NATO allies to meet over Black Sea drone attacks on shipping
NATO allies will hold a crisis meeting to discuss how to respond to a series of drone strikes on cargo shipping in the Black Sea, Romania’s President Nicușor Dan said.…
Two ships ablaze off Romanian Black Sea coast, 7 sailors missing
Rescuers were searching for seven missing crew on Thursday from one of two chemical tankers that caught fire overnight just outside Romanian territorial waters in the Black Sea, after Russian…
NATO chief says US-Ukraine intelligence sharing has not stopped
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Wednesday that intelligence sharing between the US and Ukraine has not stopped, citing remarks by US President Donald Trump. – Speaking at a joint…
Zelenskyy Backs Trump’s Energy Ceasefire and Calls on Russia to Support It
I just spoke with Mark Carney, Alexander Stubb, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. We discussed the energy ceasefire announced by President Trump. Ukraine supports the ceasefire, and it is…
NATO to begin annual nuclear deterrence exercise in Italy on Oct. 13
NATO will begin its annual nuclear deterrence exercise, Steadfast Noon, in Italy on Oct. 13, with 17 nations taking part, the alliance announced Thursday. – The exercise is a long-planned,…
Putin says the world is living through a dangerous moment, warns West not to escalate
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the world was living through a dangerous moment and warned the West not to escalate a standoff over Ukraine by threatening the Russian exclave…
No imminent threat to NATO territory from Russia, Rutte says
NATO’s Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday there was no imminent threat to NATO territory from Russia, in response to a warning issued by Moscow over the Russian exclave…
German general Breuer elected to head top NATO military body
General Carsten Breuer, Germany’s chief of defence, was chosen on Saturday as the next head of NATO’s military committee, the alliance’s top military authority and a key advisory body for…
Ukraine contracting around 1,000 Patriot missiles from allies, defence chief says
Ukraine is contracting a supply of around 1,000 missiles for U.S.-designed Patriot air-defence systems with the help of allies and through a European Union loan, Kyiv’s defence minister said on…
Rutte Welcomes EU Move to Strengthen Ukraine’s Patriot Air Defences
Together with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, I welcome the agreement by the EU member states on the derogation for Ukraine to purchase crucial products for Patriot air…