NATO shake up sees US ousted from 2 warfighting level commands
The US will hand over charge of Joint Force Command Norfolk to the United Kingdom and relinquish leadership of Joint Force Command Naples to Italy.
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine-Russia talks ‘not easy’ but ‘constructive’ after prisoner swap agreed – as it happened
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereUS presidential envoy Steve Witkoff said that the US, Ukraine and Russia have agreed to exchange 314 prisoners in “the first such exchange in five months.”He said:“This outcome was achieved f…
‘Keep on dreaming’: could Europe really defend itself without the US?
Nato chief has glibly dismissed prospect of coping without US support, but in the age of Trump the case for autonomy is growingThe Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, was typically blunt when he met members of the European parliament this week. From th…
Nato needs to be ‘reimagined’ with Europe showing more capabilities, says Marco Rubio – as it happened
US secretary of state also said he was confident of ‘positive resolution’ on Denmark in ParisIn other news, a former French senator has been found guilty of drugging a fellow politician in order to sexually assault her, in a case that has shaken French…
Trump claims Nato troops ‘stayed a little off the frontlines’ in Afghanistan
President again disparages allies and tells Fox News he is ‘not sure’ Nato would come to US’s defenceDonald Trump has again disparaged America’s Nato allies, claiming that troops from allied nations “stayed a little back, a little off the frontlines” w…
What’s in Trump’s Greenland ‘deal’ and will it last?
Details of agreement are scant and US president has a tendency to back down and then relaunch a fight weeks laterUK politics live – latest updatesDavos live – latest updatesThe outline deal struck by Mark Rutte and Donald Trump to step up Nato’s presen…
What’s in Trump’s Greenland ‘deal’ and will it last?
Details of agreement are scant and US president has a tendency to back down and then relaunch a fight weeks laterUK politics live – latest updatesDavos live – latest updatesThe outline deal struck by Mark Rutte and Donald Trump to step up Nato’s presen…
Greenland says red lines must be respected as Trump says US will have ‘total’ access to island
Island’s PM says sovereignty is non-negotiable after Trump claimed agreement would give US full access with ‘no end, no time limit’Europe live – latest updatesGreenland has demanded its red lines on sovereignty be respected after Donald Trump claimed a…
How a US takeover of Greenland would undermine Nato from within
The alliance has no provision for the previously unthinkable: one of its members turning on anotherEurope live – latest updatesThe idea that one Nato country could attack another – a US invasion of Greenland – is so alien that the most famous article i…
Macron reportedly warned Zelenskyy US may ‘betray Ukraine on territory’
Der Spiegel quotes leaked call in which European leaders voice doubts about Washington’s approach to peace talksEmmanuel Macron has reportedly warned Volodymyr Zelenskyy that “there is a chance that the US will betray Ukraine on territory, without clar…