A Canadian woman of Chinese origin has been arrested for allegedly spying while working as an intern at the military headquarters of the Nato (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) alliance, according to Belgian prosecutors. Belgium’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office said it was tipped off by Nato security services, which led to a raid of the suspect’s home
US President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of NATO and said he was “very” disappointed with Europe’s response to the US war against Iran. His requests for European support during the conflict were aimed at testing US allies, he told reporters during a meeting with Turkey’s president. “We didn’t need any help at all and
“Five thousand aircraft took off from European bases based on bilateral basing agreements in the first, in the six weeks between late February and mid-April, until a ceasefire came into force.” With NATO’s Nordic countries uncomfortably close to the huge cluster of Russian nuclear-armed submarine bases on the Kola Peninsula on Russia’s Arctic coast, Rutte
At the summit, Sir Keir is expected to underline the threat Russia poses to the UK and NATO. The government said NATO had sent fighter jets to intercept Russian aircraft approaching allied airspace more than 700 times and that Russian military activity in UK waters had increased by 30%. Sir Keir is expected to emphasize
Turkish police dressed in black on street corners, giant blue banners proclaiming “The Key to Peace” and a welcoming ceremony for Donald Trump. This may be a NATO summit, but this is the president of the United States for whom the metaphorical red carpet has been rolled out. Trump has made no secret of his
The campaign’s objectives have been high profile. St. Petersburg was attacked with drones before Putin’s main economic forum in June. Then there were attacks on Moscow itself, leading to videos of explosions that went viral. There is now a confirmed attack on an oil refinery in Omsk, Siberia, 2,500 kilometers from the border with Ukraine.
