Turkey’s demand to join EU before letting Sweden into NATO puts damper on Vilnius Summit
Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he will bring his demands for European Union membership to this week’s NATO summit.
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NATO ignores tough lessons from the Ukraine war
NATO’s top officials ignore the lessons to be learned from the war in Ukraine and continue to use methods typical of local conflicts. A good example is the upcoming NATO Summit 2023 in Vilnius. NATO Heads of State and Government will meet in Viln…
Neutral nations Austria and Switzerland agree to join European Sky Shield Initiative
Switzerland made clear that it will “examine” areas where co-operation can be strengthened, with a plan to specifically address information exchange and training for the US-made Patriot air defense system, of which it ordered five units in June 2021.
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Multiyear assistance package for Ukraine to be announced at NATO Vilnius Summit
“I am confident that we’ll find a united way to address the specific issue on [Ukraine] membership, but I will not go into the details of exact language now because that is something we will announce [at the Summit],” said Jens Stoltenberg,…
Will US cluster munition decision meet pushback at NATO summit?
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said she opposes sending cluster munitions to Ukraine, while NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg asserted that the alliance as a whole will not weigh in.