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What is the NATO military alliance and how is it helping Ukraine?

President Joe Biden and his Western counterparts are meeting in Washington this week to mark the 75th anniversary of NATO.

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Survey finds popular support for NATO at a challenging time for the Western alliance

Mark Rutte is named NATO chief. He’ll need all his consensus-building skills from Dutch politics

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US thanks Romania for its leader exiting the NATO leadership race to clear the way for Rutte

The Biden administration has thanked Romania for its president withdrawing from the race to lead NATO, saying the move would help ensure the Western military alliance stays properly focused.

‘Teflon Mark’ Rutte set to bring consensus-building skills from Dutch politics as next NATO chief

Mark Rutte has gotten to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics.

And then there was one: Mark Rutte. Romania’s president withdraws from the race for NATO chief

Romania’s president has withdrawn from the race to become NATO’s next secretary general. It leaves outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte all but certain to head the world’s biggest military organization from October.

Far-right leader Bardella backpedals on taking France out of NATO strategic military command

The far-right leader angling to become France’s prime minister after the country’s upcoming parliamentary election has backtracked on the party’s previous promise to pull out of NATO’s strategic military command.

Dutch leader Mark Rutte clears a big hurdle to becoming NATO chief after Hungary lifts objections

Hungary has lifted its veto on Mark Rutte becoming the next head of NATO. The move came after the Dutch prime minister gave written guarantees that he would not force Hungary to take part NATO’s new plans to provide support to Ukraine.

NATO allies hitting their defense spending target jump from 6 to 23 as Ukraine war grinds on

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says a record 23 of NATO’s 32 member nations are hitting the Western military alliance’s defense spending target this year as Russia’s war in Ukraine has raised the threat of expanding conflict in Europe.

NATO approves a plan to speed security aid and training to Ukraine’s beleaguered armed forces

NATO defense ministers have approved a plan to provide reliable long-term security aid and military training for Ukraine.

Canada’s defense investment plans put it on track to meet NATO guideline, minister says

Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair says his country looks on track to meet NATO’s military spending guideline by 2030.

NATO defense ministers thrash out new security aid and training support plan for Ukraine

NATO defense ministers are trying to agree on a new plan to provide long-term security assistance and military training to Ukraine.

Kosovo marks the 25th anniversary of its liberation, when Serb forces withdrew after NATO bombing

Kosovo is celebrating what it considers a liberation day, marking the 25th anniversary of the withdrawal of Serb forces after a NATO bombing campaign.

Hungary agrees not to veto NATO support to Ukraine as long as it’s not forced to help out

Hungary has agreed not to veto NATO support for Ukraine. But Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is refusing to provide funds or military personnel for any joint assistance effort.

Hungary will seek to opt out of NATO efforts to support Ukraine, Orbán says

Hungary’s prime minister says that he will seek to opt his country out of any NATO operations aimed at supporting Ukraine.

Biden hosts Romanian leader at the White House to celebrate NATO partnership

President Joe Biden has hosted Klaus Iohannis, the president of Romania, at the White House. The two leaders on Tuesday celebrated their joint cooperation on issues including international security, the economy and continued support for Ukraine.

NATO members ‘deeply concerned’ by activities such as sabotage on alliance soil. They blame Russia

NATO countries say they are deeply concerned by a campaign of hybrid activities on the military alliance’s soil they attribute to Russia, and which they say constitute a threat to their security.

Outgoing Dutch prime minister visits Turkey’s Erdogan in his bid for the NATO chief position

The Netherlands’ outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte is in Turkey, seeking support from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his bid for the seat of NATO secretary general.

Poland lays claim to a leadership role in Europe as Russia’s war threatens stability

Poland’s foreign minister has called on NATO to increase its defense preparedness and said his government wants to be at the center of decision-making in the European Union, seeking to reestablish the country as a reliable international partner as the war in Ukraine rages across the border.

NATO newcomer Finland is now a ‘front-line state’ for the alliance, Finnish president says

Finnish President Alexander Stubb says that joining the NATO alliance a year ago has transformed his country into a “front-line state,” given that it has doubled the military bloc’s border with Russia.

UK puts its defense industry on ‘war footing’ and gives Ukraine $620 million in new military aid

The U.K. prime minister says the country is putting its defense industry on a “war footing” by increasing defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by the end of the decade.

Argentina asks to join NATO as President Milei seeks a more prominent role for his nation

Argentina has requested to join NATO as a global partner, a status that would clear the way for greater political and security cooperation at a time when the right-wing government of President Javier Milei aims to boost ties with Western powers and attract investment.

German troops arrive in Lithuania, their first long-term foreign deployment since World War II

Lithuanian leaders have hailed a “historic event” as Germany began deploying troops in the Baltic country — a NATO member — the first time since World War II that German forces will be based outside the country on a long-term basis.

NATO marks its 75th birthday as Russia’s war in Ukraine gnaws at its unity

NATO is celebrating its 75th anniversary as Russia’s war on Ukraine corrodes its unity and resolve. U.S.

NATO weighs a plan to provide long-term military help to Ukraine as Russian troops assert control

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the organization is debating a plan to provide more predictable military support to Ukraine as better armed Russian troops assert control on the battlefield.

Central and Eastern European countries mark 20 years in NATO with focus on war in Ukraine

Several central and Eastern European countries have begun marking the 20th anniversary of the largest expansion of the NATO military alliance when formerly socialist countries became members of the bloc.

Romania’s president announces his bid to become the NATO military alliance’s next leader

Romania’s president says he will enter the race to become the next leader of the 32-nation NATO military alliance, emphasizing his country’s proximity to Ukraine and the threat from Russia.

An expanding NATO uses its diversity as strength. Member troops know Russia is watching

The NATO military alliance is working to turn its diversity into strength as its membership grows in response to Russia’s threat.

Poland’s president calls on NATO allies to raise spending on defense to 3% of GDP

Poland’s president is calling on other members of the NATO alliance to raise their spending on defense to 3% of their gross domestic product.

Sweden’s flag is raised at NATO headquarters to cement its place as the 32nd member of the alliance

Sweden’s national flag has been raised at NATO headquarters to cement the Nordic country’s place as the 32nd member.

NATO’s biggest drills since the Cold War send a signal to Russia and aim for a real-life feel

Large NATO drills in the frigid fjords of northern Norway may be just war games meant to hone the skills of the newly expanded 32-nation military alliance in the event of conflict.

Poland’s foreign minister says the presence of NATO troops in Ukraine is ‘not unthinkable’

Poland’s foreign minister says the presence of NATO forces “is not unthinkable” and that he appreciates the French president for not ruling out that idea.

Sweden officially joins NATO, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality

Sweden has formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality and centuries of broader non-alignment.