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Turkey, Sweden and Finland sign off Nordic countries' NATO bids Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The Turkish President has suggested he could block Finland and Sweden's NATO membership if the nations do not follow through with what he was promised. An accord was signed with Sweden and Finland to lift Turkey's veto on their membership bids on Tuesday. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the terms of the deal involved Sweden intensifying work on Turkish extradition requests - and amending Swedish and Finnish law to toughen their approach to those seen as threats by Ankara and lifting their restrictions on selling weapons to Turkey. President … [Read more...] about ‘Ball in their court’ Erdogan threatens to sabotage historic NATO deal

Boris Johnson speaks with Joe Biden at NATO Summit Sign up HERE for science breakthroughs in health, business and more that matter SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The news comes as NATO member leaders conclude a high-level summit in Madrid discussing the priorities of the alliance in light of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. The summit has attempted to demonstrate the alliance has become ever closer, and in fact, grown with the inclusion of Sweden and Finland being a key example. Related articles Russia pundit outlines plot to take over Lithuania 'It will be 3 days' Putin hints at unleashing horror defence pact with Belarus Calling the summit “transformative” and “far-reaching,” NATO … [Read more...] about NATO cracks exposed: Call for members to be KICKED OUT as alliance ‘only inch deep’

Putin mouthpiece Prof. Avatkov says Nato is 'all about war' Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info US President Joe Biden has vowed to defend "every inch" of NATO territory this week as Russia and Ukraine continue to fight. Speaking at the NATO meetings in Madrid, he said the alliance will be “ready for threats in all directions,” a reference to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression. NATO allies have helped Ukraine with weapons supplies during the conflict, and experts believe the war has now brought Western nations and Russia closer to direct fighting than they have been in decades. Former NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General Jamie Shea was … [Read more...] about Putin and NATO ‘closer’ than ever to war as Finland and Sweden move towards alliance

Russia: State TV discuss taking convoy through Lithuania Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Russian state propagandists have begun talking up the idea of Russia sending troops to take the Suwalki Gap amid moves by Lithuania to block goods to Moscow's Kaliningrad enclave. The Suwalki Gap is a 60-mile or so stretch of land along the Polish-Lithuanian border where the frontier meets Kaliningrad, a vitally strategic location to hold in the event of an all-out Russia - NATO conflict. Related articles Russia ‘running into trouble’ as Moscow fails to recruit new troops Russia 'already targeting' Poland, Sweden AND Finland over NATO … [Read more...] about ‘It will be 3 days’ Putin pundit outlines plot to take over Lithuania in NATO hammer blow

VLADIMIR Putin has blasted the G7 as "disgusting" after world leaders MOCKED the Russian tyrant for his shirtless horse-riding images. The G7 leaders met on Sunday to discuss their response to Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine and gathered for photos in front of media. Prime Minister Boris Johnson then used the warm weather as an opportunity to mock President Putin for previously showing off his physique . “Jackets on? Jackets off? Shall we take our clothes off?” Mr Johnson said, before Canadian PM Justin Trudeau chimed in: “We're going to get the bare-chested horseback riding display,” in reference to a picture of President Putin riding shirtless on a horse in 2009. But Russian leader Putin today hit back at the group - mocking them for their physical appearances and lifestyle choices. “I don’t know if they wanted to undress to the waist or even lower but anyway it would have been a disgusting sight,” he said. “Everything must be harmonically developed … [Read more...] about Ukraine-Russia war news: Vladimir Putin hits out at ‘disgusting’ G7 after PM & world leaders MOCKED shirtless despot

Putin's puppet threatens Poland with nuclear strike Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The news comes as NATO members have pledged to step up defences on the back of an alliance summit in Madrid. The purchase is not the first major step in Polish defences in recent times, with Warsaw having recently obtained 500 HIMARS rockets launchers in a defiant message to neighbouring Russia. Related articles Russia 'already targeting' Poland, Sweden AND Finland over NATO entry 'No money for Poland!' EU row erupts as Brussels blocks recovery funds The latest purchase will see 32 multi-role AW149 helicopters join the Polish military … [Read more...] about Poland ‘steps up’ air defence in face of Russia threat with new £1.5bn deal

Russia may bring 'horror' to Europe warns Zelensky adviser Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The news comes as Bulgaria has declared 70 Russian officials as “persona non grata” on allegations of espionage incompatible with their diplomatic missions. Justifying the move, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said: “This is what happens when foreign governments try to interfere in Bulgaria’s internal affairs.” Related articles Putin outsmarted as TWO EU nations strike huge gas deal Mystery aircraft from Lithuania triggers international security alert The decision had been taken based on information gathered by the Bulgarian secret … [Read more...] about Putin issues horror deadline to Bulgaria as Russia intensifies threats to Europe

Ukraine: 'There's possibility of a world war' says West Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Boris Johnson 's pledge to increase defence spending falls far short of what is needed if the Ukraine war spills over to other European countries and escalates into a Third World War , former First Sea Lord Admiral Lord West has warned on GB News. As the war shows no signs of abating and Russian troops are making advances in Ukraine, fear is mounting over the possibility of Putin targeting other neighbouring countries – the latest country under threat was Lithuania over its blockade of Russia’s enclave of Kaliningrad. In response to that menace, … [Read more...] about ‘There’s possibility of world war’ Johnson NATO pledge savaged as UK force headed for cuts

Czech Republic will 'open dialogue' with Russia says expert Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info As French President Emmanuel Macron passes on the EU presidency to Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, voices emerge around the "dominant" character of France as being incompatible with conducting peace efforts with Russia amid the Ukraine war. President Macron has tried to act as a mediator between the EU and Russia in the days leading up to the war and during the war. Despite his multiple phone calls with Vladimir Putin , he has failed to bring about peace talks. Related articles Emmanuel Macron's dream of an EU army picks up speed … [Read more...] about France under fire as ‘dominant’ EU strategy an obstacle to peace efforts with Russia

Ukraine: Footage appears to show targeting of Russian forces Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Aerial footage released on social media showed the site, which Russian armed forces have been using to prepare for offensives in the eastern regions, devastated by heavy Ukrainian shelling. A missile can be seen striking the centre of the staging area, exploding into a giant fireball and devastating the nearby equipment. The site is later drowned in white smoke from multiple areas. Related articles Russia ‘running into trouble’ as Moscow fails to recruit new troops Russia 'already targeting' Poland, Sweden AND Finland over … [Read more...] about Ukraine unleashes heavy shelling on Russia staging area and drowns it in smoke – VIDEO