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Biden aide expressed concern in calls with Kosovo, Serbia leaders

A senior aide to U.S. President Joe Biden expressed concern about events in northern Kosovo in calls with Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, the White House said on Friday.

Reuters

Kosovo violence gives Nato, Europe another crisis

When Nato troops first entered Kosovo in June 1999 after 78 days of bombing, no one thought its Kosovo Force (KFOR) peacekeepers would still be trying to separate ethnic Albanians and ethnic Serbs 24 years later.

Bangkok Post

Denmark's tough lady in play as new NATO chief ahead of White House visit

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will meet U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington on Monday, amid speculation that the White House will use the visit to vet her as the first female NATO secretary-general.

Reuters

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Kosovo opposition blames PM Kurti for worsening relations with West over unrest in north

Kosovo opposition parties on Friday blamed Prime Minister Albin Kurti for worsening relations with Western allies over violence in the north in which NATO peacekeepers were injured, and they called for a no-confidence motion against the government.

Reuters

Trump and Erdogan are a lot alike

The man who just won reelection as Turkey’s president appeals heavily, like Trump, to rural, less educated and more religious voters, with a simplistic but incendiary message of national pride and traditional values.

Chicago Sun-Times

NATO official calls for transparency over nuclear weapons

A senior NATO official on Friday urged Beijing to be more open about its accelerating nuclear weapons build-up, saying that as a global power, China had a responsibility to improve transparency.

Reuters

'Path is open' for Ukraine to join NATO -British defence minister

Britain supports adding Ukraine to NATO and "that path is open" to them, although political realities may slow the process, Defence Minister Ben Wallace said on Friday on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue security meetings in Singapore.

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France, Germany urge new elections in Kosovo following flare-up in ethnic tensions

The leaders of France and Germany have urged new municipal elections in northern Kosovo in the hopes that another ballot will quell a flare-up of ethnic tensions that have led to violent protests in the region

The Independent UK

Biden says Sweden will 'soon' join NATO at U.S. Air Force address

U.S. President Joe Biden predicted on Thursday Sweden will join NATO "soon", speaking at the U.S. Air Force Academy days after he hinted at a possible deal to overcome Turkey's opposition to admitting the Nordic country to the alliance.

Reuters

Sweden will join NATO soon, Joe Biden promises

‘It will happen,’ US president says as he underscores transatlantic alliance’s commitment to supporting Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Sunak urges European nations to ‘work cooperatively to tackle illegal migration’

The Prime Minister also said he was working to ‘strengthen everyone’s support for Ukraine’ at a European Political Community summit in Moldova.

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin 'thought lazy NATO would abandon Ukraine to Russian troops'

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg claimed the Kremlin leader believed the West would soon tire of backing President Volodymyr Zelensky's regime, but added: “Putin cannot wait us out"

Daily Mirror

NATO divided on Ukrainian membership as Zelenskyy renews call

Ukrainian president appeals to dozens of European leaders as divisions among NATO members become apparent.

Al Jazeera

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.

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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.

Evening Standard

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.

Radio France Internationale

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.

Reuters

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.

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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.

Al Jazeera

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.

The Independent UK

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

Daily Mirror

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

Radio France Internationale

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.

Reuters

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.

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