NATO leaders say era of 2% defense spending ‘probably history’ as Trump allegedly pushes 5% target
Four North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) leaders and representatives of the European Union (EU) said Sunday that Russia remains a major security threat in Europe amid the Ukraine war and as Western countries prepare for what is to come. They announced that they agreed it was time to invest more in defense spending. Trump administration. […]
Zelensky’s Criticisms of Allies Can Go Too Far, Says NATO Boss
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who has been paid millions of dollars by Western allies to fight a nearly three-year war of defense against Russian aggression, has developed a habit of biting the hand that feeds him, the NATO secretary general said. Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who was appointed this year as the new […]
NATO Pushback Debanking of Arms Firms
Bank withdrawals from defense companies supplying Western militaries have become so serious that people, including the NATO Secretary General, have been forced to tell the public that they support banks that invest in weapons companies. NATO's secretary-general said defense companies should not be put in the same category as illegal drugs and pornography as immoral […]
NATO Says Get Ready For Swarms of Russian Drones
Paying for the military instead of “pensions, health care and social security” may be painful, but preventing war is better than fighting, one NATO leader warned, as Russia vastly outnumbers Europe in military equipment. They say it's much cheaper. Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who was elected this year as NATO Secretary-General, spoke at […]
Trump tells The Post about his ‘firm’ viral handshake with French President Emanuel Macron – and reveals NATO talks
President Donald Trump criticized the power-grabbing handshake he exchanged with French President Emmanuel Macon during a weekend meeting with the Post, but the president-elect insisted it was no big deal. “Just a solid shake. He understands that. It's just a solid shake,” Trump told the Post. Their handshake went viral on Saturday when they met […]
Overtures to Expand NATO to Include Ukraine ‘Extremely Dangerous’
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) appeared on Fox News Channel's “The Ingraham Angle” and warned against efforts to bring Ukraine into NATO. The Missouri Republican said such a move risks sparking conflict with Russia “now and forever.” A partial transcription follows: INGRAHAM: Well, it's a deal that Biden and company put together at the beginning of […]
Ukraine war briefing: Nato lauds Blinken on final Brussels turn | Ukraine
Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken paid a final visit to NATO headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday, pledging that President Joe Biden's administration will continue to explore arms deliveries to Ukraine in the few hours left in his administration. “This is a critical time for the alliance to ensure that we maintain a stable […]
NATO chief wants less talk of peace process in Ukraine, more arms
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte told a press conference on Tuesday ahead of the organization's foreign ministers meeting this week that Ukraine needed to be put in a “strong position” rather than forced into peace negotiations. insisted. “I would argue that we should stop talking step by step about what a peace process should look like,” […]
Ukraine war briefing: Nato invitation highly unlikely at this stage, say diplomats | Ukraine
It is highly unlikely that NATO will heed Ukraine's call for an invitation to join at Tuesday's meeting, diplomatic sources told Reuters. “It will take weeks or months to reach an agreement,” a senior NATO diplomat said on Monday, according to Reuters. “I don't think that's going to happen tomorrow, I'd be very surprised,” said […]
Former NATO chief says Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire a 'direct result' of incoming Trump admin
Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis said he considered the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah a success, in part because President-elect Donald Trump's return to power is imminent. “Iran [is] Very vulnerable. What that means is that as Israel continues to fight Hezbollah, we're seeing Hezbollah willing to accept a ceasefire,” he said […]