On August 15, 2021, the Taliban swept into Kabul without encountering any resistance and gained full control over the Afghan capital. Later in September, the Taliban declared a complete victory in Afghanistan and formed an interim government, which h
Every alliance nation has different legislative challenges and procedures to deal with, and it could take several more months for the two to become official members.
Denmark joining the EU defence policy would have a relatively modest impact on Europe's security architecture, particularly compared to Sweden and Finland joining NATO.
Public opinion in Finland and Sweden has shifted massively in favour of membership since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24.
The move drew strong objections from Turkey, a key NATO member who declared the two nations should not be allowed to join because they have been too lax in taking action against Kurdish militants.
The Finnish Parliament is expected to endorse the decision in the coming days. A formal membership application will then be submitted to NATO headquarters in Brussels
Top NATO diplomats are meeting Sunday in Berlin to discuss providing further support to Ukraine and moves by Finland, Sweden and others to join NATO in the face of threats from Russia.
The process could take months to complete. Sweden, likewise, is considering putting itself under NATO's protection.
Finland shares a 1,340-kilometer (830-mile) land border with Russia.
The Biden administration has ramped up intelligence sharing with Ukraine alongside the shipment of arms and missiles to help it repel Russia's invasion.
Medvedev said that Russia will have to seriously strengthen grouping of land forces, air defense, deploy significant naval forces towards the Gulf of Finland.
Russia Ukraine News: If Ukraine wants to host a military exercise or have a foreign military base on its territory, it needs to have an approval by all guarantors, reports said.
A Biden administration official said Zelenskyy did not repeat his demand for a no-fly zone, a demand NATO already has rejected. Western officials fear such a step would lead to direct conflict between NATO and Russia, which Biden described as a potential World War III.
NATO chief has alleged that China is providing political support to Russia who has unleased war on Ukraine with 'blatant lies'.
Ukraine's ambition to join NATO is believed to be one of the factors that led Russian President Vladimir Putin to order a military operation in Ukraine last month to demilitarize it.
As war with Ukraine continues, Russia Saturday said that the United States does not allow Kyiv to agree to the conditions put forward by Moscow in the negotiations.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his gratitude to US President Joe Biden for the additional military aid but said he would not say specifically what the new package included because he didn’t want to tip off Russia. Follow all updates here.
Biden said that the US will not fight a war against Russia in Ukraine adding that direct confrontation between NATO and Russia is World War III.
Ukraine's demand for a NATO membership is a delicate issue that was one of Russia's reasons for attacking the neighbouring country.
Centuries and decades of experience have taught us there is never a solution if you don't talk, the dialogue has to happen.
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