Greece and Albania discussed the strengthening of bilateral defense cooperation, and regional and international security issues in a meeting between Defense Minister Nikos Dendias and his Albanian counterpart, Ermal Nufi, in Athens on Monday.
Germany’s defence minister has said the US decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from his country was “foreseeable”, as the Nato military alliance says it is seeking clarification from Washington. Speaking to the DPA news agency, Boris Pistorius also stressed “the presence of American soldiers in Europe, and particularly in Germany, is in our interest and […]
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Monday criticized Greece and Cyprus over their cooperation with Israel, warning it could heighten regional tensions, in an interview with Anadolu news agency.
Donald Trump has again attacked Nato for not supporting the US in the Iran war, following a private meeting with its Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House. In a post shared to Truth Social after the meeting, the US President said: “NATO WASN’T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON’T BE THERE […]
The geography of Greece and Cyprus makes both countries pivotal for the West whenever instability alarms sound in the Middle East, according to Greek officials and military assessments.
In an interview with Kathimerini, former NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, has defended his policy of neutrality in the disputes that arose between nominal allies Greece and Turkey, and took credit for creating a deterrence procedure that, according to him, averted serious escalation of tensions.
Donald Trump has praised UK soldiers who fought in Afghanistan after his claim that allied forces avoided the front lines prompted criticism from veterans and politicians. Earlier this week Trump angered US allies by downplaying the role of Nato troops in the war and doubted whether the military alliance would be there for the US […]
Athens, not for the first time, faces pressure from NATO allies to provide substantial aid to Ukraine, mainly through reselling some of its 25 Mirage 2000-5 fighters to intermediaries.
Estonia has requested a consultation with other Nato members after Russian warplanes violated its airspace on Friday morning. Three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered the Estonian skies “without permission and remained there for a total of 12 minutes” over the Gulf of Finland, the government said. Italy, Finland and Sweden scrambled jets under Nato’s mission […]
Three Russian warplanes that violated Estonian airspace have been intercepted by Nato, the military alliance has said. Estonia’s foreign ministry condemned the incursion as “brazen”. It said three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered the airspace of a Nato member “without permission and remained there for a total of 12 minutes” on Friday over the Gulf of […]
