#NATO

#NATO

NATO's air power is not just purely advanced fighter jets and stealth bombers, but more so the men and women in uniform that operate and maintain these air forces. Countries like Turkey and France have formidable air forces within the Alliance, but they all fall short of the US Air Force in terms of tech and scale. The USAF, in fact, has more personnel than many NATO militaries in total,

I am ready to do major sanctions on Russia when all NATO nations have agreed, and started, to do the same thing, and when all NATO nations stop buying oil from Russia. As you know, NATO's commitment to win has been far less than 100%, and the purchase of Russian oil, by some, has been shocking. It greatly weakens your negotiating position and bargaining power over Russia. Anyway, I am ready to 'go' when you are. Just say when?

Russian drones entering Polish airspace was "an intentional act" meant to test the U.S. and NATO allies and send a "warning," says Kurt Volker, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO. "You don't have that number of drones and that distance into Poland without it being deliberate by the Russian side," Volker, who served as NATO Ambassador under former President George W. Bush, said in an interview with Morning Edition.

NATO ally Norway is buying advanced warships from the UK in its biggest defense deal ever. NATO officials say the move will sharply strengthen its ability to hunt enemy submarines in the North Atlantic. The £10 billion ($13.5 billion) agreement for Type 26 frigates will tie Norway's navy more closely to Britain's, creating a combined fleet of 13 vessels designed for anti-submarine warfare.

In early May, when Poland's presidential election campaign was in full swing, US President Donald Trump received right-wing conservative presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki in the Oval Office. The two men posed together for a photo, which caused a sensation online, and Trump bade farewell to Nawrocki with the encouraging words "You will win." The support of his idol proved to be a boost for Nawrocki, who went on to narrowly win the election.

Among the serene lakes, thick forest and summer houses of North Karelia's border zone, the line between Finland and Russia is almost invisible. Walking along the border path in Meriinaho, part of the Finnish border guard station of Ilomantsi, we are closer to St Petersburg than to Helsinki. This is the most easterly point of the continental European Union. Every now and then a discreet pair of matching striped fibreglass posts pop up from the blueberry patches on either side of the frontier.

In his recent burst of diplomacy, Trump has repeatedly stressed that Ukraine will not join NATO and that no U.S. troops will be on the ground in Ukraine.

The UK is prepared to provide soldiers to help with logistical support and training in Ukraine, but will not deploy them close to Russia.

Henrik Landerholm, the former national security adviser, is on trial for negligent handling of classified information after leaving documents in an unlocked hotel safe.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the announcement of robust security guarantees from the United States, calling it a historic decision that requires European participation.