Defense
Dutch government apologizes to relatives of Srebrenica victims for the first time
International community failed Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren tells memorial ceremony.
Georgians fear their government is sabotaging EU hopes
Ben Wallace rules himself out of UK leadership contest
World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
US on Johnson’s departure: ‘OK, bye’
Boris Johnson’s exit leaves Tories searching for a hero (again)
Britain’s Tories get queazy about sleaze
Who wants to be UK prime minister? Just about everyone
Boris Johnson has resigned but who will replace him from the Tory ranks?
How Italy’s biggest steel mill makes a mockery of EU environmental rules
The European Commission says EU citizens benefit from some of the world’s highest environmental standards. Taranto residents don’t see it that way.
Ukraine can’t have NATO-style security guarantees from the West, Germany says
Western assurances for the country won’t amount to the ‘mutual defense’ enshrined in Article 5 of the NATO treaty, Chancellor Olaf Scholz says.
Lavrov accuses France of breaching ‘diplomatic etiquette’ over release of Macron-Putin call
The call, which took place just days before Russia’s full-scale attack on Ukraine, was published last week in a documentary.
Latvia to reinstate compulsory military service amid Russia’s war on Ukraine
15 years after abolishing the measure, Riga plans to make all men aged 18-27 complete 11 months of training.
Trudeau: Canada first NATO ally to ratify membership bids by Finland and Sweden
Trudeau: ‘This brings the two countries a step closer to full membership.’
US military’s newest weapon against China and Russia: Hot air
The Pentagon is quietly transitioning high-altitude balloon projects to the military services.
Last major Ukraine-controlled city in Luhansk region falls to Russia
Ukrainian troops have retreated from the key city of Lysychansk, according to military command.
US $820M package for Ukraine includes advanced surface-to-air missiles
US officials are trying to transition Ukraine away from Soviet weapons.
Spain lugs its political fights, scandals and protests into the NATO summit
Spanish officials say their lobbying was critical in winning NATO pledges. But domestic squabbles kept intruding.
From Madrid summit, NATO steps into more dangerous era
Leaders grapple with new threats and challenges.
5 lessons from the NATO summit
Russia and China were not at the just-concluded NATO summit, but they were mentioned often. Here are 5 takeaways from the meeting.
Biden: War ‘will not end with a Russian defeat of Ukraine in Ukraine’
“All of the alliance is going to stick with Ukraine as long as it takes,” the president said at the NATO summit in Madrid.
To save NATO, destroy it
The transatlantic alliance needs more than a rethink. It needs to be reborn.
Norway says NATO’s northern expansion will aid Nordic defense plans
In an interview, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre described what Finland and Sweden will bring to the military alliance.
UK defense spending to hit 2.5 percent of GDP by 2030, vows Boris Johnson
Under-pressure UK prime minister says boost needed in ‘a more dangerous and competitive world.’
Italy mulls sending howitzers to Ukraine, says Dutch PM
‘It’s incredibly important that Ukraine is getting supplied with sufficient heavy weapon systems,’ says Mark Rutte.
NATO leaders brand Russia a ‘direct threat’ in new strategy blueprint
At Madrid leaders’ summit, Stoltenberg says Putin failed in effort to stop alliance from adding members.
Sweden ready for Russian retaliation over NATO decision, PM says
Magdalena Andersson sees ‘mild’ reaction from Moscow so far but says her country is prepared.
Biden sends more ships, fighter jets and troops to Europe
The president announced a significant addition of firepower and a deepened commitment to NATO’s eastern front countries.
Ukraine wants to win today, the West is looking at 2023
US and allied leaders at the NATO summit in Madrid acknowledge Ukraine’s urgent requests for weapons, but they aren’t biting on the timeline.
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