Russia sending aid convoy to Ukraine despite Western warnings of invasion pretext
President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russia is sending an aid convoy to eastern Ukraine despite urgent Western warnings against using humanitarian help as a pretext for an invasion. With Ukraine reporting Russia has massed 45,000 troops on its border, NATO said there was a ...
The government on Tuesday expressed "strong concern" about the planned sale of French helicopter carriers to Russia, joining some EU countries in opposing the deal as the West believes Russia has failed to meet international demands to end violence in Ukraine. President Francois Hollande has ...
As NATO refocuses on its eastern borders after Russia's annexation of Crimea, the United States is quietly deploying more troops to train special forces in former Soviet bloc states anxious about Moscow's intentions. Major exercises began last month in Poland, Slovakia and the Baltic states ...
Abe strengthens ties with NATO
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, concerned about China’s military spending and the Senkakus dispute, forges a new partnership agreement with NATO.
NATO commander says permanent troops in Eastern Europe possible
NATO will have to consider permanently stationing troops in parts of Eastern Europe as a result of the increased tension between Russia and Ukraine, the alliance's top military commander said Tuesday. NATO has arranged a number of short-term army, air force and naval rotations in ...
Only one practical solution to Ukraine crisis
The only practical solution to the Ukraine crisis is administrative partition of the Ukrainian nation, and neutralization of the country in its international relations.
Ukraine crisis aggravating an international disorder
No one knows what the U.S. wants for Ukraine beyond the ambition it has displayed since Communism's collapse — and which now has exploded in its face — of shoving NATO membership and Western missile installations right up to the Russian borders. Yes, Moscow ...
Anniversary of NATO's Kosovo airstrikes fuels Russian cries of hypocrisy
Russian television this past week has blasted viewers with 15-year-old footage of NATO bombing raids, burning buildings and wounded people in the Balkans to step up a media campaign against the West over the Crimea crisis. State TV and newspapers have used the anniversary Monday ...
France takes notice, the Yanks aren't coming
The realization that Europe can no longer rely on America to fill the military gap has given France pause. It is taking its security responsibilities more seriously.
NATO chief, Abe pledge closer security cooperation
Visiting NATO Secretary General Anders Rasmussen signed a joint declaration Monday in Tokyo pledging expanded bilateral cooperation in disaster relief, counterterrorism, nonproliferation and maritime security, particularly measures against piracy. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Rasmussen inked the four-page statement during a ceremony at the prime ...
Ka-ching!: Abe to bargain with NATO for Japanese role in F-35
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to meet with the chief of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization next month to seek support for a Japanese role in manufacturing the internationally developed F-35 fighter jet, a government source said Monday. NATO Secretary General Anders Rasmussen is expected ...
