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A group of NATO countries is working to set up a new bank by 2027 to help fund military spending and prepare for a potential conflict with Russia, Izvestia reports, citing sources.
News ID: 3896 Publish Date : 2026/02/01
The EU would be unable defend itself without the US, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said. The bloc’s members would have to spend up to 10% of their GDP on their militaries, which could still be insufficient, he told the European Parliament on Monday.
News ID: 3813 Publish Date : 2026/01/27
The United States will continue to be a part of NATO , US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
News ID: 3690 Publish Date : 2026/01/19
The American media outlet, by examining the recent escalating tensions between America under Donald Trump's leadership and its European allies, argues that Trump's recent threats to annex Greenland and impose punitive tariffs against those who obstruct this annexation have acted as "the final blow" to U.S.-Europe relations and the beginning of an inevitable "separation" between the parties.
News ID: 3688 Publish Date : 2026/01/19
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un personally observed a missile drill designed to test the readiness of the country’s ‘war deterrent’ on Sunday – a move that came just hours after Pyongyang condemned recent US military intervention in Venezuela.
News ID: 3426 Publish Date : 2026/01/05
The EU would only hurt itself if it decides to go its own way in the field of security, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has told dpa news agency. The European members of the bloc need to comply with Washington’s demands and spend more on their militaries instead, he stated on Friday.
News ID: 3244 Publish Date : 2025/12/27
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned his US counterpart, George W. Bush, back in 2008 that Washington’s intention to admit Ukraine to NATO would cause a long-term confrontation between Russia and the United States.
News ID: 3188 Publish Date : 2025/12/24
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has said Washington could rethink its opposition to Ukraine’s NATO membership, if US President Donald Trump dies.
News ID: 3074 Publish Date : 2025/12/18
NATO forces deployed to Ukraine under a peace deal could potentially directly engage Russian troops, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said.
News ID: 3064 Publish Date : 2025/12/18
EU and UK leaders have called for the deployment of a European-led military force to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire with Russia, along with US-led “monitoring” teams and the “regeneration” of Kiev’s own army.
News ID: 3019 Publish Date : 2025/12/16
The President of Ukraine announced that the country has abandoned its quest to join NATO , indicating a major shift in policy for the war-torn nation, which had long presented NATO membership as a key issue in resolving the crisis.
News ID: 2985 Publish Date : 2025/12/14
A Republican congressman has introduced a bill to pull the US out of NATO , arguing the bloc is a “Cold War relic” that drains “trillions” of dollars from American taxpayers.
News ID: 2921 Publish Date : 2025/12/10
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky acknowledged that Kyiv currently has no pathway into NATO , citing a lack of support from the United States and several other member states.
News ID: 2908 Publish Date : 2025/12/10
European NATO members are facing a US deadline to take more responsibility for the military bloc’s intelligence gathering and missile production, Reuters reported on Friday, citing sources who spoke on condition of anonymity.
News ID: 2822 Publish Date : 2025/12/06
Belarus has summoned Lithuania’s charge d’affaires regarding an alleged recent airspace violation by a drone, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
News ID: 2752 Publish Date : 2025/12/02
A recent statement by a NATO general that the bloc could consider a “pre-emptive strike” against Russia shows that it is seeking escalation and wants to derail the Ukraine peace process, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.
News ID: 2751 Publish Date : 2025/12/02
NATO could bar Ukraine from joining the bloc without requiring Kiev to formally renounce its accession ambitions, under a scenario discussed by US peace negotiators at the weekend, CNN has reported.
News ID: 2736 Publish Date : 2025/12/01
The North Atlantic Alliance is exploring the possibility of preemptive strikes in response to Russia's alleged aggressive actions, says the head of NATO ’s Military Committee.
News ID: 2723 Publish Date : 2025/12/01
NATO has turned the Baltic Sea into an area of military confrontation, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said, lamenting that the bloc is unwilling to discuss de-escalation in the region.
News ID: 2516 Publish Date : 2025/11/20
France’s top general, Fabien Mandon, is facing backlash after saying the country must be ready to “lose children” in a potential conflict with Russia. Moscow has dismissed Western speculation that it has any plans to attack the EU or NATO as “nonsense.”
News ID: 2514 Publish Date : 2025/11/20