NATO: political differences in Armenia should be resolved peacefully
NATO encouraged democracy in Armenia amid growing tension between the military and prime minister. "We are closely monitoring developments in our partner country Armenia. It’s …
NATO encouraged democracy in Armenia amid growing tension between the military and prime minister. "We are closely monitoring developments in our partner country Armenia. It’s …
Turkey’s purchase of Russia’s S-400 missile defense systems in no way undermines the security of other NATO states, the CEO of the Rostec corporation, Sergei Chemezov, said in an interview with the RT channel. "I can …
NATO countries will boost the number of personnel they deploy to a training mission in Iraq from 500 to 4000, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said. The idea is to expand training activities for the Iraqi security forces and also to …
NATO is hosting the first meeting at the level of defense ministers since US President Joseph Biden took over. On the eve of the meeting, the main ministry of this thirty made a number of important statements that determine the direction of …
Russia poses a threat to all NATO members, but, at the same time, Washington is set to cooperate with Moscow in areas of mutual interest, a senior U.S. defense official said. In his words, the U.S. delegation is set to raise the issue …
Russia calls on the United States to "stop reckless saber-rattling," the Russian embassy in the U.S. wrote on its Twitter account, commenting on the U.S. drills in the Black Sea. "We call on the U.S. military to stop …
The 1936 Montreux Convention governs the passage of ships between the Mediterranean and Black seas via the Turkish Straits, dictates the size of the vessels that can remain there, as well as limits how long they are allowed to stay. Now, 85 years later, this influential treaty is likely to be revised, Moscow military analyst Sergey Marzhetsky says, when Turkey completes its new Istanbul Canal, which will allow ships to bypass the northern element of the Straits—the Bosporus (although not the Dardanelles)
Estonia and Latvia, two NATO member states, have objected to planned Russian 5G experiments that could interfere with their military aviation systems. The frequency band to be tested is currently used by the bloc’s aircraft. …
After a rough period, Ankara is making overtures to Brussels. Ilke Toygür, an analyst on European Affairs at Elcano Royal Institute discusses the prospects, the need for the EU to clarify its own position, and the implications of the election of Joe Biden in the article for German Institute for International and Security Affairs
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg urged Allies to continue to increase defence spending, invest in modern capabilities and boost the readiness of armed forces to cope with global challenges such as Russia’s aggressive …
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said all those responsible for last week’s deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol should be held accountable, and he expressed confidence that American institutions are up to the job. …
A group of special forces of the Greek Navy, while in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, demonstratively landed on the Russian cargo ship "Adler", arranging for it to be checked for military cargo on board, according to an …
The sanctions that the US is preparing against Turkey over the purchase of the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems are disrespectful for a NATO partner, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today, Anadolu Agency reports. …
It is well known that NATO member states agreed at the 2016 Summit in Warsaw to enhance NATO’s military presence in the eastern part of the Alliance. So, the arrival of the multinational Allied battlegroup in Latvia in June 2017 concluded the deployment of forces under NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence in the Baltic States and Poland
Joe Biden’s administration will face multiple foreign policy issues that diminished America’s global position in the last four years. Among them will be a radically changed geopolitical landscape in the South Caucasus. Georgia, as the only pro-Western state, will be a focus for US policy, but it will also require reinvigoration of bilateral ties, Caucasus Watch writes in the article Biden and the US policy towards the South Caucasus
I was about to start college when Turkey signed the Ankara Agreement with which the European Union accepted Turkey’s application for the “establishment of an association until Turkey's circumstances permitted its accession.” I graduated, worked as a journalist and retired from it. We saw 27 governments and prime ministers since then. There have been countless "additional protocols" to establish a timetable for formal membership into the European Economic Community, later the EU, and endless talks of negotiations for full membership but to no avail
The Russian Navy last participated in joint drills with NATO back in 2011, when the Bold Monarch exercise was held off the coast of southern Spain. The vessels of the Russian Navy will hold their first in 10 years joint drills with NATO …
On the NATO foreign ministers meeting that will be held on December 1-2, the topic of the security implications of China's rise and its role in the Asia-Pacific region will be discussed, Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with the German …
NATO PA President Attila Mesterhazy welcomed the Russia-backed ceasefire agreement in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area agreed by Azerbaijan and Armenia. "The announced end of hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area is …
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