Jens Stoltenberg

NATO without Turkey would be weak, alliance chief says

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the alliance without Turkey would be weak. 

"Without doubt, NATO would suffer from weakness without Turkey," Stoltenberg told German newspaper Welt am Sonntag in an interview posted online on April 29.

"Turkey is a key country for the security of Europe," he stressed.        

Trump says US, Russia ties are at 'all-time low'

U.S. ties with Russia are at an "all-time low" due to Syria, President Donald Trump has said, adding that they want to improve ties with their Cold War enemy. 

"Right now, we're not getting along with Russia at all - we may be at an all-time low in terms of our relationship with Russia," Trump said alongside NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House on April 12. 

Anti-NATO Montenegrins Put Last Hopes in Dutch

After US President Donald Trump signed the NATO accession protocol for Montenegro - removing one of the last remaining obstacles to membership of the alliance - NATO foes in Montenegro are looking to The Netherlands - one of two alliance members which still did not ratify the treaty, along with Spain - to block the process.

Turkey has right to defend itself with practices under rule of law: NATO secretary-general

Turkey is the NATO member that has been affected the most by violent attacks, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said March 31, adding that the country had a right to defend itself under the rule of law.

Asked about hundreds of jailed journalists in Turkey, Stoltenberg underlined that the alliance was "based on the core values of democracy, rule of law and individual liberties."

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