Canada and Turkey have reached a deal to restart Canadian exports of drone parts in exchange for more transparency on where they are used, and it would take effect after Ankara completes its ratification of Sweden’s NATO bid, two sources told Reuters. CBC | World News
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Alarm bells ring through NATO as it’s warned of upcoming Russian expansion to Baltics
Latvia’s foreign minister says NATO should be ready for further Russian incursions after Putin’s reign or if Ukraine manages to regain all of its territory. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Turkey blocks Royal Navy ships sent to Ukraine as NATO falls apart
Turkey says it will not allow two British Royal Navy ships intended for Ukraine to pass through its waters. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Sweden’s bid to join NATO approved by Turkish foreign affairs committee
The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee gave its consent to Sweden’s bid to join NATO on Tuesday, drawing the previously non-aligned Nordic country closer to membership in the Western military alliance. CBC | World News
Read More »Ukraine’s NATO bid crushed: Slovakia vow to block membership amid World War 3 fears
Robert Fico said he will exercise Slovakia’s veto power to prevent any decision in favour of Ukraine joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Turkey’s Erdogan links Canada’s drone embargo to Sweden NATO bid
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted on Tuesday as saying that positive developments on the U.S. sale of F-16 fighter jets to Ankara, and on Canada’s arms embargo, would help Turkey’s parliament move toward ratifying Sweden’s NATO membership bid. CBC | World News
Read More »Protect NATO from Donald Trump? The U.S. Congress just passed that into law
Trump-proofing NATO? The U.S. Congress is on it. American lawmakers have passed legislation aimed at protecting the alliance from Donald Trump. With Trump ahead in the polls, their bill could prevent him from leaving NATO if he’s re-elected. CBC | World News
Read More »Germany powerless to defend itself and NATO against Russia if, warns army chief
General Carsten Breuer has warned Germany must prepare to wage a “defensive war” against Russia. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »NATO, Russia have now both suspended participation in treaty on troop deployments
NATO on Tuesday announced the formal suspension of a key Cold War-era security treaty in response to Russia’s pullout from the deal just hours earlier. The alliance also said members who signed the treaty are now freezing their participation in the pact. CBC | World News
Read More »Why Trump’s call for an expanded NATO presence in the Middle East will be a hard sell
A NATO team has been meeting at the U.S. State Department in recent days to draft proposals on what an expanded alliance presence in the Middle East would like. CBC | World News
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