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by Damon Wake Agence France Presse Brussels, Belgium (AFP) — US President Donald Trump shocked allies at a fraught NATO summit on Wednesday by suddenly demanding that members double their defense spending commitments. Trump’s surprise demand came after he clashed with Chancellor Angela Merkel, calling Germany a “captive” of Russia because of its gas links and singling out Berlin for failing to pay its way. The summit in Brussels is shaping up as the […]
by Danny KEMP / Jerome CARTILLIER Agence France-Presse BRUXELLES, Belgium – President Donald Trump told NATO allies to “reimburse” the United States for defence costs as he landed for the alliance’s most difficult summit in years. Trump touched down in Brussels aboard Air Force One hot on the heels of a stern warning from the EU’s top official that America should “appreciate” its allies. The leaders of the other 28 members of the NATO alliance […]
BELGIUM (AFP) — The head of NATO expressed his support for Western strikes in Syria on Saturday after bombings targeting Bashar al-Assad’s regime in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack. “I support the actions taken by the United States, the United Kingdom and France… This will reduce the regime’s ability to further attack the people of Syria with chemical weapons,” Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in a statement. Explosions were heard in the Syrian […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — NATO does not want a new arms race with Russia, the alliance’s secretary general said Wednesday amid heightened tensions following an ex-spy’s poisoning in England. “We don’t want a new arms race, so we are focused on how can we respond” in a “firm strong predictable, but also measured and defensive, way,” Jens Stoltenberg told reporters alongside Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa. “We don’t want a new Cold War,” he […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday the alliance was expelling seven Russian diplomats to show that Moscow faces “costs and consequences” over a nerve agent attack on a former spy in Britain. Stoltenberg announced the maximum size of the Russian mission to NATO would also be slashed by a third, from 30 to 20, as part of international measures to punish Russia over the poisoning of Sergei Skripal. “I have today […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday said the alliance was deeply concerned about the attack on a Russian former double agent in Britain and was in contact with UK authorities about the matter. “The UK is a highly valued ally, and this incident is of great concern to NATO. NATO is in touch with the UK authorities on this issue,” Stoltenberg said in a statement issued by his office. Stoltenberg […]
by Daphné Benoit Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) – France on Wednesday announced plans to boost defense spending by more than 40 percent, bringing it into line with NATO targets after complaints from US President Donald Trump that Europe is not pulling its weight. European NATO members have come under pressure from Trump to relieve the burden on the US, which currently accounts for about 70 percent of combined NATO defense spending. The French government unveiled a bill […]
by Carole Landry Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) – Greece and Macedonia return to the United Nations on Wednesday seeking to end a 27-year dispute over the former Yugoslav republic’s name, with hopes of a compromise after a change of government in Skopje. Greece’s objections to the use of the name Macedonia since the Balkan country’s independence in 1991 has hampered the tiny nation’s bid to join the European Union and NATO. UN envoy Matthew […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) – The commander of NATO forces in Europe, US General Curtis Scaparrotti, on Thursday demanded that Russia “stop meddling” in European elections, amid concerns about Kremlin interference in the Catalan crisis. Spanish media have accused Moscow-backed outlets such as Russia Today and Sputnik — which have Spanish language services — of playing a destabilizing role in the crisis triggered by Catalonia’s banned October 1 referendum. Moscow is also suspected of interfering in […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg called North Korea a “global threat” Monday and said he backed tighter sanctions against it during a visit to Japan, which has been targeted by Pyongyang’s provocations. Stoltenberg is in Tokyo to meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other senior officials including defence minister Itsunori Onodera later in the day. “We are as concerned as you are about the provocative, reckless behavior from North Korea,” he said […]
by Damon Wake Agence France-Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium – Military intervention against North Korea would have “devastating consequences,” NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned Friday, after US President Donald Trump said diplomatic efforts had failed. Tensions over North Korea’s weapons programs have soared in recent months, with Pyongyang launching a flurry of missiles and conducting its sixth and most powerful nuclear test last month in defiance of international sanctions. Trump’s continued threats of military action against Pyongyang to tame its […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Sunday that North Korea’s nuclear and missile program represented a “global threat and requires a global response.” In an interview with the BBC, he also refused to say whether an attack on the Pacific US territory of Guam would trigger the military alliance’s collective defense clause. “The reckless behavior of North Korea is a global threat and requires a global response, […]
