Tag: NATO

• Saturday, April 30th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

  Major UK troop deployment in mainland Europe announced

  

  UK defense authorities Friday confirmed they were deploying some 8,000 of its troops to continental Europe between April and June from Finland to North Macedonia in what is regarded as the largest movement of military resources since the Cold War.

• Friday, April 29th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

  Only eight out of 30 nations comply with NATO's spending target of 2% of GDP

  

  The number of NATO nations meeting or exceeding the alliance's spending target has continued to fall, according to the latest official estimates. The UK is one of only eight nations out of 30 believed to be hitting the target and remains fourth in the list of proportional spending.

• Thursday, April 28th 2022 - 20:54 UTC

  Russia raises eyebrows at Sweden, Finland possibly joining NATO

  

  Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (2008-2012) said Thursday that his country could not sit down and watch if Finland and Sweden were to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and hinted a nuclear-free Baltic region would no longer be possible

• Thursday, April 28th 2022 - 09:31 UTC

  Geopolitics is back: we need a global NATO and a Network of Liberty, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss

  

  British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has given a major speech on foreign policy at Wednesday London's Mayor Easter Banquet in which she said “geopolitics is back” and called for a reboot in the free world's approach to tackling global aggressors in the wake of the Ukraine crisis.

• Wednesday, April 27th 2022 - 09:25 UTC

  Governor Designate Alison Blake visits Falkland House in London

  

  Governor-Designate of the Falkland Islands, Alison Blake CMG, visited Falkland House in London on Monday where she met with FIG Representative to the UK and Europe Richard Hyslop.

• Monday, April 4th 2022 - 09:53 UTC

  Presidents of Colombia, Ukraine hold phone talk

  

  Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez Saturday held a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian colleague Volodimir Zelensky. Duque offered Colombia's assistance to the European leader, given the South American country's long history of handling refugee crises, it was reported.

• Wednesday, March 30th 2022 - 09:46 UTC

  Freedom of navigation part of new Arctic strategy, announces UK defense secretary

  

  UK will maintain a Royal Navy presence periodically in the High North, as part of plans announced by Defense Secretary in Norway. The Defense Secretary has announced plans to ensure freedom of navigation and protect critical underwater infrastructure in the Arctic as part of a new strategy in the region.

• Monday, March 28th 2022 - 09:38 UTC

  British FM says Putin must withdraw from Ukraine for sanctions to be lifted

  

  British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss hinted a possible exit route for Russia might be considered if President Vladimir Putin fully withdraws his troops from Ukraine and pledges “not to launch new aggressions.”

• Friday, March 25th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  NATO to respond if Russia uses chemical weapons, Biden warns

  

  US President Joseph Biden Thursday said that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) would take direct action if Russia resorted to chemical weapons in Ukraine.

• Tuesday, March 22nd 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Biden not going to Ukraine but Boris Johnson might

  

  US President Joseph Biden will not be traveling to Ukraine during his trip to Europe this week to meet with NATO and EU allies. But British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reportedly expressed his interest in a journey to Kyiv to bring a solid sign of support to Volodimir Zelensky.