Page 14 - Latest Updates on NATO
US weighs next moves on arms supply to Ukraine in 'escalatory cycle'
Ukraine will push for still more advanced weaponry when the US convenes a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels today to marshal new support for hardware and supplies
 "US weighs next moves on arms supply to Ukraine in 'escalatory cycle'")
NATO chief Stoltenberg says 'closely monitoring' Russia's nuclear forces
Nato's secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, said the alliance is "closely monitoring" Russia's nuclear forces
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Zelenskyy, NATO Secretary-General discuss Ukraine Euro-Atlantic integration
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he held a phone conversation with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to discuss Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic integration
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Britain's Defence Secretary calls Ukraine war a 'wakeup call' for NATO
Britain's defence secretary said Tuesday that Russia's war on Ukraine has been a wake-up call for NATO members, making them realize that their militaries need to be better and invest more in defence
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Zelenskyy accelerates NATO bid as Russia annexes 4 Ukraine regions
Ukraine's president says his country is submitting an accelerated application to join the NATO military alliance
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'Destruction, massacre' outcomes of US, NATO presence in region: Iran Prez
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said "destruction, occupation and massacre" have been the consequences of the presence of the US and the NATO in the (West Asia) region
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Why Vladimir Putin's desperate military call-up won't win the Ukraine war
Vladimir Putin announced that a series of referendums on joining Russia would be held in the conquered territories of eastern Ukraine this week
 "Why Vladimir Putin's desperate military call-up won't win the Ukraine war")
Putin, Zelenskyy court major allies to prop up efforts as Kyiv makes gains
After a phone call with Putin earlier in the week, Scholz said that unfortunately, I cannot tell you that the realization has grown over there by now that this was a mistake to start this war
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Putin will love seeing lots of western Europeans protest this fall
This fall, civil unrest is likely to heat up in 101 countries (out of 198 monitored), according to an index developed by Verisk Maplecroft, a research firm
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NATO chief warns of civil unrest in Europe sparked by energy crisis
Stoltenberg warned that Putin could carry out further aggression against Russia's neighbours and even attack NATO allies if he is emboldened by success in Ukraine
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Swedish government under fire for bargaining with Turkey over NATO bid
Sweden's governing Social Democrats have come under fire from the left for caving into Turkish demands as they sought to persuade Ankara to lift its veto on the Nordic nation's accession to NATO
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Russia slams NATO for planned expansion of its presence in Arctic
China is also increasingly interested in the Arctic, he said, even though it is not an actual Arctic state
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NATO and Washington both signal intention to increase Arctic presence
In view of Russia's increasing military activity in its own Arctic regions, both NATO and the US government have signalled their intention to become more active in the globe's far north
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Turkey, Sweden, Finland to hold new round of talks on Nordics' NATO bid
Representatives from Turkey, Sweden and Finland met on Friday in the Finnish city of Vantaa and agreed to continue talks on the Nordic countries' ascension to NATO
Swedish FM confirms NATO talks with Finland, Turkey on Friday
Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde has confirmed that envoys from Finland, Sweden and Turkey are due to meet for talks on Friday over the two Nordic nations joining the NATO
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United Nations arms treaty an example, not an answer, says Owen Greene
Many of the dangerous and destabilising arms flows arise because of inadequacies in national regulations, control and enforcement systems, or lack of national capacity to monitor and assess risks
 "United Nations arms treaty an example, not an answer, says Owen Greene")
Turkey urges Sweden, Finland to fulfil NATO accession commitments
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu urged Finland and Sweden to take "concrete steps" about their commitments that should be fulfilled before their accession to the NATO.
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Prez Biden formalises US support for Finland, Sweden joining NATO
"In seeking to join NATO, Finland and Sweden are making a sacred commitment that an attack against one is an attack against all," Biden said at the signing
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Hiroshima Day: How many nuclear weapons do different countries have today?
On August 6, 1945, the US dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima in Japan, killing 140,000 people, and 77 years later, the world continues to be endangered by massive nuclear arsenals
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Ukraine under pressure in east as NATO chief says Russia must not win
Ukraine's southern army command stated in a earlier replace on Wednesday that it believed Russia was making a army "strike group in the Kryvyi Rih region"
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