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NATO agrees to reinforce eastern Poland, Baltic states against Russia

NATO leaders agreed on Friday to deploy military forces to the Baltic states and eastern Poland for the first time and increase air and sea patrols to reassure allies who were once part of the Soviet bloc following Russia's seizure of Crimea from Ukraine.
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Publish Date:10/July/2016 | 10:38

Macron: NATO Experiencing Brain Death

EghtesadOnline: NATO partners argued Thursday over the alliance's worth after French President Emmanuel Macron said it was undergoing "brain death", prompting a fierce defense of the bloc from Germany, Canada and the US while drawing praise from non-member Russia.
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Publish Date:09/November/2019 | 24:56

Trump scolds NATO members days ahead of summit

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump berated fellow NATO members on Monday for not contributing enough to the alliance while maintaining a trade surplus with the United States, keeping up a recent drumbeat of criticism before meeting European leaders this week in Brussels.
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Publish Date:10/July/2018 | 08:27

Erdogan Bashes Germany, NATO as Turkey Goes for Russian Missiles

EghtesadOnline: Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan bashed Germany, NATO , the U.S. and Israel in a speech to his party on Tuesday, signaling an accelerated political realignment away from the West as he seeks to conclude a missile defense deal with Russia.
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Publish Date:25/July/2017 | 24:19

Pledging reforms by 2020, Ukraine seeks route into NATO

EghtesadOnline: Ukraine will begin discussions with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on an action plan to get it into the U.S.-led alliance, its leader said on Monday, while the country would work on reforms to meet membership standards by 2020.
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Publish Date:11/July/2017 | 05:32

Trump Affirms U.S. Commitment to Defend NATO Nations If Attacked

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump publicly reaffirmed his commitment to NATO ’s mutual defense provision, countering suggestions he previously made that he might not deploy U.S. troops to defend a member state under attack.
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Publish Date:10/June/2017 | 06:09

Germany’s Alliance With Turkey Is Coming Apart

EghtesadOnline: Germany is poised to withdraw troops from a base in Turkey after talks to resolve an escalating dispute between the NATO allies ended in acrimony.
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Publish Date:06/June/2017 | 08:11

Merkel Takes on Trump Over Demands for German NATO Spending

EghtesadOnline: Chancellor Angela Merkel sharpened her tone against President Donald Trump’s demands that Germany spend more on defense, saying she’ll keep insisting that targets on development aid are just as important.
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Publish Date:06/May/2017 | 04:26

Lithuania says Russia has ability to launch Baltic attack in 24 hours

EghtesadOnline: Russia has developed the capability to launch an attack on the Baltic states with as little as 24 hours' notice, limiting NATO 's options to respond other than to have military forces already deployed in the region, Lithuania's intelligence service said on Monday.
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Publish Date:03/April/2017 | 13:15

Tillerson and Mattis Blast Russia for Aggression

EghtesadOnline: The top U.S. diplomat and the Pentagon’s chief stressed the importance of NATO and criticized Russia for aggression and meddling in other countries’ affairs, easing European allies’ concerns about President Donald Trump’s commitment to trans-Atlantic security.
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Publish Date:01/April/2017 | 17:48

Tillerson Will Go to Rescheduled NATO Meeting After Criticism

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will attend a rescheduled meeting of the NATO alliance’s 28 foreign ministers after coming under fire for saying he would miss the event because it conflicted with his schedule.
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Publish Date:25/March/2017 | 05:00

Day After Frosty Merkel Meeting, Trump Slams Germany on NATO

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump, less than 24 hours after an awkward first meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel that highlighted their divides on policy and personality, said Germany must pay the U.S. more for providing defense.
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Publish Date:19/March/2017 | 24:22

In push to reclaim Raqqa, Trump's choices range from bad to worse

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump's push against Islamic State in Syria could present him with an unenviable choice: Alienate NATO ally Turkey by relying on Kurdish fighters or adopt a plan that may slow the assault and require many more U.S. combat forces.
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Publish Date:25/February/2017 | 05:07

Merkel to Trump: NATO Alliance Is Important for the U.S. Too

EghtesadOnline: German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on the Trump administration to uphold its commitment to NATO , saying the military alliance is as valuable to the U.S. as to its other members.
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Publish Date:18/February/2017 | 04:37