World"we support Ukraine in the destruction of Russian aircraft, but NATO will not be directly involved", the Secretary General claims.
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Slovakian Prime Minister: Ukraine NATO membership “a guarantee of World War III”
WorldRobert Fico previously declared that "Ukraine is used for geopolitical purposes" and that NATO wants to "fight Russia until the last Ukrainian soldier".
Beijing to NATO: Stop hyping China threat and focus on peace
WorldAccuses the US-led alliance of engaging in "Cold War mentality and belligerent rhetoric, and China-related content is full of provocations, lies, incitement and smears".
Erdogan: “NATO must stay out of the Ukraine war”
World"We support its territorial integrity and consider it unacceptable for NATO to become a party to the war in Ukraine", Erdogan says.
Sources: Ukraine’s path to NATO membership “irreversible”
WorldShould "get Ukraine in a position where it will be ready to assume its roles and responsibilities within the alliance on day one", says US official.
Stellan Skarsgård: Sweden has become a warlike country
Sweden"Now we’re a member of Nato, we have doubled our arms budget. Like all of Europe. Everybody’s screaming to kill, kill, kill", laments the award-winning actor.
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Mark Rutte to be new NATO chief
WorldThe Bilderberg veteran is described by Jens Stoltenberg as a "strong leader" and a "true friend of transatlantic cooperation".
Russia: “Ukraine will never join NATO”
World"This will never happen. I hope Mr. Stoltenberg understands this", said Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
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Bilderberg veteran to be new NATO chief
WorldDutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte succeeds Jens Stoltenberg as secretary general of the US-led military alliance.
300,000 NATO troops on “high-readiness”
WorldNATO troops could be deployed against Russia within 30 days, according to a senior official.
Stoltenberg calls Russia’s peace plan “a proposal of more aggression”
WorldAccording to Stoltenberg, accepting Moscow's peace proposal would mean that "Russia's goal becomes a reality".
Comment: The agenda is clear – continued war at any cost
CommentJenny Piper: Our sycophantic leaders pretend to seek peace and avoid nuclear war - but their actions show otherwise.
Kristersson’s National Day greeting: “Our duty to help Ukraine”
SwedenPraises the US-led NATO military alliance and continues to repeat the message that Sweden “will help Ukraine for as long as it takes”.
Blinken: “We’ll advance Ukraine’s integration with NATO”
WorldThe US Secretary of State promises to “promote Ukraine's integration with NATO”, adding that the military alliance will “build Ukraine's future strength”.
Orbán: “Soon NATO countries will fight against Russia”
World"Brussels is playing with fire and angering God", said the Hungarian prime minister.
Author Jan Guillou slams Sweden’s defense agreement with the US as “Surrender Document”
Sweden"Now we are prisoners under contract on board the aircraft carrier, not knowing where we are going and having no say in the matter", the author says.
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Argentina seeks NATO partnership
World"We will continue to work on recovering links that will allow us to modernise and train our forces to NATO standards", promises the country's defense minister, Luis Petri.
Norway to boost conscription to 13,500 by 2036
Norway– We will need more people with professional military experience in the future, says defense minister Bjørn Arild Gram.
Serbian president: “NATO wanted to destroy our country”
World– 25 years have passed and we are and will remain unbroken... We will never accept the division of Serbia! Kosovo and Metohija will never be taken from us voluntarily, Aleksandar Vucic declared.
Peace researcher: “Sweden’s defence ministry makes us a vassal state of Washington”
SwedenWarns that "US personnel will be able to act outside of Swedish law" - and that Sweden is "giving up its independence".
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Denmark– It falls under recruitment, and the costs of recruitment are included in the overall Danish defence economy, comments defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen.
Sweden to bring “gender equality perspective” to NATO
Sweden– It is important that the top management supports the gender equality work in NATO, emphasizes the head of the Swedish Gender Equality Agency.
Swedish conscripts could be forced to fight on “NATO’s outermost border”
Sweden"Cannot be ruled out", confirms Defense Minister Pål Jonsson (M).
Poland: “NATO soldiers already present in Ukraine”
WorldForeign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski "can't disclose" which countries have sent soldiers to the war.
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