Tracking the World, One Axis at a Time
NATO allies and other Western nations pushed back Monday on US President Donald Trump’s demand that alliance members help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the critical conduit for crude oil…
Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul says Germany does not see a role for the NATO defence alliance in addressing the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran. – “I don’t…
Belgrade maintains ties with NATO but wants to preserve its neutral status and will not join the alliance, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Radio Television of Serbia, the country’s…
Russia asserts that addressing the NATO expansion issue through military or political means is essential; without such a resolution, a settlement regarding Ukraine cannot be achieved. – Russian Foreign Ministry…
Moscow would welcome a new EU Arctic policy if it is aimed at international cooperation and not confrontation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. – Russia is an Arctic nation…
Russia considers the deployment of Western troops in Ukraine entirely unacceptable, with Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova asserting that such forces will be regarded as legitimate military targets. –…
US President Donald Trump said that negotiations on Greenland have started and expressed hope for a “good deal” for both Washington and Europe. – “We have started a negotiation,” he…
Northern Europe and the Baltic states should begin working on coordinated offensive information actions in case of a conflict, the North Atlantic Alliance’s Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence said. –…
America’s NATO allies slammed U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that allied forces stayed “a little off the front lines” in the war in Afghanistan. – “We’ve never needed them ……
Good to see Denmark PM Mette Frederiksen this morning in Brussels. We’re working together to ensure that the whole of NATO is safe & secure and will build on our…