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Putin Demands Ukraine Pull Back Troops, Abandon NATO

par This Is Beirut, 14/06 15:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow would only halt its offensive on Ukraine if Kyiv effectively surrenders by pulling its troops out of the east and south and dropping its bid for NATO membership. Ukraine, NATO and the United States immediately rejected Putin's hardline conditions to halt the full-scale military offensive ...

Romania to Send US-Made Patriot Missile System to Ukraine

par This Is Beirut, 20/06 16:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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NATO member Romania announced Thursday that it would send a Patriot missile system to Ukraine, welcomed by Kyiv as a "crucial contribution" to help its fight against Russia's invasion. While Kyiv is calling for more Patriot missile systems, most NATO countries have been reluctant to send them because they want to protect their own ...

Dutch PM Rutte Elected to Lead NATO

par This Is Beirut, 26/06 13:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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NATO's 32 nations appointed, on Wednesday, outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as the alliance's next head, handing him the job at a crucial moment with Russia on the march in Ukraine and US elections looming. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will hand over to Rutte on October 1. Major powers, led by the US, completed his nomination in ...

Zelensky Signs Ukraine Security Accord With EU

par This Is Beirut, 27/06 19:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday signed a 10-year security pact with the European Union in Brussels, the latest deal aimed at shoring up long-term support for Kyiv in its fight with Russia. Days after the EU said it was opening formal membership negotiations with Kyiv, Zelensky attended a summit of EU leaders to meet with some ...

NATO at 75: a Tumultuous Odyssey

par This Is Beirut, 07/07 10:39 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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It was supposed to be a grand celebration of the 75th anniversary of a strengthened alliance. Instead, this week's NATO summit in Washington is likely to be overshadowed by uncertainties over Ukraine and political turbulence on both sides of the Atlantic. From Tuesday to Thursday, a strange atmosphere will hang over the US capital as Joe Biden ...

NATO Meet in Key Summit to Mark Alliance's 75th Anniversary

par This Is Beirut, 09/07 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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NATO leaders meet in Washington Tuesday for a summit to mark the 75th anniversary of the world's most powerful military alliance, as concerns swirl over the possible return of Donald Trump. NATO leaders gather Tuesday in Washington for a summit aimed at showing resolve against Russia and support for Ukraine -- but the meeting is set to be ...

Biden Firms Up Reelection Bid Among Senior Democrats

par This Is Beirut, 10/07 09:21 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Joe Biden won much-needed support from senior Democrats and gave a confident NATO summit speech Tuesday, but doubts over his age and fitness continued to dog his reelection bid. The top Democrat in the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, held meetings with members about whether to ditch Biden as their 2024 candidate following his ...

NATO Marks 75th Anniversary as Worries in the Alliance Grow

par This Is Beirut, 10/07 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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NATO convenes in Washington on Wednesday to mark the military alliance’s 75th anniversary, as the ongoing Ukraine war and political uncertainties in the West spark worries. NATO leaders meet on Wednesday for their 75th anniversary, seeking ways to ramp up support for Ukraine as deadly Russian strikes and political uncertainties in the West stir ...

NATO Begins F-16 Jets Transfer to Ukraine

par This Is Beirut, 10/07 20:21 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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NATO allies announced on Wednesday that they started the long-promised transfer of F-16 jets to Ukraine as leaders meet for a summit in Washington clouded by political uncertainties in the United States. With the pomp of the three-day gathering in the US capital, President Joe Biden is aiming to rally the West and reassure US voters amid intense ...

NATO Criticize China, as it Begins Military Exercises in Belarus

par This Is Beirut, 11/07 10:16 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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China is staging army drills with Belarus this week at NATO's eastern border, in a sign of escalating tensions between Beijing and the US-led defense alliance. The joint "antiterrorist" exercises on Russian ally Belarus's soil near the Polish border come as NATO leaders gather for a summit in Washington, with the war in nearby Ukraine high on ...

Biden to Hold NATO Press Conference Amid Calls to Step Down

par This Is Beirut, 11/07 11:19 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Joe Biden will hold a press conference on Thursday at NATO's summit in Washington, as he hopes to dispel calls to step down in the coming election in November. US President Joe Biden will give his first press conference on Thursday, the first since his debate disaster against Donald Trump, in a pressure-cooker moment that could seal ...

Biden's Verbal Gaffes Mar Key NATO Press Conference

par This Is Beirut, 12/07 09:27 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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During his crucial NATO press conference, Thursday, Biden failed to cool concerns over his fitness for office after making several verbal gaffes, including mistaking Ukraine's President Zelensky for Vladimir Putin, and Vice President Kamala Harris for Donald Trump. A defiant Joe Biden insisted Thursday that he will run for another term as US ...

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