US President Donald Trump has demanded that NATO members immediately increase their defense spending to 2% of their GDP, a 2025 target. He wrote about this on his Twitter microblog. “What is the use of NATO if Germany pays Russia...
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday sharply criticized Germany for its support of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, calling Berlin “a hostage to Russia” and expressing dissatisfaction with the inability of the German authorities to increase defense spending, writes Reuters. ...
The president warned them that in response, the United States could adjust its military presence in Europe. US President Donald Trump sent letters to the leaders of several NATO countries, including Germany, Belgium, Norway and Canada, in harsh tones, in which he rebuked them for being too ...
If President Putin decides to subjugate the Baltics, he will pay dearly for it. The conquest of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will take at least three days, according to a recent report by the Swedish military-analytical agency FOI. The VG edition predicted how events would develop if the war between NATO and Russia actually began. ...
Ukraine and Georgia were recognized as some of those countries that want to join NATO. In total, there are 4 countries that today the alliance recognizes as its future members. NATO's doors remain open to any European country willing to take on ...
Aggravation of relations with Russia poses the greatest threat to the United States in the new year, according to experts from the Council on Foreign Relations, according to the organization's website. Foreign policy experts have compiled a list of conflict threats based on their likelihood of origin or escalation, and their potential impact on ...
Russia wants to change the established world order and poses a “long-term existential threat” to the United States and Europe. This was stated by the head of the NATO Supreme Command in Europe, General Philip Breedlove, writes The Hill. “Russia is not just challenging the agreed upon rules...
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced the onset of a new cold war between NATO and the Russian Federation. He made this statement during his speech at the Munich Security Conference, Interfax reports. “In our assessment, NATO’s political line remains unfriendly and closed...
Poland is considering the option of expanding cooperation with the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO), which may include the deployment of NATO nuclear weapons in the country. This is stated in a message on the official website of the Polish Ministry of Defense. The deputy head of this department Tomasz Shatkowski noted that Poland is planning ...
The member countries of the North Atlantic Alliance approved the decision to begin negotiations on Montenegro’s accession to NATO, said Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. The parties called the decision “historic” “The foreign ministers made a historic decision - to begin the process of negotiations for Montenegro to become the 29th member of our alliance,”...