Jan 24 Finland’s foreign minister hints at joining NATO without Sweden By Jari Tanner, Karl Ritter, Associated Press Sweden and Finland rushed to apply for NATO membership following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, abandoning their long-standing non-alignment policy. Continue reading
Jan 18 WATCH: NATO allies U.S., Turkey meet in Washington amid disagreements on war in Ukraine By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The United States and Turkey on Wednesday looked to brush aside differences that have strained relations for years but were unable to report progress in resolving disagreements over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and NATO expansion that have soured ties between… Continue reading
Jan 18 NATO warns of extended war in Ukraine, vows to be ready By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The alliance's deputy secretary general Mircea Geoana told military chiefs from across Europe on Wednesday that NATO nations must invest more in defense, ramp up military industrial manufacturing and harness new technologies to prepare for future wars. Continue reading
Jan 13 NATO to send surveillance planes to Romania to monitor Russian activity By Associated Press NATO plans to deploy three surveillance planes to Romania next week to perform reconnaissance missions and to "monitor Russian military activity" within the military alliance's territory. Continue reading
Jan 01 Ukraine faces grim start to 2023 after deadly barrage of Russian missile strikes By Renata Brito, Associated Press Ukrainians woke up to a grim 2023 Sunday, reeling from more sirens and fresh missile attacks as the death toll from Russia’s massive New Year's Eve assault across the country climbed to at least three. Continue reading
Dec 29 Serbia revokes troop alert, removes some roadblocks along Kosovo border By Radul Radovanovic, Associated Press Serbia has revoked combat readiness of its troops on the border with Kosovo as Serbs started removing more than a dozen of roadblocks in the north of the state. Continue reading
Dec 26 Serbian troops along Kosovo border placed on combat alert By Associated Press Serbia has placed its security troops on the border with Kosovo on "the full state of combat readiness," ignoring NATO's calls for calming tensions between the two wartime Balkan foes. Continue reading
Dec 21 Russia’s military set to expand as Putin vows to continue fighting in Ukraine By Associated Press Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced at Wednesday's meeting a plan to increase Russia's military from 1 million personnel to 1.5 million. Shoigu also declared plans to form new military units in western Russia to counterbalance plans by Finland and Sweden… Continue reading
Dec 09 NATO chief fears Ukraine war could broaden into wider conflict By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The head of NATO expressed worry that the fighting in Ukraine could spin out of control and become a war between Russia and NATO, according to an interview released Friday. Continue reading
Nov 29 Ukrainian allies in West pledge more winter aid By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press To ease the hardships and ensure Ukraine’s 43 million people can maintain their resolve in the 10th month of fighting against Russia’s invasion, NATO allies planned to boost provisions of blankets, generators and other basic necessities. Continue reading