Enlargement of NATO
Turkey’s behavior and the F-16 sales
The Biden administration is moving ahead with its intention to supply Turkey with 40 new F-16 fighter jets and upgrade 80 of the country's older ones.
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Erdogan thrusts NATO expansion issue into Turkey’s tense election campaign
Two provocative incidents in Stockholm this month have energised Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan ahead of tight elections and dimmed Sweden and Finland's hopes of joining NATO before the summer, diplomats, analysts and opposition politicians say.
NATO ships near Serbia: What is it about? They spoke up
The statement said that the goal of the visit is "strengthening defense relations in the region and strengthening maritime security in the waters of NATO member states."
The U.S. ship, it is added, is the flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2).
Erdoğan says no support for Sweden's NATO bid
Türkiye's president cast serious doubt on NATO's expansion on Jan. 23 after warning Sweden not to expect support for its bid for membership into the military alliance following the provocative Quran burning incident.
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Ukraine declared itself a "De Facto Member of NATO" and Warned of a New Russian Offensive
"Ukraine has de facto become a member of NATO, and this reality may soon be shaped legally." Such confidence was expressed by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksii Reznikov, in an interview with the Russian edition of the BBC.
Almost Half of Finns are Against Permanent NATO Bases
Nearly half of Finns are against the creation of permanent NATO bases in their country, Anadolu Agency reported, citing local media.
About 39% of Finns support the creation of permanent NATO bases, YLE TV reports, citing a new survey by MTV TV.
NATO chief to visit Türkiye over Finland, Sweden membership
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Oct. 26 he would go to Türkiye "in the near future" to discuss Finland and Sweden's nearly completed process to join the military alliance.
There is No Threat of Bulgaria being drawn into a Conflict - For Now
"I have always said that Russia is currently a risk to our national security. There is no other opinion on the matter. But for now, there is no direct threat that involes Bulgaria, as well as NATO, in a military conflict."
This was stated today by the acting Minister of Defense Dimitar Stoyanov to Bulgarian journalists in Brussels.
Meeting of NATO defense ministers starts today
This will be the first meeting of defense ministers since the NATO summit in Madrid in June and the first that Finland and Sweden will attend as countries invited to join the Alliance.
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Putin showed weakness? "He must retire"
NATO Secretary General added that this would "open the way to further Russian aggression".
"Ukraine is in good momentum and has the ability to make significant progress. Russia is resorting to horrific attacks on civilians and key infrastructure. Putin is failing in Ukraine.
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