Turkey and Russia have begun talks aimed at letting the former buy Sukhoi Su-35 and Su-57 fighter jets from Russia in a direct snub to the the Trump administration which nixed a deal that would’ve allowed NATO-ally Ankara to add the new F-35 Lightning II to its combat aircraft fleet.
Russia has begun delivering the second battery of its controversial S-400 missile defense system that has stretched relations between Ankara and Washington, Turkey’s defense ministery announced Tuesday.
President Trump criticised wealthy northern European state Denmark for its insufficient support of the NATO alliance in comments that follow a war of words over the nation’s mocking dismissal of the President’s interest in Greenland.
President Trump has cancelled a trip to the small European state Denmark, after Danish leaders ridiculed his offer to consider negotiations over the purchase of semi-autonomous territory Greenland from the state.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday the Atlantic alliance must counter China’s growing influence in the Pacific, working closely with allies such as Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea.
The United States formally withdrew from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty on Friday, concluding a six-month advisory period in which Russia failed to correct its repeated violations of the agreement.
U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell on Friday called out German Chancellor Angela Merkel for criticizing President Donald Trump’s comments about the “Squad,” while ignoring repeated anti-Semitism statements from the far-left Congresswomen.
The U.S. will cancel the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey after Ankara decided to buy a rival missile defense system from Russia, U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday.
Israeli politician Yair Lapid on Saturday challenged the U.S. to boot Turkey from the F-35 stealth fighter program for taking delivery of advanced Russian air defense systems in defiance of U.S. warnings.
Turkey set course for a clash with its NATO allies on Friday morning when the first shipment of a Russian S-400 missile defense system arrived, the Turkish Defense Ministry confirmed.
Germany has rejected outright a U.S. request to join its forces on the ground in Syria in the fight against Islamic State.
Russia’s controversial sale of S-400 air defense missiles to NATO member Turkey has now reached the delivery stage, with the first batch en-route to their destination, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed Monday.
During an interview that aired on CNN’s “New Day” on Friday, former Vice President Joe Biden, a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, told network host Chris Cuomo if President Donald Trump is reelected, there would be no NATO in four to five years.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cried “robbery” Thursday, accusing the United States of theft if it did not sell Turkey the advanced F-35 fighter jets it wants.
A top Russian cybersecurity official claimed on Thursday that Russia has been subjected to a massive campaign of cyberespionage, including attacks on government and financial institutions, and said most of the attacks are emanating from the United States.
Two U.S. service members were killed during a military operation in eastern Afghanistan early on Wednesday morning, NATO said, the latest international casualties as the U.S. and the Taliban prepare for talks.
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) – Cyprus’ interior minister is accusing Turkey and breakaway Turkish Cypriots of helping to traffick migrants to the internationally recognized southern part of the ethnically split island nation.
The United States was warned Friday it cannot unilaterally drop NATO ally Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program as the partnership agreement specifically forbids it, Turkey’s head of Defense Industries Directorate said.
President Donald Trump and Polish President Andrzej Duda are holding a joint press conference in the White House Rose Garden Wednesday.
BUDAPEST, Hungary — The relationship between the European Union and the United States must be strengthened along with NATO cooperation, according to newly-elected Member of European Parliament Balázs Hidvéghi in an exclusive interview with Breitbart London.
What the media call Trump’s “belligerent isolationism” is actually a restoration of traditional American leadership in the world through the pursuit of American interests and the defense of American allies.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has unexpectedly departed from the UK mainstream media narrative dominating the State Visit, that the President is damaging international security, when she hailed him for tackling the long-standing issue of NATO members not pulling their weight in the alliance.
Turkey on Tuesday confirmed it would not withdraw from a deal with Russia to buy S-400 missile defense systems despite pressure from the United States to reconsider.
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Tuesday his country is prepared to face U.S. sanctions for proceeding with its controversial purchase of Russian S-400 surface-to-air missiles while continuing to argue Turkey is not threatening American or NATO security by acquiring the Russian weapons.
Last week, President Trump signed an executive order effectively barring Chinese telecom giant Huawei from doing business in the United States.
“If we continue this battle going on the last three years for another four … China is going to be in 5G. AI is going to be owned by them,” Biden said.
The German Defense Ministry says experts are assessing whether any serious damage was done to one of its submarines after its rudder touched the ground as it was leaving a Norwegian harbor.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is issuing an executive order to help protect the United States against foreign adversaries that are taking advantage of technological vulnerabilities to threaten U.S. communications systems.
Spanish Navy frigate ESPS Méndez Núñez broke away from the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its carrier strike group (CSG) Tuesday as it entered the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tension between the U.S. and Iran.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban offered a preview of his meeting with President Donald Trump as the two sat together at the White House Monday, including the protection of Christians around the world.
