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- ‘NATO solidarity clause is called Article 5, not article F-35’ – French defense minister
Europe must move away from full dependency on American weapon supplies, the French defense minister stressed, slamming President Donald Trump’s “conditional” approach towards NATO and his European allies.Mar 19, 2019 02:38World News - Price of liberty: ‘Sober’ US soldiers fined $400 for urinating on Freedom Monument in LatviaSome US troops who come to Latvia for drills don’t seem to have too much respect for their hosts, as two of them were caught peeing on the landmark Freedom Monument in Riga. They were stone-cold sober while doing so.Mar 16, 2019 20:25World News
- NATO sends forces, missiles to Russia’s borders – top security officialNATO countries are reviving Cold War-era tactics by sending troops across the Atlantic and deploying BMD weapons near Russia’s borders, Deputy Secretary of the National Security Council Mikhail Popov said.Mar 15, 2019 13:33Russia News
- ‘Nothing to do with NATO or F-35’: US pressure over S-400 is about Turkey’s sovereignty – ErdoganWashington is blackmailing Ankara because Turkey is becoming a key independent regional player, President Erdogan said, after US threats to block all advanced weapon supplies to its NATO ally if it buys the S-400 off Russia.Mar 10, 2019 02:04World News
- US may demand ‘allies’ pay 150% for privilege of hosting troopsFrustrated by its allies’ lagging military spending, the Trump administration is reportedly drawing up demands that countries where US troops are stationed pay the full cost – and then some – for the ‘privilege’.Mar 9, 2019 00:24World News
- US spy drone base ‘fully operational’ in Poland, but NATO bemoans ‘Russian’ military build-upThe US has upped its ability to spy over vast swathes of eastern Europe after a squadron of MQ-9 Reaper drones commenced “full” operations from an air base in Poland. This, as NATO cries foul over the so-called ‘Russian threat’.Mar 8, 2019 12:04World News
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