Jun 17 A record number of NATO allies are spending more on defense, hitting alliance's goals By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The estimated figure is a nearly fourfold increase from 2021 in the ranks of the 32 NATO members meeting the alliance's defense spending guideline. Continue reading
May 07 Biden hosts Romanian leader at the White House to celebrate NATO partnership By Associated Press Biden said NATO was stronger because Romania was in it and he noted that Romanian and American troops have fought and trained alongside one another and praised Romania for having "stepped up" to assist Ukraine in fending off Russia's invasion. Continue reading
Apr 29 NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg says slow arms deliveries to Ukraine have benefited Russia on the battlefield By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Russia is hurrying to exploit its advantages before Kyiv's depleted forces get more Western military supplies. Ukraine's president says new Western supplies have started arriving, but slowly. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 7:51 NATO head Stoltenberg on whether delayed U.S. aid can still make a difference in Ukraine By John Yang, Andrew Corkery Among the Western leaders welcoming Saturday’s House approval of Ukraine aid was NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who called it a move that “makes us all safer, in Europe and North America.” Earlier, John Yang spoke with Stoltenberg from NATO… Continue watching
Apr 04 NATO celebrates 75th anniversary as questions around war in Ukraine corrode its unity By Lorne Cook, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his counterparts on Thursday are marking the moment NATO's founding treaty was signed on this date in 1949. Continue reading
Apr 03 NATO weighs a plan to provide long-term military help to Ukraine as Russian troops assert control By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Stoltenberg said Wednesday that "support to Ukraine should be less dependent on short-term, voluntary offers and more dependent on long-term NATO commitments."… Continue reading
Apr 01 U.S. defense official had 'Havana syndrome' symptoms during a 2023 NATO summit, the Pentagon confirms By Tara Copp, Associated Press Intelligence assessments have found that it is unlikely that Havana syndrome attacks were conducted by a foreign adversary. But intelligence agencies have varying degrees of confidence in that assessment. Continue reading
Mar 21 EU leaders mulls ways to get more arms to outgunned Ukraine amid a new sense of urgency By Lorne Cook, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press New plans are on the table, notably to use the profits from frozen Russian assets to help rearm Ukraine and give its defense industry a boost. Continue reading
Mar 12 WATCH: Biden hosts Poland's president and prime minister at the White House By Vanesa Gera, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Ahead of the visit, President Andrzej Duda called on other members of the NATO alliance to raise their spending on defense to 3 percent of their GDP as Russia puts its own economy on a war footing and pushes forward… Continue reading
Mar 11 Sweden's flag raised at NATO headquarters, cementing its membership in the military alliance By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Sweden set aside decades of post-World War II neutrality when it formally joined NATO on March 7. Finland joined last year in another historic move ending years of military nonalignment. Continue reading