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We need to ensure Putin never attacks Ukraine again, NATO chief says

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Friday that the security guarantees agreement for Ukraine will consist of two layers: strengthening Ukraine’s army and commitments from the US and Europe aimed at deterring Russia in the event of future aggression.

Turkey

US opposed to Turkey re-joining F-35 programme, State Department says

Turkey was removed from the F-35 programme and its Defence Industry Agency was sanctioned after Ankara announced in 2017 it would purchase Russian S-400 missiles.

Belgium

NATO defence chiefs discuss security guarantees for Ukraine

Assurances that it won't be invaded again in the future are one of the keys for getting Ukraine to sign up for a peace deal with Russia.

EuroVerify

Romania, NATO and sham accounts: Fake Euronews content persists online

False videos in the style of Euronews reports claim that a Romanian politician has called for the country to leave NATO and join forces with Russia.

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Poland

Polish army to mark 1920 military victory with large Warsaw parade

Some NATO troops will also attend Friday's commemoration of the defeat of the Red Army at the Battle of Warsaw.

EuroVerify

Fact check: No evidence Russia captured NATO officers in Ukraine

False claims that Russia captured three British officers in Ukraine and that NATO is actively waging a war against Moscow can be traced back to multiple fringe sources.

Lithuania

Lithuania asks NATO for air defence help after Russian drone incidents

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys said he had spoken with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte about "the recent drone incidents".

Europe News

Amsterdam funds first US weapons package to Kyiv under new initiative

Amsterdam becomes the first NATO member to use the alliance’s new initiative to supply Ukraine with much needed US weapons as it continues to fend off Russian attacks.

Europe News

Poland to outnumber UK, Germany, France, Italy in tanks by 2030

Germany, Italy, the UK and France have a combined total of 950 tanks. Only two NATO member states - Greece and Turkey - will have more tanks than Poland once its latest deal with South Korea is completed.

Iran

France, Germany and allies warn of growing Iranian intelligence plots

Several NATO allies, as well as Austria, accused Iranian intelligence services of killing, kidnapping, and harassment in Europe and North America, calling it a violation of sovereignty.

Europe News

Is Zagreb military parade a reflection of a new Balkan arms race?

The Croatian army parade commemorated the 30th anniversary of Operation Storm, the mission in which Croatian forces seized ethnic Serb-held territory in August 1995.

Europe News

Georgia hosts NATO military drills despite cooling ties with the West

The war games involve more than 2,000 troops from 10 countries, such as Germany, Romania, Poland, Ukraine and Moldova.

Europe News

UK and Turkey sign preliminary deal for Eurofighter Typhoon jets

Turkey is also seeking to return to the US-led F-35 fighter jet programme, from which the country was ousted in 2019 following its purchase of Russian-made S-400 missile defence systems.

Europe News

US and Germany agree to ship five Patriot defence systems to Ukraine

The Patriot missile system can detect and intercept a wide range of oncoming air targets, high-end ballistic missiles in particular, and is regarded as one of the world's best.

Europe News

Ukraine to boost domestic weapons production, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine is keen to increase its domestic production as uncertainty grows about how many more weapons shipments Western countries can provide, and how quickly.

EuroVerify

Is Russia producing a year's worth of NATO ammunition in three months?

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has repeatedly said that Moscow’s annual ammunition production capacity is four times greater than that of the western alliance.

Ukraine

New US weapons deal: What will Ukraine receive and who will pay for it

In a sharp 180-degree turn on US support for Ukraine, Donald Trump announced that the Washington will send more weapons to Kyiv, two weeks after US military assistance to Ukraine was paused, allegedly due to low stockpiles.

USA

Trump to slam Russia with 100% tariffs if no Ukraine deal in 50 days

Trump has publicly expressed irritation with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s reluctance to reach a peace deal in Ukraine, accusing the Russian leader of throwing "bulls**t" at Washington.

Europe News

Ukraine to receive Patriot air defence systems via NATO, Trump says

Speaking in Rome, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Germany would pay for two of the systems while Norway has agreed to supply one.

Europe News

Lithuanian leaders taken to shelters after Belarus airspace violation

Fighter jets already airborne as part of the NATO Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission were scrambled to respond to the incident when the object fell to the ground, approximately 1 kilometre from the border with Belarus.