Flag raising ceremonies were held simultaneously at Allied Command Operations (SHAPE) in Mons (Belgium) and Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, Virginia (United States). North Macedonia became the 30th member of the Alliance on Friday (27 March 2020), when it deposited its instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the US State Department in…
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North Macedonia joins NATO
North Macedonia became NATO’s newest member on March 27, upon depositing its instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the US State Department in Washington DC. NATO Allies signed North Macedonia’s Accession Protocol in February 2019, after which all 29 national parliaments voted to ratify the country’s membership. The @MFA_MKD building reflects the…
EU Defence Ministers discuss future
At arrival to the Informal meeting of the EU Defence Ministers on March 4 in Zagreb Josep Borrell, the EU top diplomat, commented on situation in Syria, and crisis at Greek-Turkish border. Borrell underlined that the meeting is “not about the current crisis“, but about “future prospects on how to build a better security and…
Russia arms exports at rise
Long-term commissions of Russian armements by other states amount to $55 bln, whereas annual exports of local arms and military equipment stand at $14-15 bln, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said, TASS news agency reports. Russia’s arms exports total $14-15 bln per year, says Deputy PM Borisov:https://t.co/dU21oIBN6h pic.twitter.com/o06tvqKmY4 — TASS (@tassagency_en) January 11, 2020 “We…
NATO moves to space as ‘operational domain’
Although the participants claimed that historic NATO 70 Summit in London was a success, the general public has witness the other version of the events while leaders were trading barbs, ending in refusal of a concluding press-conference. ….When today’s meetings are over, I will be heading back to Washington. We won’t be doing a press…
PESCO: new 13 projcts in view
The Council adopted an updated list of 13 projects to be undertaken under PESCO. Today’s decision brings to 47 the number of projects that are currently in place. Five of the new projects focus on training, covering areas such as cyber, diving, tactical, medical as well as chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence (CBRND) training….
Macron diagnoses NATO clinically dead
French Emmanuel Macron’s pessimistic diagnosis of NATO “brain dead” has caused the shock waves among Europeans, but apparently that’s a risk the French president is prepared to take, launching alam over non-compliance of some of the Alliance members with democratic standards, namely Turkey belligerent actions. (Image: archive). https://twitter.com/afp/status/1192431507068964868?s=21 In an interview with The Economist magazine,…
NATO Stoltenberg praises Merkel leadership
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg thanked Germany for its vital contributions to the Alliance in talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel on November 7, 2019. Always a pleasure to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel. #Germany plays a leading role in our Alliance. We agree that a strong #NATO is essential for peace and security in Europe,…
Russia doubts Al-Baghdadi death
Defense ministry of Russian Federation has no tangible proof that Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in the U.S. operartion and doubts that such an operation has ever taken place, the ministry’s spokesma Igor Konashenkov said. Russia has no official confirmation of Al-Baghdadi elimination – Kremlin spokesmanhttps://t.co/uHWZMyah6t — Sputnik (@SputnikInt) October 29, 2019…
Russia launches Oniks missile
Oniks missile was launched the Chukotka Peninsula, Russian TASS news agency reported. It’s 350 km trajectory included 200 km over land, which is an achievement for this type of missiles, military experts said. #Russia’s Pacific Fleet fires #Oniks supersonic cruise missile from coast for first time MORE: https://t.co/a7k9SwF7jg pic.twitter.com/PRuvueBLyA — RT (@RT_com) September 27, 2019…
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