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NATO Warns Russia 'Must Stop' Air Violations on Eastern Flank

This is Beirut, 23/09 14:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

NATO on Tuesday warned Russia to stop an "escalatory" pattern of airspace violations along its eastern flank, after the alliance held urgent talks about a jet incursion over Estonia last week. "Russia bears full responsibility for these actions, which are escalatory, risk miscalculation and endanger lives. They must stop," NATO's 32 member states ...

NATO to Hold Talks Tuesday on Russian Jets Breaching Estonia Airspace

This is Beirut, 22/09 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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NATO ambassadors will hold talks Tuesday on the violation by Russian fighter jets of Estonian airspace, after Tallinn called urgent consultations under Article Four of the alliance's founding treaty. NATO scrambled jets after three Russian MiG-31 fighters on Friday breached Estonian airspace for some 12 minutes, triggering complaints of a ...

NATO Intercepts Russian MiGs in Estonian Airspace as Tallinn Calls for Article 4 Talks

This is Beirut, 19/09 21:24 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Three Russian MiG-31 fighters violated Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finland on Friday, Estonia said, triggering complaints of a dangerous new provocation from the EU and NATO. Italian F-35 fighters attached to NATO's air defense support mission in the Baltic states were scrambled to intercept the Russian jets and warn them off, Estonian ...

Poland Calls Emergency UN Meeting Over Drone Raid Blamed on Russia

This is Beirut, 11/09 15:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Poland said Thursday it had called an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss violations of its airspace, a day after it accused Russia of carrying out a drone raid on its territory. Poland said the incident was not accidental and branded it an "unprecedented" attack on Poland, NATO and the European Union, but Moscow denied ...

Poland Warns of Escalation, Holds NATO Talks after Russian Drone Intrusion

This is Beirut, 10/09 19:33 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Poland gathered its NATO allies for urgent talks Wednesday after Russian drones flew into Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, warning that the situation was inching closer to "open conflict." Poland's airspace was violated 19 times, Tusk said, and at least three drones were shot down after ...

Poland Invokes NATO Article 4 for Urgent Talks after Drone Incursion

This is Beirut, 10/09 12:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday that the NATO member had invoked the Western defense alliance's Article 4 for urgent talks after Russian drones violated its airspace. Tusk told parliament that Poland had identified 19 violations of its airspace overnight and shot down at least three drones, adding that no one was harmed in the ...

US Proposed NATO-Style Joint Defense Guarantees for Kyiv

This is Beirut, 16/08 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The US has proposed security guarantees for Ukraine similar to, but separate from, the collective defense agreement between NATO member countries, Italy's premier and a diplomatic source said on Saturday. The suggestion was raised during a call US President Donald Trump held with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders on ...

Trading Peace for Firepower? Europe’s Rush to Rearm

Sarah Martin, 25/06 21:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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At the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in The Hague, under mounting pressure from both the Russian threat and the United States’ demands, the Alliance crossed a historic threshold: member states committed to raising defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035. But behind the bold figure lies a fractured Europe, torn between rearmament ...

Trump Says US Will Hold Talks with Iran 'Next Week'

This is Beirut, 25/06 17:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States would hold talks with Iran next week, with a possible agreement on the table about Tehran's nuclear program. "We're going to talk to them next week with Iran; we may sign an agreement, I don't know," said Trump. In a press conference delivered from the NATO ...

NATO Chief: US 'Totally Committed' to Collective Defense Pledge

This is Beirut, 25/06 09:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday that the United States was "totally committed" to the alliance's mutual defense clause, after President Donald Trump appeared to cast doubt on it. "For me, there is absolute clarity that the United States is totally committed to NATO, totally committed to Article Five," Rutte told reporters ...

What Does NATO's 5% Spending Deal Really Mean?

This is Beirut, 25/06 09:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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NATO leaders are set to sign off Wednesday at their Hague summit on a defense spending pledge to satisfy US President Donald Trump's demand for a headline figure of five percent of GDP. Here are the details of what NATO is signing up to: Five percent? Not really Trump has insisted NATO countries hit the five-percent bar -- well beyond the ...

Trump Whirlwind to Test NATO Summit Unity

This is Beirut, 25/06 06:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Will he play nice? That's the question for NATO leaders nervously waiting to see if a carefully choreographed show to please US President Donald Trump will pay dividends when the alliance summit gets down to business on Wednesday. Every precaution is in place to avoid a Trump blow-up at the Hague summit, from giving him credit for a historic ...

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