All news on the topic: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
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Russia builds new military base near Finland border as NATO tensions grow
Russia has begun construction on a new military base eerily close to Finland’s eastern border for the first time since the USSR collapsed.
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Reeves hints at tax rises to fund Britain’s defence spending boost
Rachel Reeves has indicated the government could raise taxes to fund an increase in defense spending, amid growing concerns over Britain’s struggling military in the face of mounting global threats.
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Russia plans major Mi-8 helicopter surge to rebuild airborne assault power
Russia plans to build 72 Mi-8MTV-1 helicopters at the Kazan Aircraft Plant within two years, including 37 by the end of 2026, according to meeting minutes reviewed by Dallas.
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Scotland’s nuclear debate heats up: SNP leaders clash over Trident’s future
The SNP has long objected to Britain’s nuclear deterrent being based in Scotland. Geopolitics — and domestic politics — are changing the calculus.
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Romania’s Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime uncovers treason plot, arrests six suspects
The suspects were detained by authorities on the same day that two Russian diplomats were ordered to leave the country.
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Thousands of British soldiers set to join NATO war games near Ukraine’s border
Thousands of British troops will join a two-month long exercise in Romania, rehearsing rapid deployments to counter Russian threats and showcase NATO’s defence readiness
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Putin deploys nuclear bombers as Keir Starmer visits eastern Europe
Russia sent two Tu-22M3 nuclear-capable bombers over the Baltic Sea as Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited British troops in Estonia.
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Trump’s ex-counter-terrorism chief suggests British troops might be stationed in Ukraine if a ceasefire is agreed
Donald Trump’s counter-terrorism chief has told LBC the President-elect may expect British troops to be stationed in Ukraine to maintain the peace if a ceasefire is agreed.
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NATO warns of the need to ’prepare for war’ and admits ’we’re not ready for what’s coming’
Britain and other members of Nato have been urged to shift to a ‘wartime mindset’ amid the ongoing threats from Russia.
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How NATO is gearing up for war with a £2 billion ’shield’ along the Russia border
Anti-tank ‘Hedgehog’ barriers, modern surveillance systems and trenches – it is all part of Poland’s fortification of its border with Russia over fears of a broader conflict in Europe.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy ’ready to end Ukraine war’ in exchange for NATO membership
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that he is prepared to end the war in Ukraine in exchange for Nato membership.
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Russian Defense Ministry contractor supplies safes to Lithuanian army, raising concerns
An investigation by The Insider has revealed that Promet, a Russian group of companies acting as a contractor for the country’s Ministry of Defense, has simultaneously been fulfilling military orders in Lithuania.
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Zelenskyy presents Ukraine’s ’victory plan,’ which Moscow condemns as an escalation
Ukrainian president wants ‘unconditional invite’ to join Nato and rules out conceding territory to Russia
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The world teeters on the brink as NATO plans to deploy nuclear-capable fighters near Putin’s doorstep
It’s envisaged that planes accommodated at the base will reportedly include the F-15 Eagle, an all-weather fighter aircraft capable of dropping B61-12 nuclear gravity bombs.
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Donald Trump will need NATO if re-elected as president, says new alliance chief
Mark Rutte says US would risk isolation if Republican candidate decided to withdraw from military alliance
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A Romanian political strategist has been discovered to be in business with an alleged Russian war propagandist
Rareș Mănescu was involved in preparing the campaign for Mircea Geoană, who stepped down as deputy chief of NATO in September to run for president of Romania.
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Drone drops fake bombs on £7,000,000 navy warship during Nato war games
The Royal Navy has been staging exercises at sea weeks after Vladimir Putin staged his own war games in the Arctic.
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Putin says UK and US will be ‘at war’ with Russia if Ukraine gets western missiles
Vladimir Putin has now directly threatened Nato and the US with war if the west were to let Ukraine use long-range missiles.
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High-profile politician sprayed with liquid as Germany prepares for key state elections
Sahra Wagenknecht, whose alliance opposes Nato and military aid for Ukraine, said she was ‘scared but fine’ after incident in Erfurt
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Nato base security raised over ‘threat of Russian drone attack’
The German military has received a tip off one of their bases is at risk of a Russian drone attack.
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Russian nuclear bombers rush NATO border as World War III tensions escalate
Germany’s Air Force confirmed in a post on social media this week that it had deployed fighters to intercept the Russian planes as they navigated over seas bordering NATO nations
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NATO fighter jets intercept Russian nuclear bombers
Vladimir Putin deployed two Tu-95MS strategic nuclear missile carriers over Nato waters after accusing Britain of coordinating the incursion into Russia with Ukraine, it has been reported.
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An anti-nuclear response: How Europe can counter Putin’s apocalyptic threats even if Donald Trump takes back the White House
Russian propagandists are once again threatening Europeans with the “death of civilization,” and for the first time, Vladimir Putin is backing up his traditional nuclear saber rattling with actual exercises of non-strategic nuclear forces.
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Joe Biden mistakenly introduces Zelensky as ’Putin’ and refers to Kamala Harris as ’Vice President Trump’ during NATO summit gaffe
The US President has been hosting the NATO summit in Washington DC today, where he is hoping to show his leadership on the world stage as his presidency hits the rocks
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Sir Keir Starmer refuses to put ’arbitrary date’ on 2.5% defence spending target
The prime minister says the figure is a "serious commitment" but that a "roadmap" to reaching it had to be within the government’s fiscal rules.
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