Nato braces for difficult summit as Trump puts pressure on spending Meeting of 32 member states comes at crucial time for alliance after tensions with US over Iran and Greenland The Guardian - UK · Jul 7
Mark Rutte takes charge of Nato at a perilous moment for Ukraine But insiders say ‘Trump whisperer’’s years of coalition-building in Netherlands should stand him in good stead The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2024
Spectre of Nato sceptic Trump stalks European security conference The former US president’s threat to disavow the alliance’s mutual defence guarantees has focused the minds of western leaders gathered for their annual meeting in Munich The Guardian - US · Feb 17, 2024
China urges 'high vigilance' over NATO expansion in Asia China said on Thursday "high vigilance" was needed in the face of NATO's "eastward expansion" following a media report the alliance is planning to set up an office in Japan to facilitate consultations with allies in the region. Reuters · May 4, 2023
NATO slams Putin for ‘dangerous’ talk NATO has slammed Vladimir Putin for "dangerous" nuclear rhetoric after the Russian President announced plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. The New Daily · Mar 27, 2023
Ukraine shuts 'post-apocalyptic' battlefield town to civilians Ukraine shut the eastern town of Avdiivka to non-military personnel on Monday, describing it as a post-apocalyptic wasteland, as Kyiv tried to break the back of Russia's flagging winter offensive before a counter-assault of its own. Reuters · Mar 27, 2023
NATO condemns Putin for ‘dangerous’ nuclear rhetoric Kyiv seeks UN Security Council meeting after Putin announces his country will station tactical nuclear arms in Belarus. Al Jazeera · Mar 26, 2023
NATO calls on Russia to urgently renew Ukraine grain deal NATO on Sunday called on Moscow to urgently renew the U.N.-brokered deal that enabled Ukraine to resume grain exports via the Black Sea amid a global food crisis. Reuters · Oct 30, 2022