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Japan, NATO building ties to counter threats

The deepening of security cooperation between Japan and NATO, driven by a shared understanding of the need to counter China and Russia, was spelled out by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg when they met in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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Erdogan says Turkey positive on Finland's NATO bid, not Sweden's

Turkey looks positively on Finland's application for NATO membership, but does not support Sweden's bid, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.

Reuters

NATO chief wants more 'friends' as Russia, China move closer

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says China’s growing assertiveness and collaboration with Russia poses a threat not only to Asia but also to Europe

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NATO chief stresses importance of Indo-Pacific partners amid security tensions

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday stressed the importance of NATO's working closely with partners in the Indo-Pacific, saying Europe could not ignore what happens in East Asia because the global security is interconnected.

Reuters

Sweden PM says 'foreign actors' exploiting protests

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has denounced activists who burned the Quran and hanged an effigy of Turkey’s president in Stockholm as “useful idiots” for foreign powers who want to inflict harm on the Scandinavian country as it seeks to join NATO

The Independent UK

Slovakia will hold early election in Sept, pro-Ukraine stance at stake

The Slovak parliament approved on Tuesday plans to shorten its four-year term by five months and to hold an early election on Sept. 30 after the centre-right cabinet lost a no-confidence vote and parties failed to form a new majority administration.

Reuters

Hungary FM: Sweden should 'act differently' to join NATO

Hungary’s foreign minister says the Swedish government should “act differently” if it wants to gain Turkish support for its NATO membership bid

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Ukraine to receive 120-140 tanks in 'first wave' of deliveries - minister

Ukraine will receive 120 to 140 Western tanks in a "first wave" of deliveries from a coalition of 12 countries, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Russia may not have invaded Ukraine if it weren't for Brexit, top MEP claims

RUSSIA may never have invaded Ukraine if it hadn’t been for Brexit, the European Parliament's former Brexit coordinator has said.

The National (Scotland)

Russia says European powers should counterbalance 'aggressive' Poland, Baltics

Russia said on Tuesday that calls by the president of Lithuania to supply Ukraine with fighter planes highlighted the "extremely aggressive position" of the Baltic states and Poland, and that "major European countries" should counterbalance their stance.

Reuters

NATO, Japan Pledge to Strengthen Ties in Face of ‘Historic’ Security Threat

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and Japanese premier Fumio Kishida pledged on Tuesday to strengthen ties, saying Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its growing military cooperation with China had created the most tense security environment since World War Two. The comments came in a statement issued during Stoltenberg's trip to Japan…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Is Ukraine the war that went wrong?

NATO keeps pouring in more expensive hardware, hoping to drive Putin from power. It's buying a bloody stalemate

Salon

F-16s would give Ukraine an advantage, but risk escalation

Experts say the fighter jets are at their best with radar support, and Kyiv would need advanced Western missiles.

Al Jazeera

Kyiv berates Croatian president for saying Crimea won't return to Ukraine

Ukraine's foreign ministry criticised Croatian President Zoran Milanovic on Tuesday for saying Crimea would never return to Ukrainian control, describing his comment as "unacceptable."

Reuters

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NATO chief wants firmer ties with Japan to defend democracy

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, in Japan as part of his Asia tour, said “our security is closely interconnected” and called for stronger ties with Japan as Russia’s war on Ukraine has made the world more dangerous and unpredictable and believers of democracy and freedom need stronger partnerships

Reuters

NATO to strengthen partnership with Japan, says Secretary-General Stoltenberg

NATO will continue to strengthen its partnership with Japan, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday during a visit to Japan, where he will meet with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

Tribune News Service

Putin threatened missile strike on UK before Ukraine war, Boris Johnson says

Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to direct a Russian missile strike at Britain in the leadup to his invasion of Ukraine, Boris Johnson said in a new hair-raising disclosure.

Reuters

Russia claims village on outskirts of Bakhmut in big push in east

Russia claimed on Tuesday to have captured a village just to the north of Bakhmut, a city it is trying to surround in a major push for what would be its biggest battlefield prize in Ukraine since last summer.

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The Independent UK

France open to sending fighter jets to Ukraine but Biden rules out similar move

Emmanuel Macron lays out conditions for any such move

The Independent UK

Ukraine war a ‘massive wakeup call’ for British Army, say veterans and experts

Rishi Sunak has come under fire from veterans and members of his own party after a US general said the army could no longer defend the UK

The Independent UK

What's behind the Pakistani Taliban's deadly insurgency?

The Pakistani Taliban, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing at a mosque inside a police compound in the northwestern city of Peshawar

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson's claim Putin threatened to kill him with missile is a 'lie', says Kremlin

Moscow insisted Russian president Vladimir Putin made 'no threats with missiles' to Boris Johnson in a telephone call that took place between the leaders ahead of the invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Japan, Greece step up security ties as 'strategic partners'

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Greek counterpart, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, have agreed to strengthen their security, defense and economic ties and pledged to cooperate in responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and other threats in Europe and Asia

Reuters

Crimea will never again be part of Ukraine - Croatian president

Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014, will never again be part of Ukraine, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic said on Monday in remarks detailing his objection to Zagreb providing military aid to Kyiv.

The Independent UK

Report: Slovenian authorities hold 2 alleged Russian spies

Slovenian media say authorities have apprehended two alleged Russian spies suspected of using an agency dealing in real estate and antiques as a front for their activities

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