EPA NOS News•today, 9:30 PM•Adjusted today, 9:55 PM As expected, the Turkish parliament has approved Sweden’s NATO membership. This means that another important hurdle has been overcome for the Swedes to join the military alliance. Only NATO member state Hungary now has to agree. Swedish Prime Minister Kristersson is happy with the news. “Today we … Read more
NieuwsuurDonald Trump and Joe Biden Joe Biden kicked off the American election year on Friday, with a fierce speech about Donald Trump. “Trump’s campaign is about him, not about America, not about you. He is willing to sacrifice our democracy,” Biden said in his first campaign speech. Biden’s words are not just election rhetoric. Partly … Read more
Dec 13, 2023 at 7:13 PM Update: 23 minutes ago NATO will allocate 12 percent more to defense next year. The military budget will be increased to 2.03 billion euros. The civilian budget amounts to 438.1 million euros. This means an increase of 18.2 percent compared to this year. NATO is increasing these budgets to … Read more
Al-Marsad Newspaper: A video clip documented a group of citizens in Asir welcoming a foreign tourist to Al-Hablah Park, and interacted with them by performing some show movements. During the clip, a number of citizens appeared as they gathered around a foreign tourist in the form of a circle, and they chanted a popular song. … Read more
Tensions on the Polish-Belarussian border are rising rapidly. NATO is closely monitoring the situation. What are the consequences of a possible escalation of the conflict? “That’s how the invasion of Ukraine started.” Tensions have risen since Wagner mercenaries have been active in Belarus. Since the troops led by Yevgeny Priogzhin stopped their march on Moscow, … Read more
A big surprise at the start, some Ukrainian dissatisfaction and, above all, a lot of unity. NU.nl looks back on the annual NATO summit in Vilnius with two experts. These were their highlights. 1. The Sweden Twist One of the most important developments actually came the evening before the summit, says Adája Stoetman, European security … Read more
Jul 12, 2023 at 2:53 PMUpdate: an hour ago Although Ukraine was not invited to join NATO, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is satisfied with the new military support and security guarantees he was promised at the NATO summit in Vilnius. Earlier, Zelensky was disappointed because his country had not received a concrete invitation to join … Read more
Jul 10, 2023 at 9:31 PMUpdate: an hour ago Turkey no longer opposes Sweden joining NATO. That says NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg on Monday evening. Turkey blocked Swedish membership for a long time. Stoltenberg speaks of a “historic step”. According to NATO’s secretary general, Sweden has met all the requirements Turkey had set for accession, … Read more
As far as Turkey is concerned, Sweden may become a member of NATO if Turkey is allowed to join the European Union. That is what Turkish President Erdogan said before he left for the NATO summit in Vilnius. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and the EU dismiss Turkey’s demand. Sweden has met the Turkish conditions, says … Read more
Even after consultations in Brussels, Turkey still does not give the green light for Sweden’s NATO membership. On our response platform NUjij, responders wondered why Turkey has so much influence. That is actually for two reasons. First, a country can only join NATO if all members agree unanimously. In fact, all 31 current member states … Read more