Contents tagged with NATO
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Ukrainian President asks NATO countries for assistance in creating Anti-Corruption Court
In an interview to Ukrainian TV channels, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called on the leaders of NATO countries to provide Ukraine with international experts to assist in the establishment of the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court (SACC), the press service of Poroshenko reports.
"During the meetings with the leaders of the NATO state members at the summit I discussed the issue and urged them to provide Ukraine with international experts as soon as possible to help us form an independent …
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Lithuanian president calls Trump’s pressure on NATO allies 'positive aggression'
On the sidelines of the NATO summit in Brussels, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė described the pressure placed by US President Donald Trump on NATO allies with respect to defense financing as “positive aggression” which resulted in success, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
“We confirm once again that President Trump’s pressure worked. Something I call ‘positive aggression’, in a good sense,” Grybauskaitė said.
This was the Lithuanian president’s take on the unplanned meeting of NATO leaders …
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NATO Commander claims Baltic presence is vital to counter Russian aggression
NATO's deployment of additional resources to the Baltic region despite Russia's opposition was a "necessary step" based on Moscow's "aggressive actions," the NATO supreme commander Europe, Curtis Scaparrotti says. Speaking to Radio Liberty on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Brussels on July 12, Scaparrotti said that "four battalions is not a threat to Russia," referring to the additional forces stationed on the alliance's eastern flank and in Poland in recent months. According to him, it …
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NATO promises to increase its presence in Eastern Europe
On Wednesday, July 11, at the NATO summit in Brussels, NATO leaders adopted a new final declaration. A significant part of it is devoted to the Alliance’s relations with Russia. “We continue to respond to the deteriorated security environment by enhancing our deterrence and defense posture, including a forward presence in the eastern part of the Alliance. Moreover, the Alliance has suspended all practical civilian and military cooperation between NATO and Russia ‘while remaining open to …
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Ukraine finds a 'smart way' to join NATO
Ukraine can join NATO though close rapprochement with the West and the deployment of NATO military bases in its territory, Director of the Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Studies Valentyn Badrak told Apostrophe news outlet. He stated that as long as Ukraine has territorial problems with Russia, Ukraine will never gain NATO membership. Nevertheless, according to him, Ukrainian authorities have found a “smart way” to do this, though they are unsure that the West would accept it. …
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President of Lithuania calls on NATO to deploy Patriot air defense systems in Baltics
In an interview with the newspaper Corriere della Sera, the President of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė called on NATO to equip submarines with American-made Patriot missile defense systems to strengthen the defense of the Baltic region.
"NATO air defense is insufficient in our regions and should be strengthened. Patriots can be installed in submarines or in our territory,” she stated.
Grybauskaitė emphasizes that Russia, the number one danger to Europe, is waging an unconventional war. "As …
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Head of Ukrainian mission to NATO: Alliance not ready to invite Ukraine into Enhanced Opportunities Program
NATO is not yet ready to invite Ukraine to the Enhanced Opportunities Partners Program, as stated by Vadym Prystaiko, the head of the mission of Ukraine to NATO, in an interview with Ukrinform.
“Is NATO ready to invite Ukraine into this program? No. The three-year review of the program’s effectiveness was completed six months ago. All five participants – Australia, Finland, Georgia, Jordan and Sweden – are invited to participate in its future work. We are in negotiations about this. I do not …
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NATO reconnaissance satellite center to be established in Czech Republic
On July 1, NATO begins construction of the new reconnaissance satellite center SATCEN in the Czech Republic, stated the press secretary of Czech Military Intelligence, Alžběta Riethofová, iRozhlas reports. The center will be ready for operation by 2020. Before that, it will operate in test mode.
After the completion of all work, the center will provide satellite imaging information not only for the military intelligence and NATO, but also for rescue services.
The center will receive and …
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NATO to require its air forces to operate in all areas and conditions
NATO Joint Air Power (JAP) must be able to defend itself from the forces of its competitors and to foresee the growing role of cyber- and space-based systems, according to a new strategy plan released by NATO on June 26. A corresponding statement has been posted on the NATO website. According to the statement, JAP infrastructure “must be able to fight in all terrains and environments."
The Press Service specified that this document is the first of its kind since NATO’s founding in 1949, …
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Russia warns of deteriorating security due to NATO drills in Baltic
Russia has a negative perception of the Ramstein Alloy military drills being carried out by the air forces of NATO and its partners over the Baltic Sea, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told RIA Novosti.
“Such drills diminish the regional security. This primarily concerns the Baltic region, which has been the calmest in a military sense for decades,” Grushko commented.
The Ramstein Alloy drills, which are held three times a year, began on the morning of June 26. The Ämari Air …