Senior U.S. Defense Department officials are considering withdrawing up to 10,000 troops from Eastern Europe, NBC News has reported, citing six American and European officials briefed on the discussions.
U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, who holds a senior position in NATO, has been fired as part of what appears to be an expanding national security purge of top officials by the administration of President Donald Trump, three sources have told Reuters.
NATO is not involved in the US-mediated ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine, Secretary General Mark Rutte has said. He added that considering Kiev’s bid to join the bloc has never been part of any potential peace accord.
Europe’s NATO members are drawing up a plan to gradually replace the United States as their key defense guarantor over the next five to ten years, the Financial Times has reported, citing sources.
The administration of US President Donald Trump is considering scrapping the longstanding role of the US in leading NATO's military operations in Europe, NBC News has reported, citing unnamed defense officials.
US President Donald Trump is considering a major change in Washington's unvolvement in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, according to three current and former senior American officials and one congressional official.
United States President Donald Trump has stressed that Ukraine will not be allowed to join NATO as part of a future peace accord with Russia and ruled out lifting sanctions on Moscow before a deal is reached.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has stated that it is unrealistic to expect that Ukraine can restore its 2014 borders in any negotiations with Moscow on ending the war.
Approval of US leadership across NATO member states was lower in 2024 than during the first three years of President Joe Biden’s term in office, according to a Gallup poll.
US President-elect Donald Trump has stated that NATO members should spend 5% of their gross domestic product on defence, a significant increase from the current 2% target.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stated Moscow will not agree to a mere postponement of Kiev’s NATO membership, or to the deployment of European peacekeepers to Ukraine – two ideas reportedly proposed by advisers of US President-elect Donald Trump, as part of a potential peace deal.
The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry has called on Mark Rutte, the new secretary general of NATO, to act responsibly and push for de-escalation of tensions between Moscow and Kiev instead of making provocative recommendations for the next US administration’s policies.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte led a fresh push for European states to ramp up defense spending, a budget shortfall that US President-elect Donald Trump used to berate Washington's allies during his first term in office, severely damaging trust.
NATO is highly unlikely to heed Ukraine's call for a membership invitation at at the upcoming meeting, according to diplomats, dashing Kyiv's hopes of a political boost as it struggles on the battlefield and awaits Donald Trump's return to the White House.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has stated that Ukraine is not in a strong enough position to begin negotiating an end to the war with Russia. He added any deal struck must “prevent the Russians from getting what they want".
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow would be “at war” with the United States and its allies if they lift restrictions on Ukraine's use of long-range Western weapons.
Ankara has blocked cooperation between NATO and Israel since last October because of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, saying the alliance should not engage with Israel as a partner until there is an end to the conflict, sources familiar with the process have said.
Israel's foreign minister has urged NATO to expel Turkey after its President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Ankara might enter Israel as it had entered Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh in the past.
Advisers for the US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump have suggested increasing the defense spending target for NATO members to 3% of GDP, Bloomberg has reported, citing unnamed sources. The revelation comes as many members of the US-led bloc have recently struggled to reach the current 2% goal.
NATO leaders have pledged to provide Ukraine with at least $43bn in military aid within the next year to enhance its defense against Russia and formally declared Kyiv on an “irreversible path” to membership in the Western military alliance.
US President Joe Biden has announced that NATO allies will be providing Ukraine with a significant air defense package, in remarks kicking off the 75th anniversary celebrations of the alliance and a three-day summit focused on shoring up support for the war-torn country.
NATO is a threat to global peace, security and stability because of its “deep-rooted Cold War mentality and ideological bias”, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian has stated.
