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Donald Trump’s careless statements and clumsy transatlantic policies have reportedly forced the US ambassador to Estonia to retire from his post, saying these values are no longer compatible with “his DNA.” “The United States’ Ambassador to Estonia, Jim Melville, announced his intent to retire from the Foreign Service, effective July 29, after 33 years of […]
The war over the UK Ministry of Defence’s budget took another turn on Wednesday after reports of a top Trump administration official demanding the UK spends more on its defense during a meeting of key NATO security chiefs. John Bolton, who has been Donald Trump’s national security advisor since April, made the demands to his […]
Ahead of next month’s NATO meeting, Jens Stoltenberg used Thursday’s London speech to appeal for unity despite disagreements. Meanwhile, Tory ministers warned “Russia is preparing for war” amid a funding row with Downing Street. Speaking at Lancaster House ahead of a meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May at No.10, the Secretary-General Stoltenberg said the bond […]
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NATO is not obliged to come to the rescue should a hypothetical war break out between Iran and Israel, Jens Stoltenberg has told Germany’s Der Spiegel, amid increased tensions between the bitter Middle East rivals. “Israel is our partner, but not a member of NATO. The security guarantee of Article 5 does not apply to […]
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has announced that his country will formally join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a global partner next week. “Global partners,” or “partners across the globe,” are a category of countries that NATO cooperates with on an individual basis outside of its main frameworks. They include Afghanistan, Australia, Iraq, Japan, […]
Deputy Secretary General of NATO Rose Gottemoeller says that the Alliance does not wish to face military conflict with Russia, but still blames it for a “troubling pattern of behavior,” from Ukraine to Salisbury. “We would categorically want to avoid a situation where confrontation with Russia is inevitable. And that’s exactly what our decision-making is […]
Senior Russian and NATO officials will meet next week amid heightened tensions over the Syria conflict, Russian newspaper Kommersant has reported. The head of the Russian General Staff, First Deputy Defense Minister Valery Gerasimov, and the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO in Europe, Curtis Scaparrotti, are due to meet in what will be the first […]
A classified German Defense Ministry report says the country’s fleet of Tornado fighter jets may be unsuitable for conducting NATO missions, several media outlets said. The report, first cited by the German magazine Spiegel, says the Panavia Tornado, which first entered service in the 1970s, has several equipment flaws that make it vulnerable and no […]
NATO expelled seven Russian diplomats and denied accreditations to three others over the Skripal case, saying a “constructive response” was sought from Russia. There has been no evidence that Moscow played a role in the attack. The decision to cut the permanent size of the Russian mission from a maximum size of 30 to 20 […]
