Contents tagged with NATO
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Vucic: Serbia doesn’t want to be a part of NATO
Serbia does not wish to join NATO. It wants to maintain its military neutrality, said Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic after a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
As TASS reports, the presidents of the two countries discussed the situation in the region, focusing on Serbia’s position regarding the North Atlantic alliance. According to Vucic, his country is “in good relations with all military alliances, including NATO, but Serbia has no desire, no wish to join NATO.”
“Serbia …
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NATO accuses Russia of violating Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
To this day, Russia has not presented convincing information on its new 9M729 missile system, said NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the meeting of NATO defense ministers scheduled for October 3-4.
The most plausible theory at the moment is that Russia is violating the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, he commented. The NATO Secretary-General urged Moscow to respond promptly to allay these fears.
When asked how NATO intends to react to Russia’s violation, …
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Stoltenberg and Lavrov discuss creation of new US military base in Poland
NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg spoke about his meeting with the Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly, where they discussed the question of creating an American military base on the territory of Poland, reports RIA Novosti.
“We discussed this (issue of the American base in Poland) during the meeting,” Stoltenberg said.
At the same time, the Secretary-General did not disclose the details of the conversation with Lavrov regarding the …
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Ukrainian Parliament amends the Constitution to reflect Ukraine’s determination to join the EU and NATO
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine sent draft bill Number 9037 to the Constitutional Court on amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine regarding the country’s strategic course to acquire full-fledged membership in the European Union and NATO. 321 People’s Deputies voted for this decision, which was a first step towards amending the Constitution.
According to the proposed amendments, the Verkhovna Rada’s powers will include "the implementation of the strategic course of the state to acquire full- …
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Finnish president: Finland not ready to join NATO yet because of Russia's position
At this stage, Finland does not consider the prospect of joining the North Atlantic alliance, President Sauli Niinisto said in an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. According to him, Moscow "made it clear" that if Finland joins NATO, it will "see it as an enemy."
"The Russians made it clear that when they look at us across the border, they see Finnish people." If we join NATO, they will see us as enemies. That is their position, "explained Niinisto. He added that joining the …
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Stoltenberg promises that Georgia will become a NATO member
After the meeting with the U.S. national security adviser, John Bolton, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg assured that NATO will continue to support Georgia’s and Ukraine’s efforts to join the Alliance, reports Voice of America.
"Georgia will become a NATO member," said Stoltenberg during the speech at the Heritage Foundation research centre.
The Secretary General also said that the Alliance does not intend to retreat because of the pressure from Russia.
"For us, there is no …
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US Secretary of Defense concerned about Russia’s possible interference in the referendum in Macedonia
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis stated on September 11 that he will visit Macedonia on the eve of the Referendum on changing the name of the country that will take place on September 30. Mattis expressed his fears regarding possible interference from Moscow in the voting process in Macedonia.
In June, the Macedonian government agreed with Greek authorities to change its name to North Macedonia. The change of the country's name will allow Greece to not oppose the neighboring country’s joining …
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Kremlin: Putin has no plans to visit Vostok 2018 military exercises with other leaders
Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have no intention of inviting other world leaders to join him in attending the Vostok 2018 military exercises. His press secretary Dmitry Peskov said there are no plans “[to invite other leaders to visit the exercises] together with the President of Russia,” Interfax reports. Peskov added that does not know if the leaders of other countries will attend the exercises separately.
The Vostok 2018 exercises will be held in Siberia and in the Far East …
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Russian submarine approaches Latvian border
A Russian submarine came close to Latvia’s borders on September 11, the Latvian National Armed Forces posted on Twitter.
According to the tweet, the Russian Navy’s Dmitrov submarine (NATO classification: “Kilo”) was spotted three nautical miles outside of Latvia’s territorial waters.
At the start of May, the Russian Navy’s SB-121 and Kashtan ships were spotted 12 nautical miles from Latvia’s territorial waters. A large project 775 landing ship (NATO classification: Ropucha) was also seen six …
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President Poroshenko refuses to predict the onset of peace in Ukraine
In an interview with the SK1 TV channel, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that he does not want to make predictions about when the peace will come to the country’s territory since it would be dishonest towards Ukrainian citizens.
"I will not promise at what hour. It is not fair. I will not be a supporter of populists who try to deceive people. I call for responsible discussion and a great responsibility for the fate of the state, for its future, " he responded to the question of when, …