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Newly enlarged NATO talks China and Ukraine

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Apr 06 08:58 AM

NATO foreign ministers discussed the war in Ukraine's impact on the Indo-Pacific with allied guests from far afield. Read more »

Finland joins NATO as Russian war prompts shift

Max Delany, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 04 10:30 AM

Finland becomes the 31st member of NATO on Tuesday, in a historic strategic shift provoked by Moscow's war on Ukraine. Read more »

Finland on course to join NATO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 18 05:02 PM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended months of diplomatically charged delays on Friday and asked parliament to quickly back Finland's bid to join NATO. Read more »

NATO chief warns Bakhmut may fall in coming days

Anna Malpas, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 09 12:30 PM

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Wednesday the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut might fall to Russia in the coming days following months of intense fighting. Read more »

Putin blames Western countries for Ukraine conflict

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 10:53 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin suspended his country's nuclear treaty with the United States. Read more »

NATO chief warns on growing Russia, China ties

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 18 03:34 AM

Russia's war in Ukraine has stoked fears among Western powers that China could try something similar in Taiwan. Read more »

New long-range weapons will not target Russia: Ukraine defense minister

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 05 10:48 PM

The US on Friday announced a new $2.2 billion package of arms which included a new rocket-propelled precision bomb that could nearly double Kyiv's strike range against Russian forces. Read more »

After tanks for Ukraine, are fighter jets next in line?

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Feb 01 11:45 AM

The dust has barely settled on a weekslong standoff over NATO allies sending tanks to Kyiv, but a new showdown already appears to be rearing its head. This time, the focus is on top-end warplanes. Read more »

Japan, NATO pledge 'firm' response to China, Russia threats

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 01 04:12 AM

Stoltenberg and Kishida said they were worried by the increasing cooperation they saw between China and Russia. Read more »

NATO hints at more heavy weapons for Ukraine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 16 09:45 AM

Kyiv can expect more deliveries of heavy weapons from Western countries soon, NATO said Sunday. Read more »

Ex-NATO chief says Europe 'too naive' on China's Taiwan threats

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 03:07 PM

European powers must do more to dissuade China from invading Taiwan, the former head of NATO said Thursday. Read more »

Biden promises Zelensky to back Ukraine 'as long as it takes'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 23 05:31 AM

Biden said he is confident that the Western alliance in support of Ukraine would remain united. Read more »

Biden ready to speak to Putin 'if he is looking for way to end the war'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 02 06:03 AM

At a joint news conference with Macron, Biden said he had no immediate plans to contact Putin but left open the possibility. Read more »

Ukraine urges allies to speed up support for winter of war

Max Delany and Léon Bruneau, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 30 12:45 PM

Ukraine urged NATO members to speed up weapons deliveries and help restore its shattered power grid. Read more »

NATO alliance works to reinforce its eastern flank

Deutsche Welle
Updated as of Nov 29 07:23 AM

It's no coincidence that Romania is where the foreign ministers of the 30 NATO countries are meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday. Read more »

Patriot missiles for Poland: What purpose do they serve?

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Nov 23 10:00 AM

Germany's announcement this week that it has offered its own Patriot missiles to Poland is the latest in that shifting of NATO resources. Read more »

Finland says NATO bid 'natural' after Russia invasion

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 05:27 PM

Finland's application to join NATO was the "natural step" to take following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Nordic country's foreign minister told a conference in Bahrain on Saturday. Read more »

NATO believes Poland blast an 'accident'

Damien Simonart with Max Delay in Brussels, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 17 02:26 PM

Western leaders moved to calm fears of a dangerous escalation in Russia's war in Ukraine, saying a missile blast in Poland was likely an accident. Read more »

Poland puts military units on heightened readiness

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 16 06:24 AM

Poland is putting some military units on a heightened state of readiness, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, following unconfirmed reports that Russian missiles landed in Poland. Read more »

Remulla dismisses red-tagging issue raised at UN: Bayan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 02:07 PM

A progressive group said the red-tagging of human rights defenders and journalists may continue to persist under the administration of President Marcos Jr. Read more »