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Nato debates plan to provide long-term military support to Ukraine
We strongly believe that support to Ukraine should be less dependent on short-term, voluntary offers and more dependent on long-term NATO commitments, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said
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Nato proposes $100 billion package over five years to aid Ukraine
Allies are still discussing Stoltenberg's proposal and any mechanics of the accounting, including whether to factor in bilateral aid to Ukraine into the overall sum
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Russia will not attack Nato, but F-16s will be shot down in Ukraine: Putin
The Kremlin, which accuses the U.S. of fighting against Russia by supporting Ukraine with money, weapons and intelligence, says relations with Washington have probably never been worse
 "Russia will not attack Nato, but F-16s will be shot down in Ukraine: Putin")
Russia's Putin warns west, says conflict with Nato just one step from WW3
The Ukraine war has triggered the deepest crisis in Moscow's relations with the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Polish prez pushes Nato to ramp up spending, calls on US to fund Ukraine
The Polish leader made the call as he and Tusk visited Washington to mark their country's 25th anniversary of joining the now 32-member transatlantic military alliance.
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Erdogan offers to host peace summit with Russia during Zelenskyy visit
The war has created a sharp division between China and the West
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Sweden officially joins Nato after completing its accession process
The White House said that having Sweden as a NATO ally will make the United States and our allies even safer
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Europe's higher defence expenditure may hit exports
To find more resources to fund higher defence expenditure, Europe may have to raise taxes or cut government spending on welfare and other development activities
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Sweden joins Nato bidding farewell to more than 2 centuries of neutrality
Sweden is now leaving 200 years of neutrality and nonalignment behind us," Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said after Hungary's Parliament gave its approval Monday
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Putin warns of nuclear war risk, says Moscow can strike Western targets
Visibly angry, Putin suggested Western politicians recall the fate of those like Nazi Germany's Adolf Hitler and France's Napoleon Bonaparte who had unsuccessfully invaded Russia in the past
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Best of BS Opinion: The Nato conundrum, recalibrating spend, and more
Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today
 "Best of BS Opinion: The Nato conundrum, recalibrating spend, and more")
The Nato conundrum
A possible Trump presidency is bad news
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Trump is at odds with Nato - and reality
Mr Trump's mishandling of Covid and election denial were uniquely Trumpian - the behaviour of a man who doesn't like to accept reality when it isn't what he wants it to be
 "Trump is at odds with Nato - and reality")
Trump stands by remarks about not defending Nato members after backlash
Trump has opposed the aid and said Wednesday that the U.S. should instead provide a loan to Ukraine
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Nato ramps up defence spend, says Trump's remarks undermine security
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that its European members and Canada have ramped up defence spending to record levels
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Austin discharged from hospital, ends second stay since cancer treatment
Austin's doctors said on Tuesday that his bladder issue was related to the surgery
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Trump sowing doubts about US commitment to Nato is 'un-American': Biden
"The whole world heard it and the worst thing is he means it," Biden added
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Nato chief warns, says Trump puts safety of US troops, allies at risk
Trump's remarks caused deep concern in Poland, which was under Russian control in past centuries, and where anxieties are high over the war Russia is waging just across the Polish border in Ukraine
 "Nato chief warns, says Trump puts safety of US troops, allies at risk")
Warned Nato allies to spend more on defence to counter Russia: Donald Trump
Earlier Saturday, Trump called for the end of foreign aid without strings attached, arguing that the US should dramatically curtail the way it provides money
Serbia, Kosovo leaders spar at UN over latter's ban of Serbian dinar
The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo sparred at the United Nations over the latter's ban of the use of the Serbian currency in areas where minority Serbs live, the latest crisis between two governments
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