Apr 24 World military spending up to an all-time high, watchdog says By Associated Press The three largest spenders last year were the United States, China and Russia, who jointly accounted for 56 percent of the expenditure. Continue reading
Apr 20 NATO chief makes surprise visit to Ukraine, says ‘rightful place’ is in the alliance By Lorne Cook, Samya Kullab, Associated Press The Kremlin has given various justifications for going to war, but repeated Thursday that preventing Ukraine from joining NATO was a key goal behind its invasion. Continue reading
Apr 15 Newest NATO member Finland starts building fence on Russian border By Kostya Manenkov, Sergei Grits, Associated Press The construction of barbed-wired fence along Finland’s long border with Russia — primarily meant to curb illegal migration — has broken ground near the southeastern town of Imatra less than two weeks after the Nordic country joined NATO as the… Continue reading
Apr 08 U.S. investigates whether classified Ukraine documents were leaked, altered By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Justice Department has launched an investigation into the possible release of Pentagon documents that were posted on several social media sites and appear to detail U.S. and NATO aid to Ukraine, but may have been altered or used as… Continue reading
Apr 05 WATCH: Blinken says Wall Street Journal reporter ‘wrongfully detained’ by Russia By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday he has “no doubt” that Russia has wrongfully detained an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal who was arrested last week on spying allegations. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 6:48 Finland formally joins NATO in wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Finland became the 31st member of the NATO alliance on Tuesday, less than one year after it petitioned to join. Finland’s accession doubles NATO’s border with Russia and concludes a historic shift following 75 years of non-alignment. Nick Schifrin discussed… Continue watching
Apr 04 U.S. to provide Ukraine with $2.6 billion in military aid By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Biden administration says the U.S. will send Ukraine about $500 million in ammunition and equipment and spend more than $2 billion to buy an array of munitions, radar and other weapons for that country in the future. Continue reading
Apr 04 Finland joins NATO, dealing major blow to Russia for Ukraine invasion By Lorne Cook, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Finland joined the NATO military alliance Tuesday, dealing a major blow to Russia with a historic realignment of the continent triggered by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Apr 03 With no peace in sight, NATO countries eye more Ukraine military aid By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Ukraine's Western allies have sent the country 65 billion euros ($70 billion) in military aid to help thwart Russia's full-scale invasion. Continue reading
Apr 03 What are the last steps for Finland’s NATO membership? By Associated Press NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Finland will officially join the military alliance on Tuesday. The green light comes days after Turkey's parliament endorsed Finland's accession. Continue reading