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Putin blasts NATO’s ‘never-ending’ military build-ups near Russia
Jun 23, 2021 13:37Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed exasperation at NATO for its “never-ending” military build-ups near his country’s borders, as the military alliance deploys forces to the Black Sea to conduct war games in the strategic waters.
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Russian troops hold drills as US, NATO warships enter Black Sea
Jun 23, 2021 09:45Russia’s Black Sea Fleet has launched naval exercises in the Crimean Peninsula, as US and NATO warships conduct joint drills in the strategic Black Sea, ratcheting up tensions in the region.
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Putin warns of risk of new arms race in Europe
Jun 22, 2021 09:52Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of the risk of a new arms race in Europe amid a “degrading” security situation in the continent.
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NATO, G7 regional record disastrous, no high ground to lecture others: Iran FM spokesman
Jun 16, 2021 01:05The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the group of seven industrial nations, the G7, lack any moral high ground to preach other countries, especially Iran, which is the gravitational center for security in the West Asia region.
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Beijing warns NATO against exaggerating 'China threat theory'
Jun 15, 2021 08:31Beijing has warned NATO against exaggerating the perceived threat from China and “artificially creating confrontation,” after US President Joe Biden urged Washington’s European allies to stand up to the Asian power.
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Biden calls NATO's common military pact 'a sacred obligation'
Jun 15, 2021 01:59US President Joe Biden has called NATO’s article 5 "a sacred obligation," in an attempt to unite the military alliance.
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NATO chief warns of China challenge, but denies new 'Cold War'
Jun 14, 2021 10:03NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has reiterated the military alliance’s persisting fear of a stronger China, insisting that although Beijing is not an enemy, the group must adjust to its rising power.
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Turkish troops should leave Afghanistan along with others: Taliban
Jun 11, 2021 10:59The Taliban have called for the withdrawal of Turkish troops from Afghanistan, effectively rejecting Ankara’s proposal to keep forces in Kabul to guard and run the international airport after all foreign forces leave the war-torn county.
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NATO chief: Afghan forces strong enough to stand on own feet
May 28, 2021 08:56NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says the Afghan government and armed forces are strong enough to stand on their own feet without foreign troops to back them.
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NATO to provide funding for Kabul airport security after full withdrawal
May 21, 2021 10:43NATO says it will provide funding to help secure Kabul airport, Afghanistan’s main gateway to the outside world, as foreign forces withdraw from the country after two decades of war and occupation.