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'Sweden must take concrete steps to get into NATO'
Apr 07, 2023 12:45A day after Finland formally joined NATO, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Sweden needs to take further steps for Turkey to ratify its NATO membership bid. Turkey accuses Sweden of hosting members of the terrorist group, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), an allegation that Sweden denies.
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Kremlin: NATO's expansion towards Russian borders causes concerns for country's security
Apr 06, 2023 15:19The expansion of NATO towards Russia's borders causes trouble and anxiety for the country's security, Kremlin spokesman Dmirty Peskov said on Thursday.
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Finland officially becomes member of US-led NATO as Russia vows countermeasures
Apr 04, 2023 17:28Finland has officially joined the US-led NATO despite repeated warnings from Russia, which vows countermeasures and plans to bolster its military capacity in its western and northwestern regions, near the border with the Nordic country if the alliance deploys any additional troops or equipment to its new member.
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Finland set to join NATO, doubling US-led alliance’s land border with Russia
Apr 04, 2023 14:30Finland is set to formally become a member of the NATO military alliance on Tuesday in a historic shift that will end the country's years of “military non-alignment" and double the US-led alliance's land border with Russia.
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Russia says to boost military in NW regions as Finland joins NATO
Apr 04, 2023 06:24Russia says it will expand its military capacity in its western and northwestern regions, near the border with Finland, as the Nordic country joins NATO.
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US to announce $2.6 billion in new military aid to Ukraine
Apr 01, 2023 10:40The US will announce a new $2.6 billion military aid package as soon as Monday for Ukraine, which could include tank munitions, air surveillance radars, anti-tank rockets and fuel trucks, reports say.
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Belarus says ready to host Russia's strategic nuclear weapons
Apr 01, 2023 10:03Belarus announces its readiness to host Russia's strategic nuclear weapons, saying such a move would show the two nations' readiness to defend their "sovereignty and independence."
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Putin approves new foreign policy to confront West's 'hybrid war'
Mar 31, 2023 14:54Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a new foreign policy in a bid to confront the Western "hybrid war" against Russia.
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Belarus warns of 'nuclear' war over continued Western military support to Kiev
Mar 31, 2023 12:14Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday warned the continued Western support for Ukraine is increasing the likelihood of a nuclear war breaking out in the former Soviet republic as well as igniting the third World War.
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Turkish parliament clears last hurdle in Finland’s NATO membership
Mar 31, 2023 08:21Turkey’s Parliament on Thursday approved a bill that allows Finland to join the NATO military alliance, clearing the last major hurdle for Helsinki to join the US-led alliance as the year-long war in Ukraine rages on.