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The EU would only hurt itself if it decides to go its own way in the field of security, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has told dpa news agency. The European members of the bloc need to comply with Washington’s demands and spend more on their militaries instead, he stated on Friday.
News ID: 3244 Publish Date : 2025/12/27
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned his US counterpart, George W. Bush, back in 2008 that Washington’s intention to admit Ukraine to NATO would cause a long-term confrontation between Russia and the United States.
News ID: 3188 Publish Date : 2025/12/24
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has said Washington could rethink its opposition to Ukraine’s NATO membership, if US President Donald Trump dies.
News ID: 3074 Publish Date : 2025/12/18
NATO forces deployed to Ukraine under a peace deal could potentially directly engage Russian troops, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said.
News ID: 3064 Publish Date : 2025/12/18
EU and UK leaders have called for the deployment of a European-led military force to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire with Russia, along with US-led “monitoring” teams and the “regeneration” of Kiev’s own army.
News ID: 3019 Publish Date : 2025/12/16
The President of Ukraine announced that the country has abandoned its quest to join NATO , indicating a major shift in policy for the war-torn nation, which had long presented NATO membership as a key issue in resolving the crisis.
News ID: 2985 Publish Date : 2025/12/14
A Republican congressman has introduced a bill to pull the US out of NATO , arguing the bloc is a “Cold War relic” that drains “trillions” of dollars from American taxpayers.
News ID: 2921 Publish Date : 2025/12/10
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky acknowledged that Kyiv currently has no pathway into NATO , citing a lack of support from the United States and several other member states.
News ID: 2908 Publish Date : 2025/12/10
European NATO members are facing a US deadline to take more responsibility for the military bloc’s intelligence gathering and missile production, Reuters reported on Friday, citing sources who spoke on condition of anonymity.
News ID: 2822 Publish Date : 2025/12/06
Belarus has summoned Lithuania’s charge d’affaires regarding an alleged recent airspace violation by a drone, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
News ID: 2752 Publish Date : 2025/12/02
A recent statement by a NATO general that the bloc could consider a “pre-emptive strike” against Russia shows that it is seeking escalation and wants to derail the Ukraine peace process, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.
News ID: 2751 Publish Date : 2025/12/02
NATO could bar Ukraine from joining the bloc without requiring Kiev to formally renounce its accession ambitions, under a scenario discussed by US peace negotiators at the weekend, CNN has reported.
News ID: 2736 Publish Date : 2025/12/01
The North Atlantic Alliance is exploring the possibility of preemptive strikes in response to Russia's alleged aggressive actions, says the head of NATO ’s Military Committee.
News ID: 2723 Publish Date : 2025/12/01
NATO has turned the Baltic Sea into an area of military confrontation, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said, lamenting that the bloc is unwilling to discuss de-escalation in the region.
News ID: 2516 Publish Date : 2025/11/20
France’s top general, Fabien Mandon, is facing backlash after saying the country must be ready to “lose children” in a potential conflict with Russia. Moscow has dismissed Western speculation that it has any plans to attack the EU or NATO as “nonsense.”
News ID: 2514 Publish Date : 2025/11/20
The Pentagon has announced that it has approved its first arms sales to Taiwan since US President Donald Trump took office in January. China, which views the self-governing island as part of its territory, has called the move an infringement on its sovereignty.
News ID: 2406 Publish Date : 2025/11/15
Several NATO members will jointly provide a €430 million ($500 million) military package for Ukraine, according to Secretary General Mark Rutte.
News ID: 2405 Publish Date : 2025/11/15
Ukraine’s reluctance to engage in dialogue leaves Russia no choice but to continue toward achieving its goals by military means, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov has said.
News ID: 2384 Publish Date : 2025/11/13
Norway will not tap its massive sovereign wealth fund to act as a financial backstop for a proposed EU loan to Ukraine based on Russian assets frozen by the bloc, Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg has said.
News ID: 2383 Publish Date : 2025/11/13
NATO will not send troops to Ukraine as it could lead to a direct clash with Russia, the bloc’s former secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, has said.
News ID: 2289 Publish Date : 2025/11/09