Trump announces US withdrawal from NATO
Donald Trump commented on the possible withdrawal of the USA from the NATO and stated that he is absolutely considering this option.
Donald Trump commented on the possible withdrawal of the USA from the NATO and stated that he is absolutely considering this option.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington may need to reassess its relationship with NATO after the Iran war is finished, calling the military alliance's alleged lack of support during the Middle East conflict "very disappointing."
A ballistic missile have been intercepted in Turkey’s airspace, believed to have been launched from Iran, the Turkish Defense Ministry said.
Some of NATO member countries are working on measures to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said.
Azerbaijan's representative to NATO met with the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia. The parties discussed further cooperation.
NATO is deploying another U.S. Patriot missile defence system to the southern Turkish province of Adana, where personnel from the United States and other countries are located in the Incirlik Air Base, Turkey's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.
U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration is talking to seven countries about helping to secure the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed the missile strike on Turkish territory, stating that Ankara is firmly against any form of bloodshed.
A missile launched from Iranian territory was successfully intercepted over Türkiye. Ankara underscored the necessity of preventing the escalation of conflict in the region.
The former Canadian ambassador, Kevin Hamilton, has been appointed as the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia since early March, according to the NATO website.
Iran’s Armed Forces have denied firing any missile towards Turkish territory, insisting that Iran respects the sovereignty of Turkiye, they said in a statement carried by state media.
On Wednesday, NATO air defense forces successfully intercepted a missile launched from Iran over Turkish airspace. This information was confirmed by the Turkish Ministry of Defense.
Russia and NATO can establish contacts if necessary, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said.
Russia has never deviated and does not intend to deviate in the future from its position in support of Iran's development of peaceful nuclear technology, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said.
Russia will insist on the legal codification of the clause on NATO’s non-expansion eastward and will demand the revocation of the decisions of the 2008 Bucharest Summit, the Russian embassy in Belgium said.
The North Atlantic Alliance, the European Union and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) have outlived their time, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview for the international network TV BRICS.
The US Permanent Representative to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, has expressed optimism regarding the possibility of a negotiated peace to end the conflict in Ukraine, while acknowledging the complexity of such an agreement.
Only an emergency channel of communication remains between Russia and NATO after the North Atlantic Alliance cut ties with the country, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s department of European affairs Vladislav Maslennikov told TASS in an interview.
The U.S. Department of Defense plans to reduce its participation in about 30 NATO mechanisms amid President Donald Trump’s plan to cut U.S. military presence in Europe, The Washington Post wrote, citing sources.
NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Šekeriņska will visit Baku this week for meetings with senior Azerbaijani officials and allied ambassadors, the Alliance’s press service confirmed on January 19.