Tag: NATO
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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…
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Lithuanians take to the streets to mourn 4 US soldiers who died in an accident during NATO exercise
Earlier this week on Thursday, Lithuanians took to the streets of Vilnius to pay homage to four US soldiers who died in an accident on the border of Belarus in a NATO exercise. The incident occurred on March 25th when the soldiers were operating a Hercules vehicle that got stuck in a swamp. The team…
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NATO Summit in Brussels ends with a sour taste and uncertaintity over the alliance
A NATO summit was held this week in Brussels, bringing together the foreign ministers of member states, including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and EU High Representative Kaja Kallas. The US State Secretary reiterated that the US is committed to stay in NATO but urged all other members to raise defence spending to 5%.…
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President Macron comes to Ukraine’s defence following Rutte’s comments: Europe and Canada replace US arms purchases with European
Following remarks by NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte about Ukraine being prohibited from joining NATO, French President Emmanuel Macron intervened in Ukraine’s defence, stating that it is up to Ukraine to decide whether it wants to join NATO and host foreign troops as a security guarantee, and that Moscow has no say in these decisions. NATO’s…
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NATO Secretary General walks back on his statement regarding Ukraine’s NATO membership
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte delivered a highly ingratiating performance at a press conference with President Donald Trump at the White House last Thursday, remaining silent as President Trump once again threatened to annex Greenland. Secretary-General Mark Rutte only that said he won’t be involving NATO in the matter. However, NATO’s Secretary General said that it…
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Russia escalates its ethnic cleansing campaign in the occupied territories of Ukraine: US Defense Secretary mulls troop withdrawals from Europe
Yesterday in Brussels, Pete Hegseth attended the NATO Ministerial Meeting where he continued delineating President Trump’s new US policy for Ukraine, NATO and European defense. On his first day, the US Defense Secretary began his meetings in Brussels by announcing that Ukraine should give up the territories it lost to Russia. Following the meeting of…
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants Ukraine to capitulate and cede land: does not want Ukraine to join NATO
During his visit to NATO Headquarters in Brussels earlier today, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that he does not see the possibility of Ukraine returning to its 2014 borders and denied there is a realistic possibility of Ukraine joining NATO. This has also been the consistent position of President Donald Trump who wants…