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Kosovo's Kurti says mayors must work in offices, will not back down

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti said on Thursday he will not back down from a decision to install ethnic Albanian mayors in Serb majority areas, a move which triggered violence, prompting NATO to send more troops to the region.

Reuters

Ukraine pushes case to join NATO as allies squabble

Moscow cannot stop Ukraine from becoming a NATO member, as divisions among allies about the speed of Kyiv's accession became apparent.

The New Daily

OPINION - The Standard View: High Speed 2 must reach its final destination

Spending billions of pounds on a high-capacity, high-speed rail line linking the North with the capital, only for it to terminate several miles from central London, would be penny wise but pound foolish. Yet that is precisely what Government-imposed delays to the scheme would mean.

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Pressure mounts on Pristina as Serbs rally again in north Kosovo

Ethnic Serbs gathered again in a flashpoint town in Kosovo on Thursday at the site of clashes earlier this week with NATO-led soldiers in Kosovo, as international pressure mounts on Pristina to diffuse tensions.

Radio France Internationale

Kosovo, Serbia presidents meet under EU pressure to defuse crisis

The presidents of Kosovo and Serbia held talks on Thursday on resolving a political crisis that has spiralled into violence, with the leaders of France and Germany pressing them to take swift steps to reduce tensions.

Reuters

NATO squabbles over speedy accession of Ukraine as decisive summit looms

Moscow cannot stop Ukraine from becoming a NATO member, the alliance's chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday, as divisions among allies about the speed of Kyiv's accession became apparent only weeks before a decisive mid-July summit in Vilnius.

Reuters

Serbia’s Vucic calls for withdrawal of mayors in north Kosovo

Serbia’s leader suggests ‘the most powerful move’ to resolve the flare-up of the ethnic tensions in northern Kosovo.

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NATO presses Turkey to drop objections to Sweden's membership as summit looms

NATO is ramping up pressure on its member Turkey to drop its objections to Sweden's membership

The Independent UK

NATO chief will head to Turkey in bid to stop it blocking Sweden from joining alliance

Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO Secretary General, is under pressure to make progress on Stockholm's application before a crunch summit of world leaders in Lithuania next month

Daily Mirror

Macron says Kosovo bears 'responsibility' for tensions, NATO to up troops

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said Kosovo officials bore "responsibility" following clashes this week over local election results that left more than 80 people injured. Meanwhile NATO said it will increase its presence on the ground with 700 soldiers.

Radio France Internationale

In Moldova, Zelenskiy presses NATO bid, seeks interim guarantees

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pressed his case on Thursday for Ukraine to be part of the NATO military alliance and urged the alliance to provide security guarantees if membership was not possible for now.

Reuters

Moscow will get no say in decision on Kyiv's NATO membership - Norway

NATO will not allow Russia to decide when Ukraine can join the Western alliance, Norway said on Wednesday as it hosted NATO foreign ministers seeking to narrow divisions over Kyiv's membership bid before a July summit.

Reuters

Macron urges 'tangible' NATO security guarantees for Kyiv

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called on the West to offer Ukraine "tangible and credible" security guarantees as it battles Russia.

Radio France Internationale

'Don't leave': Union chief pleads with members amid Ukraine controversy

THE head of a union under fire over a call for the UK Government to stop arming Ukraine has called the issue a “distraction” and urged members…

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Macron says Putin has jolted NATO awake at security summit

French President Emmanuel Macron said at a security conference in the Slovakian capital on Wednesday that his Russian counterpart President Vladimir Putin had jolted NATO awake by invading Ukraine last year. Macron also called on the West to offer Ukraine "tangible and credible" security guarantees as it battles the Russian…

Al Jazeera

NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo set up barriers amid violent clashes

Tensions began after ethnic Albanian officials won a local election that was boycotted by ethnic Serbs.

The Week

Kosovo: why have tensions boiled over in the Balkans?

Dozens of Nato peacekeepers were injured in attacks by ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo this week, during protests over the attempted installation of ethnically Albanian mayors in the country’s north.

Reuters

New anti-terror law should convince Turkey to back NATO bid, Swedish minister says

New anti-terrorism legislation which comes into force this week should pave the way for Sweden to join NATO in coming weeks and overcome a Turkish veto, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said on Wednesday.

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Salon

U.S. resisting global push for peace

Global South leaders, and even some in NATO, are pushing Putin and Zelenskyy toward talks. Time for U.S. to step up

Reuters

NATO troops on guard in north Kosovo for third day amid protests

NATO peacekeepers guarded town halls in ethnically polarised north Kosovo for a third day on Wednesday as Serbia's defence minister inspected troops deployed near the border with its former province after violent unrest this week.

The Guardian - UK

West may have to negotiate with Putin as well as pursue war crimes trial, Macron says

French president calls for ‘path to membership of Nato’ for Ukraine and reconciliation of east and west

Al Jazeera

NATO launches Arctic exercises, pledges protection of Finland

NATO aircraft and troops from Norway, the UK, the US and Sweden are participating in Arctic exercises.

Reuters

Senior US lawmaker wants change from Turkey before F-16 sale approval

A senior U.S. senator who has long opposed the potential sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey said on Tuesday he wants Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to take a “less belligerent” stance toward NATO allies and Turkey's neighbors before lifting his opposition to the deal.

Al Jazeera

‘Time is now’ for Sweden to join NATO, Blinken says

Top US diplomat urges Turkey to approve Sweden accession to alliance, says Washington committed to Stockholm’s security.

The Independent UK

US says ‘the time is now’ for Sweden to join NATO and for Turkey to get new F-16s

U_S_ Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the “time is now” for Turkey to drop its objections to Sweden joining NATO but says the Biden administration also believes that Turkey should be provided with upgraded F-16 fighters “as soon as possible.”

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