West Must Prepare for a ‘Long War in Ukraine’ Says NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said the West must prepare for a “long war in Ukraine,” as the United States debates more military aid.

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said the West must prepare for a “long war in Ukraine,” as the United States debates more military aid.
NATO is planning to stage its largest war games exercise since the end of the Cold War to prepare for a possible invasion from Russia.
Ukraine rebuked suggestions from a top NATO official to cede territory to Russia in exchange for a possible deal for NATO membership.
Turkey has officially backed the NATO membership bid of Sweden in exchange for the Nordic nation’s support of Islamic country joining the EU.
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday introduced a new condition for approving Sweden’s membership in NATO, calling on European countries to “open the way” for Turkey to join the European Union. The surprise announcement by
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed support for Ukraine joining NATO, saying the country deserves to join the alliance.
An Iraqi burned a copy of the Qur’an outside a mosque in Sweden, sparking another rift with Turkey amid its bid to join the NATO alliance.
France is reportedly set to back NATO membership for Ukraine, signalling a growing divide in the Western strategy towards Russia.
The construction of barbed-wired fence along Finland’s border with Russia – primarily meant to curb illegal migration – has broken ground.
NATO cheif Jens Stoltenberg said the West should prepare for supporting Ukraine’s military efforts against Russia for the long-haul.
Swedish lawmakers voted in favour of Sweden joining NATO, signing off on the country’s membership along with the required legislation.
A parliamentary delegation from Hungary said that it supports Sweden’s NATO membership bid after meeting the Swedish parliament’s speaker.
Finland’s top diplomat appeared to suggest that the country may have to consider joining NATO without Sweden after objections from Turkey.
Two of three NATO surveillance planes deployed temporarily to Romania have arrived at an air base near Bucharest to monitor Moscow.
A full-blown “major war” between Russia and the West could possibly break out over Ukraine, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned.
The Senate voted on Wednesday to admit Sweden and Finland into NATO.
China’s state-run Global Times published several articles this week — including portions of an in-depth, four-part installment — all expressing criticism of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s apparent intention to expand its reach across Europe.
NATO envoys failed to reach a consensus on Wednesday about starting membership talks with Finland and Sweden, as Turkey raised objections.
Nigel Farage warned that it may be a mistake for NATO to accept the applications from Finland and Sweden into the Western military alliance.
The traditionally militarily neutral Scandinavian country of Finland has announced its intention to join the NATO military alliance in response to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, with neighbouring Sweden — also normally neutral — widely expected to follow
Britain pledged to protect Sweden from attack, with Prime Ministers Boris Johnson and Magdalena Andersson signing a defence pact.
The left-wing party Labour Party has called for post-Brexit Britain to sign onto a security pact with the EU, citing the war in Ukraine.
A senior official for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was convicted of spying for China last week, according to a report from Daily Beast.
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has warned that NATO and a future EU army cannot coexist.
The head of the Norwegian Armed Forces’ operational headquarters (FOH) has admitted that as a result of failing to upgrade the country’s military, Norway would not be able to defend itself in an attack. Speaking to Norway’s state broadcaster NRK, Lieutenant-General
Germans are more unwilling than willing to defend NATO ally the United States should she be attacked by Russia, according to a YouGov survey.
Brexit leader Nigel Farage has slammed the European Commission president for building an army to rival NATO and the U.S. military, claiming the bloc is “hell-bent to be in direct collision with Donald Trump”.
The UK is set to join nine European Union (EU) states in signing up for a new, joint European rapid response military intervention force.
U.S. Air Force officials arrested a man wanted for desertion since 1983 in California last week. The captain disappeared without a trace, leaving both family members and the Air Force in the dark.
Israel warned 30 countries about specific terror threats in the course of 2017, Israel Economy Minister Eli Cohen has claimed.
Brussels must be careful not to weaken or undermine the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as it builds a supranational European Union (EU) Army, American military leaders have told their EU allies.
Britain has supplemented European Union (EU) defense spending by hundreds of billions over five years, as fellow member states short-changed the NATO defense alliance by £338billion.
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Monday strongly pledged America’s commitment to protecting NATO allies against attacks, including the Baltic states, which have anxiously watched a growing Russian military presence in the region.
Setting up a possibly awkward situation for incoming administration of President-elect Donald J. Trump, the Senate Foreign Relations voted unanimously Tuesday to approve Montenegro’s entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, moving forward a process that became during the under
PODGORICA, Montenegro – For the first time in more than six years, Israel was allowed to participate in a NATO exercise this week.