Erdogan threatens to veto Sweden’s Nato bid
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he may allow Finland to join Nato while blocking Sweden’s membership. He criticised Sweden’s…
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Greek PM vows to stand up to ‘bully’ Turkey
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has attended the naming ceremony of the new naval warship, Vlahakos, in a show of…
Putin promises to nuclear-arm Belarus
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin says he will send Belarus nuclear-capable Iskander-M missiles. “In the coming months, we will transfer to…
Turkey ready to block Sweden and Finland Nato entry for a year
Turkey says it will delay Nato membership for Sweden and Finland for more than a year unless they end support…
Turkey demands Finland and Sweden end ‘support’ for Kurdish rebels before joining Nato
Turkey has condemned alleged support from Sweden and Finland for the PKK Kurdish rebel group, which Ankara designates as a…
Hungary’s populist PM Viktor Orban freezes essential food prices with tight general election looming
Hungary has frozen the prices of food essentials as the cost of living rises amid a bitter campaign ahead of…
Belarus to host military drills with Russia on Ukraine border
Belarus has announced it will stage joint military exercises with Russia near its border with Ukraine and claimed that Nato…
Ukraine calls for US help as it fears Russian invasion
Ukraine says it is planning for a possible Russian invasion next year and is calling on its western allies to…
Russia and Belarus warn Nato to avoid military expansion in Ukraine
Russia says any Nato expansion into Ukraine would cross a “red line”, while Belarus said it would work with its…
Biden extends limited US backing to Ukrainian counterpart Zelenskiy
US President Joe Biden has told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy that he still has Washington’s backing, as the Afghanistan…
Nato failing to recognise threat from Russia and China: book
The Australian counterinsurgency specialist, David Kilcullen, has written a book warning Nato that Russia and China have used civilian techniques…
Serbia receives Russian air-defence equipment
Russia has delivered Pantsir S1 air-defence systems (pictured) to Serbia, according to the authorities in Belgrade. The rapid-fire system is designed…
Greece irked in ‘Macedonia’ name dispute
An acting minister in North Macedonia’s caretaker government has angered Greek politicians and reopened awkward issues surrounding the country of…
US axes PKK drone spying for Turkey
The US has reportedly axed a clandestine intelligence programme with Turkey that has helped Turkish commanders target the Kurdistan Workers’…
Macron visits Poland to ease bilateral tensions
French President Emmanuel Macron has visited Poland in an attempt to ease bilateral tensions after he criticised Poland’s judicial shakeup. …
Bulgaria to expel Russian diplomats
Two envoys based at the Russian embassy in Sofia have been accused of spying and ordered to leave the country….