NATO

• NATO allies appear to have chosen their next leader ahead of summit

  Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte has been one of the driving forces behind Europe's military support for Ukraine since Russia's 2022 invasion.

  Politics

  4 hours
  
• NATO chief commends Canada upping defence spending but stresses 2% target

  NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called on Canada to continue increasing defence spending, saying new investment plans are a good start but more is needed.

  Canada

  Jun 19
  
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• NATO chief warns Russia may support North Korea’s weapons programs as Putin visits

  Putin, on a state visit for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, vowed to deepen trade and security ties and to support the North against the U.S.

  World

  Jun 18
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• Canada’s Arctic boost puts it on track to meet NATO target: minister

  After Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014, NATO allies agreed to move toward spending two per cent of their gross domestic product on defence within a decade.

  Canada

  Jun 14
• Putin lays out conditions for ceasefire, includes Ukraine dropping NATO bid

  Such a deal appears a nonstarter for Kyiv, which wants to join the military alliance and has demanded that Russia withdraw its troops from all of its territory.

  World

  Jun 14
• Finland’s jets join mission in Romania for 1st NATO deployment

  Finland's accession, ending seven decades of military non-alignment, roughly doubled the length of the border the North Atlantic Treaty Organization shares with Russia.

  World

  Jun 11
• Putin warns Russia could give others long-range weapons to strike West

  The United States and Germany recently authorized Ukraine to hit some targets on Russian soil with the long-range weapons they are supplying to Kyiv.

  World

  Jun 5
• NATO chief calls for discussion on restrictions of arms for Ukraine

  While Ukrainian leaders urged governments from Berlin to Washington to ease the restrictions on supplied weapons, western countries appeared increasingly divided.

  World

  May 30
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• Putin warns against striking Russia as Ukraine gets more aid from EU allies

  President Vladimir Putin warned that hitting Russian soil with Western-supplied weapons could set the war on a dangerous new path.

  World

  May 28
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• Canada getting ‘closer’ to key NATO defence spending target, minister says

  U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen told 'The West Block' host Mercedes Stephenson that Canada’s military spending lags plans from others amid a more hostile world stage.

  Canada

  May 27