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An unidentified drone suspected to have come from Belarus entered into Lithuanian airspace on Monday, according a local outlet. Darius Buta, a representative of Lithuania's National Crisis Management Center, told public broadcaster LRT that a drone was spotted at an altitude of approximately 650 feet near the capital city of Vilnius.
Spain is not the only sceptic among NATO’s ranks. Slovakia, while less vocal, has also expressed ambiguity towards the 5% threshold. President Peter Pellegrini formally backed the target in The Hague, though just days before the NATO summit, Prime Minister Robert Fico declared that “neutrality would suit Slovakia”.
NATO's commitment to spend five percent of GDP on defense by 2035 was meant to unify the alliance, but it's revealing dangerous fault lines between members who face Russia's threat and those who don't.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine and President Trump's tough stance on NATO have 'energized' the alliance into action, experts explain unique circumstances that led to unprecedented commitments.
A Norwegian P-8A "Poseidon" flew close to Russia's major submarine hubs in the Murmansk region before heading to the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard.
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Kyiv Independent on MSN'The world has changed,' — Austrian official signals openness to NATO membership debate after decades of neutrality"I am very open to having a public debate about the future of Austria's security and defense policy," Austria's Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger said. "Although there are currently no majorities in parliament and in the population for joining NATO,
NATO has banned mainstream media from covering anti-Zelenskiy protests in Ukraine. AAP FactCheck - Media outlets have not been banned from reporting on anti-government protests in Ukraine, despite a claim spreading online.
You might want to call Vladimir and say, ‘Hey, friend, we are still buying stuff from you, but you have got to get serious when it comes to these negotiations on the cease-fire or a peace
The defense alliance of 32 countries is planning to invest billions in its security over the coming decade. But it’s a splurge that some European NATO members, saddled with huge debt burdens, can ill-afford.
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⚔️ Austria on the brink — temptation to join NATO rises as Russian threats loomAustria has long been known for its neutral stance in global conflicts. This neutrality was officially established in 1955 after the country regained its independence following World War II. Austria’s Historic Neutrality Under Pressure Since then,