The Latest Breaking News from NATO

Andy Burnham assures Nato chief Mark Rutte of UK commitment to alliance

The Nato secretary general wished Mr Burnham good luck in his job as the two met face-to-face for the first time to discuss defence issues.

Evening Standard · Sep 16

Lavrov: If Europe attacks Russia, the war will be ‘very short’

IN FULL

The Independent UK · Sep 16

War between Russia and Europe would be ‘very short’, Putin’s foreign minister warns

Veteran Putin ally Sergei Lavrov suggested a fight with Europe would not prove difficult for Moscow

The Independent UK · Sep 16

Canada could become first associate member, European Union chief says

EUROPEAN Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday that she wants to open the door for Canada…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 16

What Putin’s war in Ukraine means for Russian elections as polls open

IN FOCUS: Putin has been facing declining approval ratings, mounting casualties and ‘net-zero’ territorial gains since March this year as polls open today. Experts tell Maira Butt what this could mean for the future of Russia

The Independent UK · Sep 16

EU chief von der Leyen calls for EU security mechanism to respond to drone incidents and sabotage

The European Union needs a NATO-like mechanism to better respond to drone incidents, acts of sabotage and cyberattacks across Europe, many of them blamed on Russia, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday

The Independent UK · Sep 16

Strasbourg stage set for von der Leyen’s big moment

Good morning. This is Luca Bertuzzi holding the pen in sun-drenched Strasbourg, where the European Parliament is abuzz ahead of Ursula von der Leyen's long-awaited State of the European Union speech.

Euronews · Sep 16

Belarus launches drills near Suwalki Gap on Polish and Lithuanian borders

Mechanised and tank battalions are training in border protection and counter-drone operations along the 104-kilometre Polish-Lithuanian corridor, NATO's only land link to the Baltic states.

Euronews · Sep 16

Ukraine-Russia war latest: General decorated by Putin for false victory claim killed in Ukrainian drone strike

Four men and a woman were killed on the bus attack in Nikopol

The Independent UK · Sep 16

Did Russia try and take out Zelenskyy?: Ukrainian president says Russian drones targeted his jet twice

Russian drones had reportedly targeted the plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy twice in recent weeks, with the Ukrainian leader telling CBS News that the incidents were part of Moscow’s efforts to intimidate him and other foreign leaders.

The Times of India · Sep 16