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NATO Chief says 2 per cent defence spending target "not nearly enough"
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
NATO Foreign Ministers met in Turkey's Antalya on Wednesday and Thursday with a key focus on increasing defence spending, with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg declaring that the current 2 per cent of GDP target is "not nearly enough."
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"Need to provide Ukraine with munitions to defend itself from Russia": NAT
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday expressed condemnation of Russia's increased air strikes on Ukraine and underscored the need to provide Ukraine with the necessary equipment and munitions to defend itself against Russia.
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Sweden officially joins NATO, becoming alliance's 32nd member amid Ukraine
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson formally handed over accession documents to the US State Department in Washington, DC, the final step of a months-long process to gain the approval of all members to allow his country to become the alliance's 32nd member.
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NATO should be prepared for bad news from Ukraine: Jens Stoltenberg
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"We should also be prepared for bad news," he said, when asked if he feared that the situation in Ukraine would worsen in the future. "Wars develop in phases. But we have to support Ukraine in both good and bad times."
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Ukrainian forces “gradually gaining ground” in counteroffensive: NATO chie
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Ukrainian troops are “gradually gaining ground,” in their counteroffensive against tight Russian defence lines in southeastern Ukraine, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said, CNN reported on Thursday.
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NATO allies affirm support for Ukraine's push for membership, stop short o
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies on Tuesday affirmed their support for Ukraine's push for becoming a member of the military alliance.
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Attack on Ukraine demonstrates Putin made 'big strategic mistake': NATO ch
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, on Monday, said that the events that took place in Russia over the weekend demonstrate that President Vladimir Putin made a big strategic mistake.
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'Important for other countries to make their own decisions', Norwegian min
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The minister responded to the US Congressional Committee's recent recommendation of strengthening NATO Plus by including India in the five-member grouping. Norway is currently hosting an informal meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) at the level of Ministers of Foreign Affairs in O
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NATO Secretary General says situation in Afghanistan tragedy for alliance
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The situation in Afghanistan a year after the Taliban came to power became a tragedy not only for the Afghan people but also for all NATO countries which tried to create a stable and democratic country, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on
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Turkey's concerns not eased on Finland and Sweden's NATO bid: Erdogan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Turkey's concerns over Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO were not responded to with any substantial steps.
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NATO chief says will boost forces on eastern flank
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will strengthen its battle groups along its eastern flank, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday following a meeting of the alliance's defense ministers.
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In Madrid, Allies will take decisions to keep NATO strong, says Stoltenber
Updated : 4 years ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands], June 15 (ANI): NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday said that Allies will take decisions to "keep NATO strong in a more competitive world" in the upcoming summit in Madrid.
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