NATO, Russia and Europe

US defence secretary says Nato membership for Ukraine ‘unrealistic’
The comments signal that Donald Trump is intent on getting Europe to assume most of the financial and military ...
US defense chief calls NATO membership for Ukraine ‘unrealistic,’ signaling a significant shift in support for Kyiv
Hegseth suggests way forward for Ukraine is for the country to abandon hopes of a return to its pre-2014 borders.
Nato touts European spending on Ukraine as it awaits US defence chief
The alliance’s defence ministers are hoping to hear that the US commitment to Nato will not waver. Read more at ...
Hegseth rules out NATO membership for Ukraine and says returning to 2014 borders is ‘unrealistic’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ruled out NATO membership for Ukraine on Wednesday and said it is “unrealistic” to expect ...
Trump's pressuring NATO to pay more. An alliance member sitting next to Russia couldn't be happier about it.
Estonia, a NATO member near Russia, spends more of its GDP on defense than the US. It's happy Trump is asking allies to boost ...
EU members of NATO ready to raise defence spending beyond 2% of GDP, Costa says
The 23 EU members who also belong to NATO are likely to agree to raise the defence spending target above the current 2% of ...
Three NATO members still rely on Russia to manage their electricity grid. They’re about to pull the plug
Estonia, along with fellow Baltic states Latvia and Lithuania, is preparing finally to rid itself of one of the last vestiges ...
How Jeff Flake helped secure NATO’s newest member
It was 2 a.m. in Turkey, and Jeff Flake had a promise to keep.
NATO Ally Claims Russian Fighter Jet Violated Its Airspace
Poland said a Russian aircraft flying from Kaliningrad crossed over into the NATO member's territory, with Russia blaming a ...