UK to send 20,000 troops to largest Nato exercise since the Cold War
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps will announce the deployment to provide ‘vital reassurance against the Putin menace’.
Tag: NATO
Ben Wallace drops a bollock on BBC Breakfast
The Telegraph reported that budget cuts to the UK’s military has generated alarm among fellow NATO members.
Johnson tipped to become next secretary general of Nato
Boris is thought to have the support of the US and the Baltic states, but might struggle to convince France to vote in favour of him.
‘Welcome to Nato’ trends as Finnish president makes first public declaration about desire to join
Finland's president and prime minister said the nation must apply for Nato membership without delay.
Russia cuts gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria as Moscow says it can attack military sites in NATO countries
Ukrainian authorities said a Russian missile hit a strategic rail bridge linking Ukraine’s Odesa port region to Romania – a Nato member.
NATO: Russia threatens nuclear escalation if Sweden and Finland join
"There can be no more talk of any nuclear-free status for the Baltic - the balance must be restored," they said.
Russia warns Sweden and Finland against Nato membership as China delivers arms to Soviet ally
There are concerns that an arms build-up in the Balkans at the time of the war in Ukraine could threaten the fragile peace in the region.
Russia calls on NATO and EU to ‘stop pumping weapons’ into Ukraine
It comes as the US secretary of state Antony Blinken reinforced the message Moscow’s campaign was faltering and said Ukraine “can absolutely win against Russia".
Russia ‘wants a war with NATO’, British military analyst claims
"Right now, at this moment in time, the Kremlin is so angry, so bitter and deluded, that it actually wants a war with NATO," UK historian Dr Peter Caddick-Adams said.