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NATO has pledged to defend its newest member, Finland, which is hosting its first joint training since becoming part of the Western alliance in April. The pledge came as NATO countries kicked off Arctic military exercises with nearly…

United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has issued a warning to NATO and its allies that Russian President Vladimir Putin could use a tactical nuclear weapon in a "managed" escalation of his war in Ukraine. Sherman, the…

Turkey’s parliament has approved Finland’s application to join NATO, clearing the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country to join the Western military alliance as war rages in Ukraine. All 276 legislators present on Thursday voted…

NATO has criticised Vladimir Putin for what it called his "dangerous and irresponsible" nuclear rhetoric, a day after the Russian president said he would station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. Putin announced the move on Saturday…

Turkey, Sweden and Finland have resumed trilateral talks over the bids by Sweden and Finland to join NATO with the three nations agreeing to hold further meetings. Sweden's chief negotiator in the accession process, Oscar Stenstrom, said…

Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg says Ukraine will become a member of the alliance in the long-term, but for now it needs to remain independent in the face of Russia's invasion. Ukraine has sought to join the US-led military…

More talks between parliamentary groups are needed before lawmakers in Hungary vote on the ratification of Finland and Sweden's NATO membership bids. Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated the position on Friday while speaking on…

Finland's parliament decided on Friday it would vote on February 28 to approve the necessary legislation to allow the country to eventually become a member of NATO, the head of its foreign affairs committee said. "The goal is that the…

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday asked South Korea to reconsider its rule on not exporting weapons to countries in conflict so it could help arm Ukraine in repelling Russia’s invasion. “I urge the Republic of Korea to…

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has hailed recent pledges of heavy weapons deliveries from Western allies to Ukraine, saying he expected more in the near future. The head of the transatlantic military alliance made the comments…