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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte defended President Donald Trump's leadership on Ukraine, saying only Trump has the power to "get this done" and bring lasting peace. REPORTER: Secretary General, can I just ask you,
Russia believes some NATO members, in particular Poland, want to abandon restrictions on the deployment of nuclear weapons in their countries, which would aggravate “strategic risks” and tensions, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
The missile, named the Mark 1, was developed last year to shoot down enemy drones at short range and is awaiting its debut on the global weapons market. Mr. Salm, chief executive of its manufacturer, Frankenburg Technologies, hopes it will fill a gap in Europe’s air defenses against Russia. “Clearly, we are unprepared,” he said.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says pressure and sanctions are changing Vladimir Putin's calculus as Russia deals with heavy military losses in Ukraine as the war continues.
Russia may be using the wreck of a Baltic Sea ferry that sank in 1994 for espionage and military exercises, a new report says.
Trump has pushed NATO members to spend at least 5 percent of their GDP on national defense. At a NATO summit in The Hague in June, most members agreed to a spending target of 5 percent of GDP — 3.5 percent on core military expenditure and 1.5 percent in defense-related areas such as military mobility by 2035.
The new sanctions imposed by the United States on Russia will put more pressure on President Vladimir Putin, who is running out of money, troops and ideas, NATO chief Mark Rutte told reporters on Friday.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday praised President Trump’s decision to not provide Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles in its war with Russia. Speaking with CNN hours after meeting
Russia is preparing for war with NATO by amassing attack submarines and nuclear weapons in the Arctic Circle, according to Norway's Defence Minister. Tore Sandvik said his country was aware of increased weapons development on Russia 's Kola Peninsula.
Russia appears to have been deterred by NATO's firm response last month to incursions into Polish and Estonian airspace, but Moscow is expected to continue testing boundaries, the U.S. general serving as NATO's top commander said on Tuesday.