Page 9 - Latest Updates on NATO
Russia to strengthen Western flank in response to potential NATO expansion
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has said Russia would create 12 new military units in its Western Military district in response to increased military activity of the NATO
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NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg vows to settle Turkey's concerns over expansion
Finland and Sweden have decided to apply for NATO membership. Turkey has said it opposed the two Nordic states' accession to the military alliance
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Biden to meet leaders of Finland, Sweden on NATO expansion before Asia tour
Hours before his first trip to Asia as president, Biden will sit down with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish President Sauli Niinist
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In meeting with US, Turkey gives mixed signals on NATO's expansion
The US struggled to get clarity from Turkey over severity of its opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO, as President Erdogan took an increasingly tough line against their membership bids
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Ukraine invasion triggers NATO expansion as Finland, Sweden seek membership
If, as seems likely, NATO accepts their request, this will be the Atlantic Alliance's biggest and most far-reaching expansion in two decades
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Finland, Sweden apply to join NATO amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Sweden and Finland were both neutral throughout the Cold War, and their decision to join NATO is one of the most significant changes in Europe's security architecture for decades
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Will Turkish Prez Erdogan upend NATO expansion? US officials seek clarity
US officials are trying to determine how serious Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is and what it might take to get him to back down
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Finland, Sweden joining NATO makes 'no big difference': Russia's Lavrov
"Finland and Sweden, as well as other neutral countries, have been participating in NATO military exercises for many years," Lavrov said
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Sweden to start NATO application process, says PM Magdalena Andersson
The government has decided on a bill that will make it possible for Sweden to receive military support from all European Union and NATO countries, she said
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Ukraine forces push through to Russia border near Kharkiv: Report
On the battlefields near Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, interior ministry adviser Vadym Denisenko said Ukrainian troops were mounting a counter-offensive
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Russia won't simply put up with NATO's Nordic expansion, says Ryabkov
Vladimir Putin has repeatedly cited the post-Soviet enlargement of the NATO alliance eastwards towards Russia's borders as a reason for the invasion of Ukraine.
 "Russia won't simply put up with NATO's Nordic expansion, says Ryabkov")
Ukraine counters Russian forces in east; NATO says Kyiv could win war
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Russia's offensive in Donbas had stalled and Ukraine could win the war, an outcome few military analysts predicted
India may buy Rafales to give its aircraft carriers more strike options
Navy plans to buy 26 MRCBFs, so that INS Vikrant has more strike options
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Sweden to seek NATO membership as ruling party drops 73-year opposition
Sweden, after Finland is set to request for a NATO membership looking at the recent turnaround of the ruling party in the country. This decision also comes at the helm of Russian conflict with Ukraine
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'Neutral' countries in Europe recede as Finns, Swedes edge toward NATO
Security concerns over Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine changed the calculus for Finland and Sweden which have long espoused neutrality
Putin warns Finland on NATO membership, says it would harm relations
Putin told Sauli Niinisto that Finland's abandonment of its traditional policy of military neutrality would be an error since there are no threats to Finland's security
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Moscow will respond if NATO moves nuclear forces closer to Russia's border
Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko says Moscow has no hostile intentions towards Finland and Sweden
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Biden backs NATO's open-door policy in call with Sweden, Finland leaders
This comes as Finland and Sweden have started discussing the possibility of abandoning long-term neutrality and joining NATO amid the Russian military operation in Ukraine
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Russian threats push Finland towards NATO alliance, Sweden likely to follow
Finland's president and prime minister announced that the Nordic country should apply right away for membership in NATO, the military defence pact founded in part to counter the Soviet Union
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Blinken to travel to Germany, France to attend NATO, US-EU trade meeting
On May 14, the Secretary will travel to Berlin to attend an informal meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers where Allies and partners will discuss their unified response to Russia's war against Ukraine
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