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NATO on Tuesday appointed a special representative for the defence alliance's "southern neighbourhood," meaning the Middle East, North Africa and the Sahel. The new envoy is Javier Colomina, who previously served as NATO's special representative in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Instability in the southern and eastern Mediterranean poses a security challenge for NATO members in Europe in part by fuelling irregular migration to the bloc. NATO member Spain also has some territory in North Africa, particularly the cities of Melilla and Ceuta. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in a stat...
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NATO has appointed Patrick Turner to be the alliance's special envoy in Kiev, the defence alliance's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced in a press release on Wednesday. Turner is to lead the NATO Representation in Ukraine (NRU) from September. Stoltenberg said the high-ranking British official "brings years of leadership and experience to the role." The official is tasked with coordinating the political and practical support of the alliance on the ground as Ukraine continues to defend itself against the full-scale Russian invasion. Turner previously served as NATO's assistant secreta...
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The Kremlin indirectly threatened the West with a fierce response to the deployment of US weapons in Europe, after Berlin and Washington agreed to place long-range US missiles in Germany that would have the range to strike well into Russia. "Of course" Moscow will respond to this deployment, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in response to a question from a Russian television journalist on Saturday. "There has always been a paradoxical situation: The US has deployed missiles of various ranges and calibres, and these have traditionally always been aimed at our country." Russia, on the other ...
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday again rejected fears that the planned stationing of long-range US missiles in Germany could lead to an escalation with Russia. The weapons are intended as a deterrent, Scholz said after a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Berlin. "What we are always concerned with is preventing a war," Scholz said. Earlier this week, Germany and the US announced an agreement to station long-range US missiles on Germany territory beginning in 2026, the first time such weapons have been stationed in Germany since the end of the Cold War. The US weapons ...
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said that he will not approve any future cooperation between the NATO military alliance and Israel while the war in Gaza is continuing. Turkey, a NATO member since 1952, will not accept this kind of cooperation "until a comprehensive and sustainable peace is established in the Palestinian Territories," Erdoğan wrote on X on Friday following the NATO summit in Washington. "It is impossible for the Israeli government, which tramples on the fundamental values of our alliance, to continue its partnership with NATO," Erdoğan wrote. Israel is not a member o...
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said that he will not approve any future cooperation between the NATO military alliance and Israel while the war in Gaza is continuing. Turkey, a NATO member since 1952, will not accept this kind of cooperation "until a comprehensive and sustainable peace is established in the Palestinian Territories," Erdoğan wrote on X on Friday following the NATO summit in Washington. "It is impossible for the Israeli government, which tramples on the fundamental values of our alliance, to continue its partnership with NATO," Erdoğan wrote. Israel is not a member o...
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US President Joe Biden on Thursday closed a three-day NATO summit in Washington by promising to "keep NATO strong," in a press conference that focused heavily on US politics and concerns about his mental fitness. The 81-year-old US leader is facing calls to let another candidate from his Democratic Party replace him in this year's presidential race due to fears that he is suffering a mental decline. The opposing Republican Party is expected to nominate former president Donald Trump, 78, at its convention, which begins on Monday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. "My predecessor has made it clear he has ...
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The Hungarian government has accused its NATO partners of double standards and failure in dealing with Russia's war against Ukraine, causing a stir at the end of a NATO summit in Washington on Thursday. Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said Hungary would continue to advocate for dialogue and diplomatic channels, a Szijjártó spokesman said. The minister argued that the current strategy of the past two and a half years had been a total failure. At the end of the NATO summit, Szijjártó represented Hungarian Prime Minister Vi...
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US President Joe Biden on Thursday introduced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as "President Putin" in a speech at a NATO summit in Washington. "And now I hand over to the president of Ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination - ladies and gentlemen, President Putin," Biden said. Biden corrected himself a moment later, adding: "....to beat President Putin - President Zelensky!" The apparent slip-of-the-tongue came at a time when US politics is becoming increasingly dominated by concerns about the 81-year-old president's mental capacity. His performance is being watched clo...
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Russia has criticized the planned stationing of long-range US weapons in Germany as a return to the Cold War. "We are well on the way to a Cold War. This has all happened before," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian state television on Thursday. Peskov accused Germany, the United States, France and the United Kingdom of being directly involved in the conflict over Ukraine. "And all the features of the Cold War are returning - with confrontation, with direct conflict between opponents," he said. "All this is being done with the aim of undermining our country. Everything is being done t...
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