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Scholz wonders as Trump asks for higher defense spending
TASS reported German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has distanced himself from US President-elect Donald Trumps call for increasing defense spending by NATO countries to 5% of their GDP. The Russian State media quotes Scholz as saying during a trip to the city of Bielefeld: Five percent would mean more...
What Antony Blinken reflects on about America’s role in world as his term as secretary of state ends
With just over a week remaining in his tenure as U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken continues to focus on diplomacy and global alliances. Recently completing what is likely his final international tour, Blinken met with world leaders in Seoul, Tokyo, Paris, and Rome, emphasizing the importance...
Antony Blinken calls Ukraine War a defining moment for global order
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken described the Ukraine war as a defining moment for the international rules-based order during an interview on The New York Times The Interview podcast. He warned that allowing Russia to act with impunity would embolden other aggressors and threaten global...
The endgame in Ukraine
I must say that the situation is changing dramatically, Russias president, Vladimir Putin, declared at his end-of-year news conference in December. There is movement along the entire front line. Every day, he said. In eastern Ukraine, Moscows war machine is gradually churning mile by mile...
US helps Poland’s defense with $4 billion loan
The United States has announced an additional $4 billion Foreign Military Financing (FMF) loan guarantee to Poland, bringing the total U.S. support for Polands defense to more than $11 billion over the past two years; the state department of the USA stated this on Thursday (Washington time)....
NATO chief urges European allies to boost defense spending as Trump returns
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte led a fresh push Wednesday for European countries to ramp up defense spending, a budget shortfall that President-elect Donald Trump used toberate U.S. alliesduring his first term in office, severely damaging trust. After Russia annexed Ukraines Crimean Peninsula...
Kremlin comments on Ukraine’s bid to join NATO
Russia views Ukraines potential full membership in NATO as unacceptable because it would pose a security threat, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, according to RT. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Peskov was asked to comment on a statement by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry thatthe only...
NATO set to hold off Ukraine invite push as Trump looms
NATO foreign ministers looked set to rebuff Tuesday a push from Ukraine for progress on joining their alliance ahead of Donald Trump taking power in the United States. The incoming US president has vowed to press for a quick deal to end Russias war -- leaving Kyiv scrambling to position itself...
Zelenskyy calls for 'NATO umbrella' to facilitate Russia-Ukraine ceasefire
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested on Friday that a ceasefire with Russia could be achieved if Ukrainian territories under Kyivs control were placed under the NATO umbrella. In an interview with Sky News, Zelenskyy proposed that the territories currently held by Ukraine could be protected...
NATO chief talks with Trump on global security issues
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte met with US President-electDonald Trumpin Palm Beach of Florida in USA. NATOspokesperson Farah Dakhlallah confirmed the matter on Saturday. Palm Beach, Florida is the location of Trumps Mar-a-Lago estate. The two leaders discussed the range of global...
North Macedonia's Shekerinska named as NATO deputy head
NATO on Tuesday announced that North Macedonias Radmila Shekerinska has been appointed as the alliances deputy secretary general. Shekerinska, 52, will take up the post later this year, replacing Romanias Mircea Geoana. She is a true believer in NATO, knows the work it takes to join the...
Russian invasion of Ukraine reaches 1,000-day mark
Russia conducted drone attacks on Ukraine overnight, intensifying its full-scale invasion as the conflict reached its 1,000th day. In the northeastern region of Sumy, a Russian drone strike claimed the lives of six people, including a child, and left 12 others injured, according to regional...
Germany's Scholz holds first conversation with Russia's Putin in two years
The leaders of Russia and Germany held their first conversation in nearly two years as Western nations brace for the incoming Trump administration, which has signaled its intent to bring an end to the war in Ukraine. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz initiated a phone call with Russian President...
NATO chief congratulates Trump
NATO chief Mark Rutte on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump for winning the US presidential election and said his return to power will help keep the alliance strong. His leadership will again be key to keeping our Alliance strong. I look forward to working with him again to advance peace...