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EU

US Troops Cross Into Poland for Drills as Russian Military Warns of Exercises’ Offensive Intent

Posted on February 29, 2020February 29, 2020By Editor

Moscow has warned that it would “react” to the US-led exercises, known as ‘Defender Europe 2020’, although the response is expected to be limited to monitoring the provocative drills from within Russia’s own borders. … Read More >US Troops Cross Into Poland for Drills as Russian Military Warns of Exercises’ Offensive Intent

USA

Article 5 or ‘Oh my gosh’? What will US do after Turkish troops die in Syrian strike

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

Turkey has reached out to NATO and the US following the deaths of its troops in Syria’s Idlib province, fueling speculation that it might invoke Article 5 and get the alliance involved in a shooting war with Damascus – and Russia. … Read More >Article 5 or ‘Oh my gosh’? What will US do after Turkish troops die in Syrian strike

NATO offers Turkey condolences & solidarity, but no additional military aid amid Idlib crisis

Posted on February 28, 2020By Editor

On a request from Ankara, NATO members held consultations on the situation in Idlib, Syria, where 33 Turkish soldiers have been killed. But the alliance failed to pledge additional military aid to its member. … Read More >NATO offers Turkey condolences & solidarity, but no additional military aid amid Idlib crisis

World

‘Stakes higher’ in Idlib but NATO ‘won’t run to Erdogan’s aid’ despite efforts to have allies intervene in Syria

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

NATO will not offer anything more than words of support to its member Turkey despite Ankara’s efforts to rally its allies after Turkish soldiers came under fire from the Syrian Army in the Idlib ‘de-escalation’ zone, RT was told. … Read More >‘Stakes higher’ in Idlib but NATO ‘won’t run to Erdogan’s aid’ despite efforts to have allies intervene in Syria

World

Atlantic Council lets former organizer of Crimean ‘anti-NATO weekend’ whitewash Ukrainian Neo-Nazis

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

So now we have NATO’s propaganda wing defending Ukraine’s neo-Nazi ‘Azov Battalion,’ using a piece written by a man who once literally organized rallies to keep the US-led alliance out of Crimea. You couldn’t make this up. … Read More >Atlantic Council lets former organizer of Crimean ‘anti-NATO weekend’ whitewash Ukrainian Neo-Nazis

Russia

Russia Spotted 22 Foreign Spy Jets Close to National Airspace Over Past Week – Reports

Posted on February 21, 2020February 21, 2020By Editor

The Russian Armed Forces detected 22 foreign jets that were engaged in reconnaissance activities close to Russia’s airspace last week, the military’s official newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda reported on Friday. … Read More >Russia Spotted 22 Foreign Spy Jets Close to National Airspace Over Past Week – Reports

EU

‘Change course before it’s too late’: Lavrov calls on Europe to reject false notion of ‘Russian threat’ in Munich speech

Posted on February 16, 2020February 16, 2020By Editor

NATO’s eastward expansion and large-scale drills near Russian borders may lead to unpredictable consequences and it’s time for Europe to change course, Russia’s FM Sergey Lavrov told the Munich Security Conference. … Read More >‘Change course before it’s too late’: Lavrov calls on Europe to reject false notion of ‘Russian threat’ in Munich speech

We WILL protect you – or else: NATO members agree to expand Iraq mission, without regard for Baghdad’s permission

Posted on February 13, 2020February 13, 2020By Editor

NATO has vowed to expand its training operations in Iraq, paused last month after the US assassination of a top Iranian general. With growing anger in the country over foreign meddling, Baghdad is reluctant to OK the plan. … Read More >We WILL protect you – or else: NATO members agree to expand Iraq mission, without regard for Baghdad’s permission

EU

Support for NATO wanes in France, Germany & even US as alliance struggles to maintain unity

Posted on February 10, 2020October 16, 2020By Editor

Public support for NATO has seen a notable decline in France, Germany and the US, according to a new poll. The alliance has suffered from months of budgetary in-fighting and mud-slinging among member states. … Read More >Support for NATO wanes in France, Germany & even US as alliance struggles to maintain unity

EU

‘Military Schengen’: NATO’s Russia fearmongering aims to attract neutral EU countries into the fold — Russian FM

Posted on February 10, 2020October 16, 2020By Editor

NATO fans fears of the “resurgent” Russia and drags neutral countries into its orbit, but the fact is that Moscow’s military potential is only half the size of the bloc’s forces in Europe, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. … Read More >‘Military Schengen’: NATO’s Russia fearmongering aims to attract neutral EU countries into the fold — Russian FM