The ongoing violations of Romanian airspace raise concerns over impact on NATO states of Russia-Ukraine war.
The Franco-German cooperation is not a move to replace NATO’s nuclear umbrella, stresses German Chancellor.
This is America: Jim Townsend says he is unsure whether the US would send troops if a NATO ally were attacked.
Mark Rutte says Nato is stronger than ever, and that he is 100% convinced of the US president's commitment to the alliance.
The weapon has not been brought back to the UK and has instead been left with British officials in Turkey.
Nato's secretary general insists there is "unity" among Nato members, but the BBC's security correspondent asks if that is really the case.
Nato and its Indo-Pacific partners have pledged to expand cooperation in defence industry and advanced technology as the transatlantic security alliance boosts its military build-up in the face of deepening Russia-China ties. Secretary General Mark Rutte on Tuesday met with top officials from the Indo-Pacific Four (IP4) partner nations – Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea – on the sidelines of the Nato summit in Ankara. The talks featured South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and...
Leaders have gathered in Ankara for a two-day summit slated to cover defence spending and the Russia-Ukraine war.
US President Donald Trump criticised NATO allies for refusing to back the United States during its conflict with Iran.
The US president's inflammatory words have punctuated the image of unity at this crucial gathering, Security Correspondent Frank Gardner writes.
US President Donald Trump doubled down on his criticism of Nato member states’ refusal to aid Washington’s military operation in the Middle East, while noting that his country would consider selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkey after years of deadlock. In his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday, the US president, who arrived in Ankara to attend this year’s Nato summit, said he was “very disappointed” with fellow Nato member states during Washington’s military operation...
What does Trump want from his NATO allies?
Defence spending and support for Ukraine's military needs are expected to top the agenda of summit in Turkish capital.
The Ukrainian president will use the Nato meeting in Turkey to argue he needs more interceptor missiles.
In a closely watched outcome, Canada on Monday chose a major German defence contractor over its South Korean competitor to build a US multibillion-dollar fleet of submarines, as mid-tier nations increasingly work together in the face of a less reliable United States. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Ottawa chose Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS)’s package over Hanwha Ocean Company’s. The move is expected to strengthen ties between Canada and Nato, which is holding a two-day summit...
The French president is the first leader from western Europe to visit Syria since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.
US warns of consequences for NATO members without clear spending plans, signalling high expectations from allies.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said members are now spending around 4% of GDP on defence.
Nato cannot be “naive” about China’s military development, as the Indo-Pacific and European theatres are becoming “more intertwined”, evident in Beijing’s support for Moscow’s war in Ukraine, Nato’s Secretary General said. During a pre-summit press conference on Monday, a day before the Nato summit in Ankara, Turkey, this week, Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte responded to questions about a Chinese nuclear-powered submarine firing a test missile into the Pacific. Rutte said that Nato “cannot be...
Al Jazeera’s James Bays explains why NATO’s Ankara summit is high stakes.
Leaders of the NATO member states are expected in Turkiye by July 7 for a summit - the first it will host in 22 years.
Since he started work as Nato secretary general almost two years ago, Mark Rutte has spent much of his time trying to keep the United States anchored to the world’s biggest military alliance, employing outright flattery to dissuade US President Donald Trump from acting on threats to abandon it. But the goalposts keep shifting, raising the stakes ahead of this week’s summit in Turkey. Initially, it was about money. Trump has long railed against Nato allies for spending too small a fraction of...
European Nato allies have mostly replaced the assets that the US has cut from its rescue plans in case of a war in Europe, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe John Stringer said in an interview. Stringer made the assurance ahead of the alliance’s summit in Ankara next week, at which allies will try to smooth over recent announcements by the US signalling that it is pivoting away from the continent. “European allies have definitely stepped up in terms of backfilling the adjustment in the US...
Back and forth over defence spending comes as NATO leaders set to meet in Ankara next week.
Germany does not have to shy away from talking up its record on defence spending, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday, when asked about US President Donald Trump calling Germany’s past efforts “ridiculous”. The issue of defence spending has loomed large as Nato leaders prepare to gather next week in Ankara, where Europeans aim to set aside strife with Trump over Iran and Greenland and show they are stepping up to defend the continent. “Germany is doubling its defence budget within four...