Contents tagged with NATO
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Georgia asks NATO for help with national security
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili held a meeting with the head of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) Paolo Alli. During the negotiations, Margvelashvili thanked Alli for supporting the Euro-Atlantic course of Georgia and the territorial integrity of the country, as well as holding a spring session of the NATO PA in Tbilisi. This was reported by the press service of the President of Georgia.
The meeting topics included the parliamentary session of the Alliance and cooperation between …
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Montenegro’s Foreign Ministry: Russia interfered in country’s affairs
Montenegro’s Foreign Minister Srdjan Darmanović said that Russia “strongly interfered in the internal affairs” of the country and tried to interfere with the government’s intentions to join NATO, reports the broadcast network RTCG.
“Russia openly interfered in our internal political matters, which, of course, we do not at all approve of. Over the past two or three years, Russia has been pursuing a policy that is opposed to the enlargement of NATO. We decided that we would determine the …
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Stoltenberg assured Ukraine of NATO's support
The North Atlantic Alliance will continue to provide practical and political support to Ukraine, as stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
"When it comes to Ukraine, it was clearly stated by many allies – and the whole Alliance is behind the message – that we are going to continue to strengthen our close partnership with Ukraine to provide practical support and political support," he said at a press conference in Brussels.
He noted that the …
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Russia’s representative to NATO: Russia concerned about increase in U.S. military budget
Russia is concerned about the increase in military spending by Donald Trump’s administration within NATO by 40% in 2018, Russia's permanent representative to the alliance Alexander Grushko said on the television station Rossiya 24.
“What worries us right now is that the Trump administration asked for $4.8 billion for next year for the so-called Allied Reassurance Initiative. This year, the funding amounted to $3.7 billion. This means a 40 percent increase,” he said.
According to Grushko, this …
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Poland: NATO forces will remain on the eastern flank at least until 2022
The North Atlantic Alliance will maintain its presence on the eastern flank at least until 2022, said Polish President Andrzej Duda at the briefing at the end of the NATO summit.
“Currently we’re talking about 2022,” he pointed out in response to the relevant question. “NATO’s activity there is needed. The situation in the area of security is changing,” he stressed.
According to Duda, nobody is calling into question the principle of collective defense. “There was no vote to stop supporting …
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Head of Ukrainian Mission to NATO: the matter of Ukraine will have primary status at Alliance meeting
The topics of Ukraine and Russian aggression will be “everywhere” at a special meeting of the head of states and governments of NATO member-states in Brussels, although the official program of the “mini-summit” does not contain announcements about separate consultations on this topic, said Yehor Bozhok, acting head of the Ukrainian Mission to NATO in Brussels.
“Ukraine will be everywhere at this event: everything which will be spoken about there will be in connection with the fact that in 2014 …
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Georgian president asks Lithuania for support at NATO summit
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili asked Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė for support in bringing up matters important to Tbilisi at the NATO summit which will take place this week in Brussels, Delfi reported.The two national leaders discussed the matter over the telephone.
“The conversation took place ahead of the NATO summit which will take place in Brussels on May 25. President G. Margvelashvili asked the Lithuanian president for support in bringing up matters important to …
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Warsaw: NATO to discuss expansion of alliance at the next summit
Pawel Soloch, Head of the National Security Bureau of Poland, told Rzeczpospolita news outlet in an interview that the expansion of NATO will be one of the issues for discussion at the meeting of the NATO member-state heads in Brussels on May 25.
According to him, this agenda was inspired by threats “from the east” and Russia’s “aggressive politics”.
“We must be united in the matters which concern us – regarding Russia’s aggressive politics, also regarding the threat from the east, and we …
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President of Estonia emphasized the importance of maintaining sanctions on Russia
Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid accentuated the importance of maintaining sanctions against Russia, in an exclusive interview with the DW program ‘Nemtsova Interview.’
"We can say that the whole security situation in Europe is unpredictable and changeable. There is Russia, which has already shown that it is ready to use force. I am speaking of the occupation of the Crimean peninsula. Besides, we know that Russia does not fulfill its international obligations which it had assumed. Let's …
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US Vice Admiral asserts that ensuring security in the Black Sea is NATO’s most important task
US 6th Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO Commander Vice Admiral Christopher Grady discussed cooperation in providing maritime security in the region with the commander of the Bulgarian naval forces, Rear Admiral Mitko Petev in Varna.
At the press conference, they expressed high appreciation for the joint work, stressing that ensuring security in the Black Sea region is one of the most important tasks to be solved jointly.
"It is very important for us to maintain good …