The fact 23 countries meet the target — which was set 10 years ago — makes it “more than twice as many as four years ago, and demonstrates that European allies and Canada are really stepping up and taking their share of the common responsibility to protect all of us in the NATO alliance.” It’s … Read more
Of the alliance’s 32 member countries, three — the United States, France and the United Kingdom — have nuclear weapons. Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Turkey also host American tactical nuclear weapons on their soil. The U.S. said it had 1,419 deployed strategic nuclear warheads in its arsenal in March 2023. Russia opted not … Read more
“We have a Ukrainian peace plan in front of us, and Russia has recently shared some terms. Each side sees the other party’s steps as the extension of the war effort,” Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said. He also cited the Black Sea Grain Initiative as a diplomatic success, as it included Russia and Ukraine, … Read more
“I will have that settled prior to taking the White House as president-elect,” said Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee in the U.S. election. Ukraine’s Western allies have been working to secure long-term assistance for Kyiv amid fears that Trump’s potential reelection could curtail U.S. support. The Biden administration last week extended long-term security guarantees to Ukraine. That followed … Read more
In France, the National Rally’s performance in the snap election on June 30 and July 7 will be closely watched as a harbinger of whether Le Pen — long the also-ran of French politics — can ride her party’s momentum into the presidency in 2027. “Nothing will prevent me from running in the presidential election,” … Read more
After the announcement, the IDF issued a clarification in Hebrew on X saying that the “tactical pause” would only apply to humanitarian aid transport in a specific area and that the Israeli military would continue fighting in the rest of southern Gaza. Israel’s far-right security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, both … Read more
“It’s about how we can make sure that the German economy can carry out its activities and at the same time make sure that goods that are delivered somewhere in South America, in an Asian country or in Africa, don’t end up in Russia in a roundabout way, where they shouldn’t be,” Scholz said. “And … Read more
As part of the deal, Sweden will release Hamid Nouri, who was handed a life sentence for crimes against humanity after being detained in Stockholm in 2019. Nouri was involved in the 1988 prison massacres, ordered by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, that saw as many as 5,000 inmates executed. “It’s been more than 30 … Read more
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Saturday a new $1.5 billion aid package for Ukraine, focused primarily on the war-torn country’s energy sector and humanitarian assistance. Harris unveiled the package while attending a two-day Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland. She said the package includes $500 million in new funding for energy assistance and the redirecting … Read more
“Congratulations to Ukraine and Moldova. This is a huge step forward in your journey towards the EU,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on X. “The [European Commission] will stand by your side every step of the way.” Ukraine applied to join the EU in February 2022, days after Russia launched its full-scale … Read more
