NATO countries officially signed on Tuesday for the accession of Sweden and Finland to the military alliance. This means that from now on the prospective members can participate in the discussion, but not yet vote. Sweden and Finland started talks on Monday to prepare them for membership. For previous candidate members, that process took many … Read more
– Zuma Press – In the war between Ukraine and Russia there is a third major player: the West, or the NATO countries. At the beginning of the invasion, these countries were still hesitant to prevent escalation, but now one country after another is offering to supply arms to Ukraine. – For example, at the … Read more
– AFP – NOS News•today, 07:03 – Aida Brands editor Brussels — Aida Brands editor Brussels — –— NATO is set to grow significantly in the near future. Budgets are going up, the number of military personnel is increasing and two new member states are being added. At the NATO summit in Madrid to be … Read more
Once a day, NU.nl gives you an overview of the situation in Ukraine. On Wednesday, the largest POW swap since the Russian invasion took place and NATO officially invited Sweden and Finland to join. The day started with the news that at least five people have died after Russian rocket attacks. The deaths occurred in … Read more
The war in Ukraine could last for years, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg told the German newspaper picture on sunday said. “We must prepare for the fact that it could take years. We must not give up Ukraine. Even if the costs are high, not only for military support, but also due to rising energy and … Read more
NATO will help Ukraine transition to using Western weapons to defend itself against the invaded Russian army. Today, the country mainly uses obsolete weapons from the Soviet era. Western weapons are more modern than most of the weapons the country currently uses, said NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg. At the moment, it is mainly the NATO … Read more
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg understands Turkey’s objections to Finland and Sweden’s membership. The Norwegian called Turkey’s security concerns “legitimate” on Sunday. Turkey is currently against the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO. The country accuses the Scandinavian candidate countries of protecting “terrorists” from, among others, the Kurdish PKK movement. Without addressing the Turkish … Read more
Turkey’s objections to Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership are yet another conflict between Turkey and the rest of the alliance. On our response platform NUjij we were asked whether Turkey should not be expelled from NATO. If that were possible, NATO itself would not benefit at all. Never before has a NATO member been kicked … Read more
Talks Turkey had last week with Sweden and Finland about their desire to join NATO were not at “the expected level”. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said this, according to the state broadcaster TRT News said. According to Erdogan, Turkey cannot agree to the accession of “countries that support terrorism”. Erdogan strongly opposes Finland … Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he will not agree to NATO membership of Sweden and Finland as long as those countries host PKK members. Erdogan describes these members as terrorists. What exactly is the PKK? And why is the presence of her supporters a reason for Erdogan to block Sweden and Finland’s NATO accession? … Read more