« My recent trip to Brussels for the @NATO Ministerial meeting left me with one overriding impression: the US has long failed to address the glaring inconsistency between its relations with NATO and the EU » Christopher Landau wrote on his X page. « These are almost all the same countries in both organizations. When these countries wear…
Category: NATO
NATO focused on defense spending
Brussels 03.12.2025 The Alliance foreign ministers gathered in Brussels to advance the NATO Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List – initiative (PURL) and to continue directing states towards 5% defense-spending target agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump at The Hague Summit. 🔴 LIVE: Watch @SecGenNATO Mark Rutte’s press conference after the meeting of #NATO Foreign Ministershttps://t.co/xzEDrYJUat#ForMin —…
Europe: NATO scales down presence
Brussels 29.10.2025 Today the United States has informed the NATO allies that it will scale back its troop presence along Europe’s eastern border with Ukraine as it focuses on security priorities elsewhere, Romania’s defense ministry said. The U.S. Army later confirmed the decision, but denied it was a sign of a reduced commitment to allies….
Ukraine: top priority – 2M Drones
Brussels 15.10.2025 NATO HQ. Ukraine needs at least $120 billion for defense by 2026. The government plans to raise half of this amount from its partners, and use it for the weapons production. The Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal at a press conference at NATO HQ said: “Russia spends approximately $150 billion annually to finance…
NATO Defence Ministers Unwavering Support to Ukraine
Brussels 15.10.2025 Today NATO defence ministers convene in Brussels to confront growing concerns that Russia is testing the alliance’s resolve with escalating airspace violations and drone incursions. Ministers will also seek to support Ukraine’s efforts to counter Russian attacks as Washington reflects upon the supply of longer-range Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv. 🔴Live: Watch @SecGenNATO Mark…
Baltic Sentry monitoring mission
15.10.2025 Based on the success of Baltic Sentry, and in response to ongoing airspace violations, including the numerous Russian drones that violated Poland’s airspace on September 10, Allied Command Operations (ACO), which is responsible for the planning and execution of all NATO operations, began Eastern Sentry on September 12. <blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-media-max-width=”560″><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>📍Poland |…
NATO Defense ministers convene in Brussels
Brussels 13.10.2025 This week NATO Defence ministers, and the U.S. Secretary of War meet in Brussels. On October 15, Wed., they will discuss the spending targets, various aspects of aid for Ukraine, and air defense. This will be the first official meeting since the military alliance’s June Summit in The Hague. There the alliance committed…
NATO: Cyber Defence Conference
Brussels 09.10.2025 In a video address to NATO’s annual Cyber Defence Conference on Thursday, 9 October, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte emphasised the importance of NATO and Allies continuing to grow stronger in the digital world. The conference brings together Allied senior political and military officials and industry representatives in Tirana, Albania, on 9-10 October….
NATO: Rutte visits Washington D.C.
Brussels 14.07.2025 Today NATO Chief Mark Rutte has visited Washington D.C. on Monday where he met the U.S. President Donald Trump, and will other high officials as Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. 🚨 President Trump seals a blockbuster deal. NATO nations will buy American weapons, fully paid for by…
NATO: new Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Brussels 04.07.2025 General Alexus G. Grynkewich of the U.S. Air Force assumed command of Allied Command Operations in a ceremony at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, Belgium on July, 4 2025). General Grynkewich succeeds General Chris Cavoli of the US Army, who had been in post since 2022. NATO welcomes new Supreme Allied…
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