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US says Sweden, Finland ready for NATO membership

Sweden and Finland have been jointly applying to join NATO, but Turkey has so far blocked the expansion…reports Asian Lite News The United States said on the candidacies of Sweden and Finland

January 25, 2023

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No support for NATO bid, Erdogan tells Sweden

Turkish Prez threatens no backing for Sweden’s NATO bid after Quran burning…reports Asian Lite News The Quran burning has escalated tensions between Turkey and Sweden. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned

January 23, 2023

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US urges Ankara to quickly ratify NATO’s Nordic expansion

The Biden administration bluntly said that holdout members of the alliance should quickly approve their memberships…reports Asian Lite News Washington has said it’s time for Turkey to ratify Finland and Sweden’s applications

January 20, 2023

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EU, NATO set up task force on critical infrastructure

Von der Leyen said the sabotage last September of the Nord Stream gas pipelines that run under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany showed the need to confront this new type

January 12, 2023

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NATO membership for Sweden remains far off: Turkey

On June 28, Turkey, Sweden and Finland reached a trilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU) ahead of the NATO Madrid summit….reports Asian Lite News Sweden has not taken enough “concrete steps” to extradite

December 22, 2022

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Lavrov: NATO trying to drag India into anti-Russian alliance

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov blamed the western military alliance’s enlargement for the Ukraine conflict…reports Asian Lite News Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) of trying

December 2, 2022

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Putin trying to weaponise winter: NATO chief

In his opening remarks, Stoltenberg said that in response to Russia’s full-fledged invasion of Ukraine, “we are raising the readiness of our troops”…reports Asian Lite News NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said

November 29, 2022

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NATO, G7 leaders hold emergency meeting on Poland

The leaders of NATO and G7 condemned Russia’s “barbaric missile attacks” on Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure….reports Asian Lite News The leaders of NATO and G7 have offered full support and assistance

November 16, 2022

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Britain to remain NATO’s ‘bedrock’, says Sunak

Britain has offered to train a total of 19,000 Ukrainian recruits in vital battlefield skills including marksmanship, weapons handling, urban and trench warfare and first aid…reports Asian Lite News Prime Minister Rishi

November 9, 2022

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NATO holds ‘routine’ N-drill

It will involve US B-52 long-range bombers, and up to 60 aircraft in total will take part in training flights over Belgium, the United Kingdom and the North Sea…reports Asian Lite News

October 18, 2022

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