Category: NATO

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…

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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….

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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…

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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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NATO: Rutte versus Sanchez

The Hague. 23.06.2025 “…We meet at a truly historic moment, with significant and growing challenges to our security. As the world becomes more dangerous, Allied leaders will take bold decisions to strengthen our collective defence, making NATO a stronger, a fairer and a more lethal Alliance” said the NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, addressing journalists…

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Baltic Air Space: Portuguese policing

Brussels 16.06.2025 The Portuguese Air Force is securing the skies over and around Estonia as part of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission. Fighter pilots and aircrew arrived at Ämari Air Base in late May, replacing an earlier Portuguese detachment that began its duties in April and assuming responsibility for their four F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter…

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Patriarch Kirill isn’t scared by F-16

Brussels 14.06.2025 Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ said that he was not scared by the launch of an F-16 near his plane flying to Kaliningrad. Speaking at a meeting of the clergy of the Kaliningrad, he said that his plane was accompanied to the region by an F-16 fighter, and asked a rhetorical…

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NATO: Much more spending needed

Brussels 05.06.2025 Today at NATO Headquaters the U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said allies cannot rely on the United States to defend them and need to increase self-reliance. US defence chief Pete Hegseth on Thursday pushed NATO to agree a deal on ramping up defence spendinghttps://t.co/6SUGJwIlwK pic.twitter.com/sh53oKBum4 — AFP News Agency (@AFP) June 5, 2025…

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NATO prepares for The Hague Summit

Brussels 04.06.2025 Ahead of the NATO Defence ministers meeting in Brussels on June 5 the Secretary General Mark Rutte held a press-conference in the Alliance headquarters in Brussels. The major issues of the upcoming meeting include the increase of the defence spending, related investments which will be the major focus of the Summit in The…

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