Tag: NATO
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Is President Donald Trump right about Russian oil and gas purchases by Europe?
President Donald Trump is bringing yet another cynical excuse to avoid slapping new sanctions on Russia despite repeated pledges that he would so if Putin kept bombing Ukrainian cities. President Trump is accusing Europe of buying Russian oil and gas and says that he would be happy to slap new sanctions if Europe stopped buying…
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US Secretary of War disowns NATO and says that the US is only focused on securing its borders
Earlier this week, Poland was deliberately attacked by Russian drones sent deep inside its territory. Most of the drones were shot down and caused no casualties. European allies including Italy, Romania and the Netherlands scrambled fighter jets to Poland during the attack. Poland applied NATO’s article 4 mechanism following the attacks which provides for consultation…
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Russian drones enter 250 KM deep into Poland: 10 Russian drones downed
Up to 10 drones were downed of the more than a dozen Russian drones that entered Polish airspace earlier this morning. Some of the drones were not en route to Ukraine but were directed into Polish territory with some of the drones going deep into Mniszków, 250 KM deep into Polish territory. Other drones entered…
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Europe scrambles fighter jets to shoot down Russian drones in Poland
European states including Italy and Romania have scrambled their fighter jets to Poland to help the Polish air force shoot down Russian drones that have entered its airspace. This is not the first time that Russia flew drones through Poland to Ukraine but it is the first time that these drones are being shot down…
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Austria to discuss NATO membership
In an exclusive interview with Welt, the Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Beate Meinl-Reisinger said that neutrality no longer makes sense in the current context because neutrality alone does not protect you. The Foreign Affairs Minister stated that she wants to hold a debate in Austria about the prospect of NATO membership. She added that…
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Editorial: the case for NATO to bomb Israel
In 1999, NATO launched an air campaign against Serbia to halt the ethnic cleansing and mass atrocities being committed by Serbian forces against Kosovar Albanians during the Kosovo War. The intervention aimed to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and escalating violence, which many feared could become a genocide. The attacks came after nearly a decade of…
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President Trump announces $10 billion weapons sales to Ukraine funded by European NATO members
In a press conference with NATO General-Secretary Mark Rutte, US President Donald Trump announced that the US is to sell up to $10 billion in weapons to Ukraine. The weapons are to be bought by NATO countries to replace existing weapons that will be sent to Ukraine. Among the weapons included in the purchases are…
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NATO Summit concludes with brief statement underlying prolonged threat by Russia
The NATO summit at The Hague concluded with a brief statement underlying the alliance’s unity in the face of prolonged threats, namely those posed by Russia and terrorism. The statement also noted that the alliance will work to reduce trade barriers in defence spending. As national leaders convened for the NATO summit, Russia killed up…
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Russia bombed a train in Ukraine full of civilians while a NATO summit convened at The Hague
Yesterday, as national leaders convened at The Hauge in The Netherlands for a NATO summit, Russia bombed a civilian train with a ballistic missile in the city of Dnipro. The attack left up to 17 people killed and up to 280 injured. The attack also came as President Donald Trump gave comments to journalists while…
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Spain drops news before NATO summit that it won’t hit 5% in defence expenditure
A planned upcoming NATO Summit in the Hague this week between the 24th and 25th June is going to start on the wrong foot with many world leaders making statements and announcements that won’t necessarily be welcomed by their allies. On one hand, President Donald Trump wants to exclude Ukraine from the summit, avoid speaking…
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Joining NATO no longer sounds far-fetched when neutrality can’t defend your borders
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Labour Party promoted the concept of “neutrality” as the best deterrent to war and the most effective security policy. The fewer weapons we have, we were told, the lower the risk of getting into trouble. Individuals like myself, who studied history but specifically Malta’s neutrality, and its history,…
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President Zelensky says giving up territory is a red line: Rutte’s comments on NATO made to the Ukrainian media
In a press conference held yesterday in Odesa by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, President Zelensky reiterated that giving up territory to Russia is a red line for Ukraine and US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff was discussing matters outside his remit. The visit follows a Russian attack against civilians in Sumy…
