COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, June 1 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden predicted on Thursday Sweden will join NATO “soon”, speaking at the U.S. Air Force Academy days after he hinted at a possible deal to overcome Turkey’s opposition to admitting
French President Emmanuel Macron said at a security conference in the Slovakian capital on Wednesday that his Russian counterpart President Vladimir Putin had jolted NATO awake by invading Ukraine last year. Macron also called on the West to offer Ukraine
Serbs reject new ethnic Albanian mayors after vote boycott KFOR says around 25 peacekeeping soldiers injured US rebukes Kosovo for imposing mayors in mainly Serb area LEPOSAVIC, Kosovo, May 29 (Reuters) – Around 25 NATO peacekeeping soldiers defending three town
Stoltenberg due to step down later this year Big post in Western response to war in Ukraine Britain’s defence minister Wallace wants the job Danish PM Frederiksen also seen as contender BRUSSELS, May 26 (Reuters) – The race to be
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that it was time for NATO to invite Ukraine to join the Western military alliance, repeating a much-heard plea from Kyiv for fast-track membership. Speaking at a joint news conference in Kyiv with NATO Secretary-General Jens
Turkey’s parliament on Thursday ratified Finland’s application to join NATO, lifting the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country’s long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance. All 276 lawmakers present voted in favour of Finland’s bid, days after Hungary’s
Henri Vanhanen, Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, spoke to FRANCE 24’s François Picard about Finland’s NATO bid, as Turkey and Hungary agree to ratify Finland’s membership, saying it “doesn’t feel complete without Sweden”. Issued on: 17/03/2023