Sweden joined NATO in Washington on Thursday, two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced it to rethink its national security policy and conclude that support for the alliance was the Scandinavian nation’s best guarantee of safety. CBC | World News
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‘NATO will fight Russia’: Putin’s foreign minister makes chilling warning
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin inadvertently revealed the US has “plans” for NATO to attack Russia. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Hungary’s parliament ratifies Swedish bid to become 32nd member of NATO
Hungary’s parliament voted Monday to ratify Sweden’s bid to join NATO, bringing an end to more than 18 months of delays that have frustrated the alliance as it seeks to expand in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. CBC | World News
Read More »Sooner or later, every NATO country will have to meet defence spending target, says Polish PM
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says every NATO member will likely have to meet the military alliance’s target for defence spending as the showdown with Russia unfolds. He made the remarks, without directly criticizing Canada, following a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Warsaw. CBC | World News
Read More »NATO fighter jets scramble over Poland as Putin’s troops blast major city close to border
Russian forces hit Lviv, the largest city in western Ukraine close to the Polish border. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »NATO expects most of alliance to hit 2% defence spending target by end of year
NATO said on Wednesday that Europe had increased its spending on defence and the United States needed allies, days after former U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that Washington might not protect countries that did not spend enough. CBC | World News
Read More »Russia puts PM Kaja Kallas of NATO member Estonia on criminal wanted list
Estonia’s prime minister has been put on a wanted list in Russia because of her efforts to remove Soviet-era Second World War monuments in the Baltic nation, officials said Tuesday, as tensions between Russia and the West soar amid the war in Ukraine. CBC | World News
Read More »EU officials criticize Trump for condoning Russian attacks on NATO allies that don’t pay enough
Two European officials criticized Donald Trump on Sunday after the former U.S. president said he would not protect NATO allies who aren’t paying enough if they were invaded by Russia. CBC | World News
Read More »Russia poised to attack NATO ‘within 3 to 5 years’ after ‘concerning’ military tech boost
Russia has been fuelling fears of an impending war involving the whole of NATO since the start of the war in Ukraine. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Putin fires missiles towards NATO border as Poland forced to scramble fighter jets
Russia hit Ukraine with a barrage of missiles in the early hours of Wednesday, killing at least one person. Daily Express :: News Feed
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