SKOPJE, North Macedonia — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama urged NATO on Wednesday to further boost its military forces in Kosovo and secure the country’s borders with Serbia, warning that recent ethnic violence in Kosovo could potentially trigger a wider Balkan conflict. Kosovo’s border with Serbia was “out of control,” Rama said after an informal … Read more
BUDAPEST, Hungary — The Hungarian parliament on Tuesday refused a proposal to hold a vote on Sweden’s bid to join NATO, further delaying the Nordic country’s inclusion in the military alliance. Hungary is the main hurdle to Sweden’s admission into NATO after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan submitted a protocol to Turkey’s parliament on Monday … Read more
Updated October 11, 2023 at 2:23 p.m. EDT|Published October 11, 2023 at 2:29 a.m. EDT NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday. (Olivier Matthys/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) BRUSSELS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise visit to NATO headquarters Wednesday to attend a meeting of the … Read more
Comment on this storyComment BRUSSELS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise appearance at NATO headquarters on Wednesday, claiming the world stage at a moment when a new war is dominating headlines and comparing Russian President Vladimir Putin to Hamas terrorists. “Terrorists like Putin — or like Hamas — seek to hold to free … Read more
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived at NATO for meetings with alliance defense ministers to further drum up support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia ByLORNE COOK Associated Press and LOLITA BALDOR Associated Press October 11, 2023, 3:00 AM Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy touches his face during joint press statements with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis at … Read more
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s prime minister on Friday welcomed a NATO decision to bolster its troops in the volatile Balkan region, saying last weekend’s shootout that left four people dead illustrates Serbia’s attempts to destabilize its former province with the help of ally Russia. “These people want to turn back time,” Prime Minister Albin Kurti … Read more
BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s president demanded on Tuesday that NATO-led troops stationed in Kosovo take over the security from police in the north of the country, days after violent clashes between armed Serbs and Kosovo police left one officer and three gunmen dead. A daylong shootout in northern Kosovo on Sunday further raised tensions in … Read more
Sukhoi Su-27 jet fighters fly in formation throughout a world air present in Moscow, Russia.Dima Korotayev/Epsilon/Getty Pictures Final yr, a Russian jet launched a missile close to a British Royal Air Power reconnaissance plane. On the time, Russia claimed it was a “technical malfunction” — an evidence accepted by the UK. However a brand new … Read more
STOCKHOLM — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Sweden on Saturday, his first go to to the nation since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine final 12 months, whereas at house a missile strike within the middle of a northern metropolis killed 5 folks and wounded dozens. The Swedish authorities mentioned Zelenskyy will meet officers in Harpsund, … Read more
Russian Protection Minister Sergei Shoigu.Contributor/Getty Photos Sergei Shoigu says the conflict is “debunking many myths” that NATO army requirements are superior. He bragged that even Russia’s Soviet-era weapons fared higher in some instances than Western tools. Shogiu mentioned Russia would share findings in regards to the “weaknesses” in NATO weapons with its companions. Russian Protection … Read more