The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

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Pentagon: NATO needs peace with Russia

Pentagon: NATO needs peace with Russia

NATO is not looking for a conflict with Russia and will not be drawn into a conflict in Ukraine, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said. "Ladies and gentlemen, NATO is a defensive alliance and it does not seek confrontation with Russia. …

Erdogan says Russia uninvolved in missile incident in Poland

Erdogan says Russia uninvolved in missile incident in Poland

Russia is uninvolved in the incident of a missile falling on Polish soil, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday. "I have to respect the position of Russia, which has said that it is not its missile. This is …

Missile that fell in Poland was launched by Ukraine - report

Missile that fell in Poland was launched by Ukraine - report

The missile that fell in eastern Poland was launched by the Ukrainian military, the Associated Press news agency reported on Wednesday, citing U.S. officials. The preliminary data indicate that a Ukrainian projectile was launched to …

NATO conducts courses for Azerbaijani servicemen in Baku

NATO conducts courses for Azerbaijani servicemen in Baku

The Mobile Training Team of the NATO Joint Forces Command is conducting a training course "Assessment of NATO operations at the operational level" for Azerbaijani servicemen in Baku, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan reports …

Next NATO summit to be held in Vilnius in July 2023

Next NATO summit to be held in Vilnius in July 2023

NATO will review a significant increase in defense spending and steps to continue its support for Ukraine at the next meeting to be held in Vilnius on July 11-12, 2023, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday. "I …

Erdogan: Turkey supports Sweden’s NATO membership

Erdogan: Turkey supports Sweden’s NATO membership

Turkey expects Sweden to join NATO but wants it to make specific steps on implementing the Madrid memorandum on joining the alliance, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday following talks in Ankara with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf …

Finland has no plans to deploy nuclear weapons on its territory

Finland has no plans to deploy nuclear weapons on its territory

Finland does not intend to bring nuclear weapons into its territory after joining NATO, the Yle news portal reported on Monday, quoting Finnish President Sauli Niinisto. According to the portal, Niinisto, when speaking at the opening of …

U.S., NATO to meet for cyber defense summit this month

U.S., NATO to meet for cyber defense summit this month

The United States and NATO are convening summit this month focused on strengthening member cyber defenses, a senior administration official said. The U.S. will co-lead the NATO Cyber Defense Pledge conference, which will take place …

Stoltenberg: NATO countries to increase defense spending

Stoltenberg: NATO countries to increase defense spending

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expects NATO members to make clear commitments in 2023 to increase defense spending. "I expect that next year at the Vilnius summit NATO allies will make clear commitments to increase …

Swedish PM discusses NATO membership bid with Turkey

Swedish PM discusses NATO membership bid with Turkey

Sweden’s new Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on October 26 spoke by phone with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as the Nordic country struggles to overcome Ankara’s blocking of its NATO application. …

Erdogan: Sweden wants to discuss NATO bid with Turkey

Erdogan: Sweden wants to discuss NATO bid with Turkey

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Friday he will meet with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson to discuss the Nordic country's bid to join NATO, as well as the extradition of people Ankara considers terrorists. …

Romania to donate $300,000 to Georgia for defense

Romania to donate $300,000 to Georgia for defense

As the Romanian Foreign Ministry reported today, Bucharest is preparing to transfer about $1,4 million to NATO funds that finance the Alliance's partners defense capability. This money will be distributed among Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova …

Iranian president: NATO expansion undermine security in Asia

Iranian president: NATO expansion undermine security in Asia

The spread of terrorism and NATO expansion are undermining security in the Asian region, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said at the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) summit on Thursday in Astana. …