Beijing, China | Xinhua | China on Wednesday urged NATO to quit groundless speculation and smears against it on the Ukraine issue, grow out of the Cold War mentality of zero-sum game and bloc confrontation, and actually do something conducive to European and global peace and stability. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson …
Read More »EU, NATO, Ukraine to ramp up arms production, procurement
Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | Ukraine, the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will jointly launch a mechanism to coordinate arms supplies to Ukraine, officials said after the first meeting of the three sides’ high-level representatives. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said he discussed with Ukraine’s …
Read More »Ukraine draining NATO’s ammunition stockpiles: Stoltenberg
Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) needs to “ramp up production” of ammunition as Ukraine’s rate of usage is depleting current capacities and draining stockpiles, the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday. The conflict in Ukraine “is consuming an enormous amount of ammunition and …
Read More »Chinese spokesperson voices firm opposition to NATO chief’s false remarks on Taiwan
Beijing, China | Xinhua | A Chinese spokesperson on Friday voiced firm opposition to false remarks on Taiwan made by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. “Taiwan is part of China, and Taiwan compatriots are our brothers and sisters,” said Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office. “We …
Read More »Turkey greenlights Sweden, Finland’s NATO bid, internal conflicts remain
Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | Turkey changed its position and agreed to support Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership applications on Tuesday during the ongoing NATO Summit in Madrid, while conflicts within the military bloc still remain. After an extended meeting among leaders from the three countries together with NATO Secretary General …
Read More »NATO chief vows to settle Turkey’s concerns over expansion
Copenhagen, Denmark | Xinhua | Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), on Thursday pledged to address Turkey’s concerns on Finland’s and Sweden’s applications to join the military alliance. “We are addressing the concerns that Turkey has expressed,” he said at a press conference held jointly with …
Read More »NATO to step up presence in eastern part of alliance, not inside Ukraine
Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | Allies of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) agreed to further beef up its forces on its eastern flank near Ukraine but it has no intention of sending troops into Ukraine, NATO’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. NATO did not have combat troops inside Ukraine …
Read More »What would a US withdrawal from Iraq look like?
Baghdad, Iraq | AFP | Iraq’s caretaker premier Adel Abdel Mahdi contended Tuesday that he received signed copies of a letter the US had said was only an unsigned draft describing steps America’s military would take to leave Iraq. Here is AFP’s look at what shape a withdrawal could take. – …
Read More »UK PM denies dodging Trump in pre-election NATO trip
Watford, United Kingdom | AFP | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied on Wednesday he was avoiding being pictured with Donald Trump ahead of a UK election next week, as footage emerged of other leaders mocking the US president. Johnson met Trump away from the cameras on Tuesday before a two-day NATO …
Read More »Trump will ‘stay out’ of UK election during NATO visit
London, United Kingdom | AFP | US President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised Prime Minister Boris Johnson but promised to “stay out” of Britain’s election campaign during his two-day visit. Downing Street is braced for fireworks as Trump attends a meeting of the NATO military alliance in Britain just days before …
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