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Allies disappoint Zelensky's plea for NATO membership timetable
Jul 11, 2023 (AFP)
At a summit in Vilnius of the 31 NATO nations, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg insisted the alliance had never used "stronger language" to back Ukraine in it...
Ukraine turns heat on allies as NATO stalls on membership bid
Jul 11, 2023 (AFP)
Zelensky, who will come to Vilnius during the two-day summit, denounced as "absurd" the reluctance of some NATO leaders to provide a clear timetable for Ukraine...
NATO wrestles with Ukraine bid at summit on Russia's doorstep
Jul 11, 2023 (AFP)
German Patriot missile systems and French fighter jets were guarding the skies as NATO leaders gathered in Lithuania, on land once occupied by Moscow on the all...
Xi says Russia and China should 'lead global governance reform'
Jul 10, 2023 (AFP)
Beijing and Moscow have ramped up economic cooperation and diplomatic contacts in recent years, with exchanges only growing closer since Russia's invasion of Uk...
Michel, Erdogan agree to 're-energise' EU-Turkey ties
Jul 10, 2023 (AFP)
The pair met in Vilnius on the eve of a NATO summit, after Erdogan declared that Turkey would not approve Sweden's bid to join the alliance without a revival of...
Putin met with Wagner chief days after failed mutiny; Army chief makes TV appearance
Jul 10, 2023 (UPI)
The three-hour meeting in Moscow took place June 29, just five days after the mutiny, according to the Russian state-run TASS News Agency. The mutiny lasted onl...
Yellen says visit helps put US-China ties on 'surer footing'
Jul 09, 2023 (AFP)
During her four-day trip -- which came on the heels of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit -- Yellen stressed the need for healthy economic competition...
Ukraine deserves to be in NATO, Erdogan says; Biden calls discussions 'premature'
Jul 09, 2023 (UPI)
"Undoubtedly, Ukraine deserves the NATO membership," Erdogan said, according to a news release from the Turkish Presidency. Erdogan's comments almost immediatel...
Biden goes to galvanize - and restrain - NATO on Ukraine
Jul 08, 2023 (AFP)
The US president will arrive in Lithuania late Monday on a mission to stoke NATO support for Ukraine while simultaneously pouring cold water on dreams of quickl...
US: NATO summit won't make final decision on Ukraine membership
Jul 07, 2023 (AFP)
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said the summit will underscore NATO's readiness to consider Ukraine's membership, which he called a "milest...
Erdogan does not rule out backing Sweden's NATO bid
Jul 07, 2023 (AFP)
Erdogan's comments came hours before he was due to receive Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for talks focused on Russia's invasion and the US-led military...
Four arrested in Hong Kong for supporting fugitives: police
Jul 05, 2023 (AFP)
The arrests came two days after authorities announced million-dollar bounties for the capture of eight prominent pro-democracy activists living overseas. The ei...
Biden tells Swedish PM 'looking forward' to NATO bid's approval
Jul 05, 2023 (AFP)
Speaking in the Oval Office, Biden said he wanted to reiterate that he "fully, fully supports Sweden's membership in NATO." "The bottom line is simple: Sweden i...
NATO approves extension of Stoltenberg's mandate as secretary general
Jul 04, 2023 (UPI)
The organization said in a statement its members agreed to retain Stoltenberg in his post until Oct. 1, 2024. Their decision will be endorsed by NATO heads of s...
Xi and Putin to address Shanghai alliance, with Iran to join
Jul 04, 2023 (AFP)
Putin will be addressing his first summit since a short-lived mutiny last month after the head of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, led a failed re...
China's top diplomat urges S. Korea, Japan to know their 'roots'
Jul 04, 2023 (AFP)
Speaking at a trilateral forum in the eastern city of Qingdao on Monday, Wang Yi -- who is in charge of the ruling Communist Party's foreign policy -- said West...
Turkey says will not be pressured over Sweden's NATO bid
Jul 04, 2023 (AFP)
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's comments came two days before he was due to meet his Swedish counterpart in Brussels to discuss Stockholm's attempt to become the...
Xi urges Shanghai alliance solidarity, Putin praises support
Jul 04, 2023 (AFP)
China and Russia have in recent years ramped up economic cooperation and diplomatic contacts, with their strategic partnership having only grown closer since Mo...
Ukraine war 'corrosive' for Putin, CIA 'opportunity': spy chief
Jul 02, 2023 (AFP)
Speaking at the Ditchley Foundation in the UK, Burns called Putin's invasion of Ukraine "the most immediate and acute geopolitical challenge to international or...
Biden to travel to UK, NATO summit, Finland
Jul 02, 2023 (AFP)
Biden is set to depart on July 9 for Britain, and then head on to Lithuania's capital Vilnius for the meeting of NATO leaders, followed by a one-day visit to He...
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