NATO

European Allies Downplay US Absence at NATO as Concerns Over Leadership Surface European NATO members on Thursday sought to dismiss concerns that the United States is stepping back from its traditional leadership role in the alliance,…
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday said comments by US President Donald Trump downplaying the role of non-American troops in Afghanistan were “completely unacceptable,” saying they had caused pain to families of fallen…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has offered to abandon Ukraine’s long-standing aspiration to join the NATO military alliance in exchange for firm Western security guarantees, as he held more than five hours of talks with US envoys in…
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to impose trade penalties, including tariffs, on Spain for refusing to raise its defense spending to 5 percent of GDP, calling the country’s stance “disrespectful” to NATO. “I’m very unhappy…
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Pentagon officials privately warned European diplomats in late August that the US would scale back security aid to Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia — NATO members bordering Russia — and urged Europe to become less reliant on Washington. The…
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Three Russian MIG-31 fighter aircraft entered Estonian airspace without permission on Friday, remaining for 12 minutes in what Tallinn described as an “unprecedentedly brazen” violation. The Estonian foreign ministry summoned Russia’s…
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US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged NATO countries to immediately halt purchases of Russian oil and to impose tariffs of 50–100% on China until the war in Ukraine ends. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he had issued a letter…
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that the United States would not deploy ground troops to Ukraine as part of any security guarantees, a statement that underscores a significant shift in U.S. policy amid ongoing…
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz proposed hosting a trilateral summit in Europe involving U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, following inconclusive talks between Trump…
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Hundreds of demonstrators rallied on Sunday in The Hague to protest against NATO, rising military expenditures, and a possible conflict with Iran—just two days before the alliance’s summit in the Dutch city. “Let’s invest in peace and…
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