NATO Summit: How the Alliance is strengthening its eastern flank
Along with seeking a compromise for Ukraine’s entry into NATO, leaders at the Vilnius summit are on a quest to bolster the Alliance’s eastern front.
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Sweden’s PM tries to break Turkish resistance in NATO talks
Sweden's prime minister will meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday in a last-gasp attempt to bridge a diplomatic impasse over his Nordic state's stalled NATO membership drive.
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The Interview – Stoltenberg ‘confident Ukraine will move closer to NATO’ at…
Issued on: 07/07/2023 - 17:56Modified: 07/07/2023 - 17:57
On the eve of next week's NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told FRANCE 24 he was…
Sweden, Turkey not expected to back down in NATO accession tug of war
Sweden said on Sunday that Turkey is asking for too much in exchange for allowing it to join NATO, as Ankara effectively demands the impossible – that Stockholm override a decision by its own Supreme Court. But analysts…
NATO launches ratification process for Sweden, Finland membership
Issued on: 05/07/2022 - 11:02
The process to ratify Sweden and Finland as the newest members of NATO was formally launched on Tuesday, the military alliance's head Jens…
NATO faces its biggest challenge since WWII, says Secretary General Stoltenberg
Issued on: 29/06/2022 - 10:46
NATO leaders were set on Wednesday to invite Finland and Sweden to join after Turkey dropped its objections to their membership. The alliance…
NATO plans huge upgrade of rapid reaction force in ‘era of strategic competition’
Issued on: 27/06/2022 - 15:38
NATO will increase the strength of its rapid reaction force nearly eightfold to 300,000 troops as part of its response to an “era of strategic…
Zelensky vows to retake south, NATO chief warns of long war
President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed Sunday that his forces "will not give away the south to anyone" after his first visit to the southern frontline, as NATO's chief warned the war in Ukraine could last "for years".…
Turkey’s Erdogan sets conditions for Finland, Sweden’s NATO bids
Issued on: 22/05/2022 - 16:37
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said Turkey would not look "positively" on Sweden and Finland's NATO bids unless its terror-related…
The Interview – NATO chief says worsening security situation in Sahel region ‘of great…
Issued on: 11/06/2021 - 21:35
In an interview with FRANCE 24 ahead of next week's NATO summit, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg discussed the worsening security situation in…