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NATO poised to sign accession protocols for Sweden, Finland

Editorial Bureau July 5, 2022

Brussels(Belgium)- The 30 NATO allies are set to sign off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, sending the membership bids of the two nations to the alliance capitals for legislative approvals. The move will further increase Russia’s strategic isolation in the wake of

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Russia and China slam NATO after alliance raises alarm

Editorial Bureau June 30, 2022

Madrid(Spain)- The Western military alliance was wrapping up a summit in Madrid, where it issued a stark warning that the world has been plunged into a dangerous phase of the big-power competition and myriad threats, from cyberattacks to climate change. NATO was facing rebukes from Moscow and Beijing on Thursday after it declared Russia a “direct […]

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NATO chief: Alliance faces biggest challenge since WWII

Editorial Bureau June 29, 2022

Madrid(Spain)- NATO leaders were sitting down Wednesday to try to turn an urgent sense of purpose triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine into action — and to patch up any cracks in their unity over money and mission. Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance was meeting in Madrid “in the midst of the most serious […]

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EXPLAINER: NATO holds summit with gaze on Russia — and China

Editorial Bureau June 28, 2022

Madrid(Spain)- Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shocked NATO back to first principles. Seven decades after it was founded, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is meeting in Madrid this week with an urgent need to reassert its original mission: preventing Russian aggression against Western allies. Leaders of the world’s most powerful military alliance are aiming to […]

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3 summits offer test of Western unity, dominated by Ukraine

Editorial Bureau June 23, 2022

Berlin(Germany)- Three consecutive summits over the next week will test Western resolve to support Ukraine and the extent of international unity as rising geopolitical tensions and economic pain cast an increasingly long shadow. On Thursday and Friday, European Union leaders will meet in Brussels to consider officially making Ukraine a candidate for membership. From Sunday

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According to Cyprus, Turkey would most likely oppose the country’s accession to NATO

Editorial Bureau May 18, 2022

On Saturday, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades stated that Turkey would most likely prevent the republic from joining NATO. Anastasiades was asked by reporters at the opening ceremony of a new rehabilitation centre for members of the National Organization of Cypriot Fighters (EOKA) whether there is a chance to discuss Cyprus’s membership in NATO begin. “I

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NATO chief hails ‘historic moment’ as Finland and Sweden apply

Editorial Bureau May 18, 2022

Brussels (Belgium)- After Finland and Sweden submitted membership requests, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the military alliance is ready to seize a historical moment and move quickly to allow them to join its ranks. The official applications, submitted by the ambassadors of Finland and Sweden to NATO, start the security clock ticking. Russia,

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Russian military and diplomatic efforts were hampered.

Editorial Bureau May 16, 2022

Kyiv (Ukraine)- Russia lost diplomatic ground over the weekend as two more European countries moved closer to joining NATO. Also, its military is bogged down in a grinding conflict in eastern Ukraine. Finland stated its plans to join the alliance on Sunday. They claim that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nearly had altered Europe’s security landscape. […]

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Leader says Turkey opposes letting Finland, Sweden join NATO

Editorial Bureau May 14, 2022

HELSINKI — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his country is “not favorable” toward Finland and Sweden joining NATO, indicating that Turkey could use its status as a member of the Western military alliance to veto moves to admit the two countries. “We are following developments concerning Sweden and Finland carefully, but we […]

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Kremlin warns of retaliation after Finland moves toward NATO

Editorial Bureau May 13, 2022

KYIV, Ukraine — The Kremlin warned about taking retaliatory “military-technical” steps after Finland’s leaders came out in favor of applying to join NATO, and Sweden could do the same within days, in a historic realignment triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, the first war-crimes trial of a Russian soldier since the start of the […]