Tag: NATO
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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…
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Malta enjoys security guarantees from neighbouring Italy, so why doesn’t it join NATO?
Malta has an informal and slightly tacit agreement with Italy on its defense with regarding to emergency situations. I write slightly, because although the head of governments do not speak about it frequently and every single time they meet, military officials of corresponding countries do actually discuss the matter. Malta has two main foreign allies…
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A NATO delegation visits “War Trophies Park” in Baku, Azerbaijan
There were surreal scenes earlier this week as a NATO delegation visited Baku and were seen being toured around “War Trophies Park” which holds military trophies captured from the Armenians in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War of 2020. More than 100,000 Armenians were displaced from their homes last year as Azerbaijan invaded and occupied Nagorno-Karabakh with…
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Who is the NATO ally blocking the use of European weapons on Russian territory? It’s likely President Joe Biden and the United States
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has stated that he has no objection to Ukraine making use of long-range Storm Shadow missiles on Russian territory. This stance was also publicly declared by French President Emmanuel Macron earlier this year. Both France and the United Kingdom, which own and produce the Storm Shadow missile, have donated these…
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A new Axis of Evil right at Europe’s doorstep
Earlier this week China has flown a contingent of troops to Belarus to conduct military drills with the Belarussian army. The drills are coinciding with the ongoing NATO summit giving the message that there exists an alternative military alliance to NATO. This aggressive political messaging by China is currently being sent as it increases its…
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Nothing new from NATO Summit so far
Nothing new has come out of the NATO Summit currently being held in Washington following President Joe Biden’s opening speech. During his speech, Biden has announced the delivery of four Patriot missiles to Ukraine by the United States, Romania, Germany and The Netherlands and an additional Italian-French SAMP/T air-defense system by Italy. The announcement comes…
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Malta to formally attend NATO Summit in Washington
Tomorrow, Malta’s Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg is set to attend the 75th annual NATO Summit in Washington. Malta has been officially invited as a member of the Partnership for Peace and the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council. Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg will participate in a dinner with other NATO heads of state, including President Joe…
