Finnish brewery launches NATO beer to mark membership application
By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI – A small Finnish brewery a few dozen miles from the Russian border has launched a new beer to toast its country’s application to join the…
By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI – A small Finnish brewery a few dozen miles from the Russian border has launched a new beer to toast its country’s application to join the…
ISTANBUL – Turkey has told allies that it will reject Sweden and Finland’s membership to NATO, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in a video posted on his Twitter account on…
WASHINGTON – Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said Canada was in favour of a “quick” accession to the NATO military alliance for Sweden and Finland. “Canada not only favors their…
BERLIN – Canada hopes for a swift ratification process should Finland and Sweden decide to apply for NATO membership, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Sunday. “I hope this can…
LONDON – One of President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies warned the West on Thursday that the increasing military support given to Ukraine by the United States and its allies risked…
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS – NATO allies expect Finland and Sweden to apply to join the alliance in the coming days and will grant membership quickly, five diplomats and officials…
STOCKHOLM – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed Finland and Sweden to the verge of applying for NATO membership. Finland, which shares a 1,300-km (810-mile) border with Russia, and Sweden…
HELSINKI – Finland will decide to apply for NATO membership on May 12, Finnish newspaper Iltalehti reported late on Sunday, citing anonymous government sources. The decision to join will come…
STOCKHOLM – Finland will almost certainly apply for membership in NATO, Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde told Swedish television on Sunday. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced both Sweden and…
(Reuters) – Russia is worried about increased activity of NATO forces in the Arctic and sees risks of “unintended incidents” occurring in the region, TASS news agency cited Russian ambassador-at-large…
BELGRADE – Thousands of Serbs waving Russian and Serbian flags and carrying pictures of President Vladimir Putin marched through Belgrade to the Russian embassy on Friday, to protest Serbia’s government…
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS – Russia is likely to launch a new offensive in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region in the next few weeks, NATO Secretary-General Jensen Stolen said on Tuesday,…
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON – A bipartisan 55% of Americans support sending more U.S. troops to Washington’s NATO allies in central and eastern Europe in response to Russia’s five-week old…
WASHINGTON – The United States and its NATO allies are doing contingency planning for any possible Russian attack on NATO territory, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on…
By John Irish BRUSSELS – President Emmanuel Macron brought a map to NATO on Thursday to show just how much his troops were doing to support the security of his…
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden’s bid to drive a wedge between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war will be a key topic…
Russia Bombs Major Ukrainian City Near NATO Border Sebastian Hughes on March 18, 2022 Russia struck the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Friday with cruise missiles, ending the relative…
Zelenskyy: Ukraine ‘Must Admit’ Door Is Closed To Joining NATO Sebastian Hughes on March 15, 2022 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country “must admit” that it will not join…
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden will meet NATO and European Union leaders in Brussels next week for a summit to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with no sign of Moscow…
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) reiterated its call for the U.S. to leave NATO in a statement Saturday, despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “There is no solution through war…
PARIS – NATO partners are providing Ukraine with air-defence missiles and anti-tank weapons, NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg said in a tweet on Monday, adding that he had held another phone…
LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on leaders of NATO member countries on Friday to use the SWIFT international payments system to damage Russian President Vladimir Putin and…
Russia announced that some of its troops would return to base after completing military drills, and NATO is cautiously optimistic about possible de-escalation in the region, CNN reported. Troops from…
By Robin Emmott and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS – NATO defence ministers are expected this week to set in motion a plan that could establish four multinational battlegroups in southeastern Europe…
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri called on President Joe Biden to abandon NATO’s pledge to accept Ukraine as a member of the organization. “It is not clear that Ukraine’s…