soviet soldiers… Continue reading