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US offers ‘full, total, complete’ support for Sweden, Finland’s NATO applications
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Thursday offered “full, total, complete” support for Sweden and Finlands applications to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Sweden and Finland had applied for membership…
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Turkey blocked start of NATO talks on Sweden, Finland accession – Reports
Moscow: Turkey has blocked the start of consideration of the application for accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, the Financial Times reported citing an informed source. NATO ambassadors met on Wednesday…
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Finland, Sweden made a grave mistake: Russian Minister
Moscow: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Finland and Sweden have “made a grave mistake” with their intentions to join the NATO military alliance. He stressed that Russia would not…
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Finland’s ruling party backs NATO application
Helsinki: Finland’s ruling Social Democratic Party has endorsed the plan for making the country a member of the NATO military alliance. The endorsement was made on Saturday by the Party Council, the…
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Finland joining NATO would be a ‘mistake’, says Putin
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned his Finnish counterpart that joining NATO and abandoning Finland’s neutral status would be a “mistake”, the media reported. He told Sauli Niinisto there was no threat…
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Erdogan says Turkey doesn’t support Finland, Sweden joining NATO
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he does not have a positive opinion on the idea of Finland and Sweden joining the NATO military alliance. “We are currently following the…
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Russia will destroy NATO countries in half an hour in case of nuclear war: Roscosmos chief
Moscow: The chief of Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said that Russia would destroy NATO countries in the event of a nuclear war in half an hour, so he urged them…
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NATO transport with weapons for Ukraine will be destroyed: Russian Minister
Moscow: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has said that NATO vehicles arriving in Ukraine with weapons and ammunition for Ukrainian troops would be destroyed, RT reported. Shoigu stressed that the US and…
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NATO ready to support Ukraine for years to come in war against Russia
London: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said the military alliance is ready to support Ukraine for years to come in the war against Russia, the media reported. Speaking at a youth…
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NATO FMs to discuss additional assistance to Ukraine on April 6-7: Stoltenberg
Brussels: The foreign ministers of NATO member states will discuss additional assistance to Ukraine at a meeting on April 6-7, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday. “Allies are determined to provide…
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Ukraine invited to join NATO Foreign Ministers meet next week
Brussels: Ukraine has been invited to join NATO Foreign Ministers’ meeting set to take place next week, according to a statement from the military alliance headquartered in Brussels. A meeting of the…
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Could Vladimir Putin be ousted over his Ukraine invasion?
Victoria: As the Russian invasion of Ukraine grinds on with no apparent solution through international diplomacy, some commentators are wondering if an end of the conflict could come from Vladimir Putin’s removal…