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Rutte reassures Zelenskyy on PAC-3 supply

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, who assured him that advanced PAC-3 interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense will continue to be supplied to Ukraine, Ukraine’s presidential office said on May 4.

4 May, 10:31 PM

Europe fears Russian attack on NATO while Trump remains in office - Politico

European countries are on alert over possible attacks or provocations from Russia in the next two years amiod weakened NATO, Politico, citing EU politicians, wrote on May 3.

4 May, 11:53 AM

Pistorius urges Europe to bolster defenses as Trump weighs Germany pullback

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius urged European countries to bolster their own defense after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was considering reducing the American military presence in Germany, Reuters reported on May 2.

2 May, 04:37 PM

Iran war strains U.S. stockpiles as Europe braces for arms delays

The United States has warned European allies that deliveries of American weapons could face lengthy delays as the war against Iran depletes U.S. stockpiles, the Financial Times reported.

2 May, 12:02 PM

NATO shrugs off Trump’s Germany troop threat as familiar rhetoric

NATO has not treated U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to pull troops from Germany as a real plan, seeing it instead as another familiar warning without concrete steps, The Telegraph reported on April 30.

1 May, 04:40 PM

Trump’s Germany troop threat stuns Pentagon and rattles NATO allies

U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to pull troops from Germany stunned Pentagon officials, who scrambled to determine whether he was serious, Politico reported on April 30.

1 May, 02:47 PM

NATO’s Boris Ruge may become Germany’s next ambassador to Ukraine

Boris Ruge, NATO’s assistant secretary general for political affairs and security policy, may become Germany’s new ambassador to Ukraine, Spiegel reported on April 29, citing sources.

29 April, 05:21 PM

NATO may end annual summits to avoid Trump encounters — report

NATO is considering ending its practice of holding annual summits to lower the risk of U.S. President Donald Trump attempting to tear down the alliance, Reuters reported on April 27, citing six sources.

27 April, 11:05 PM

Russia not planning new mobilization, NATO concludes

NATO and EU members states think Moscow is unlikely to launch a new mobilization wave, Ukrainian news agency Interfax-Ukraine reported on April 24.

24 April, 10:34 PM

No chance of NATO simply fading away, former official says

The odds the EU could build a military alliance to replace NATO are “close to zero,” Royal Dutch Navy Admiral (retired) Rob Bauer, who chaired NATO’s Military Committee in 2021–2025, told NV Radio on April 20.

21 April, 02:39 AM

Years for U.S. to ramp up interceptor production, former NATO official warns

Royal Dutch Navy Admiral (retired) Rob Bauer, who chaired NATO’s Military Committee in 2021–2025, told NV why the United States and Europe are struggling to quickly expand their military industries.

21 April, 12:18 AM

Xi hosts world leaders in Beijing as Trump pushes allies away

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is closing out an unusually busy diplomatic week that underscores how actively world leaders are courting Beijing as the United States and Israel wage war against Iran, Bloomberg reported on April 17. Outside major summit periods, Xi has not hosted foreign leaders in Beijing at this pace since July 2024.

17 April, 03:22 PM

Russia could seize Baltic island to test NATO – Swedish commander

Micael Bydén warned Russia could stage a probing naval attack to test NATO vulnerabilities, The Times reported, amid threats by Donald Trump to withdraw the U.S. from the alliance on Apr. 16.

16 April, 06:57 PM

Rutte: Ukraine to receive $60 billion in military aid through 2026

Kyiv’s international partners must increase their security assistance contributions so that Ukraine receives $60 billion in military aid this year, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on April 15.

15 April, 07:56 PM

Magyar pledges Hungary will restore strong ties with EU and NATO after victory

Péter Magyar urged Tamás Sulyok to swiftly grant him a mandate to form a government and then resign, Reuters reported on Apr. 13.

13 April, 01:47 PM

NATO not responsible for Hormuz security – Spain’s FM

Ensuring the safe passage of tankers through the Strait of Hormuz is beyond NATO’s mandate, Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares told the Senate, according to Euronews on Apr. 12.

12 April, 03:37 PM

Rutte: Ukraine unlikely to join NATO anytime soon

The question of Ukraine joining NATO is unlikely to be resolved soon because there is no political consensus among alliance members, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on April 9.

10 April, 12:46 AM

Rutte relays Trump demand for Hormuz help within days, exposing NATO rift

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte told some allies that U.S. President Donald Trump wants commitments within days that they will help secure the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported on April 9, citing two European diplomats.

9 April, 07:06 PM

Trump to discuss NATO exit with Rutte

President Donald Trump will raise a potential U.S. withdrawal from NATO with Alliance Secretary-General Mark Rutte during a White House meeting on April 8, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, as reported by CNN.

8 April, 11:08 PM

NATO, Russia discussed pulling forces to 1997 borders before 2022 Ukraine invasion

In late 2021, NATO and Russian officials discussed a buffer zone along Russia’s borders and withdrawing Allied forces to positions held in 1997, Estonian outlet The Baltic Sentinel reported March 29.

3 April, 11:24 PM

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