The Latest Breaking News from NATO

‘Putin only acts under pressure’: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz forces Donald Trump’s hand ahead of Ukraine summit

Europe is finally stepping in.

We Got This Covered · Aug 11, 2025

EU holds talks amid fear that Trump-Putin meeting will sideline Ukraine

The talks come ahead of a landmark meeting between the presidents of the US and Russia in Alaska on Friday.

Al Jazeera · Aug 11, 2025

Europe says US-Russia summit this week cannot decide on Ukraine land swaps

Ukraine and its European backers insist that the United States and Russia cannot decide on land swaps behind their backs at a summit this week in Alaska

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2025

Karol Nawrocki's first trip as Poland's President will be to the US for talks with Trump

US President Donald Trump has officially invited President Karol Nawrocki to the White House. This will be Nawrocki's second meeting with Trump, as the two previously met during the Polish presidential campaign in May.

Euronews · Aug 10, 2025

As the world hurtles ever closer to nuclear oblivion, where is the opposition?

The puerile standoff between the US and Russia ought to alert a slumbering public to a risk that is in many ways greater than during the cold war, says Simon Tisdall, a Guardian foreign affairs commentator

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2025

Iran rejects planned transit corridor outlined in Armenia-Azerbaijan pact

Iran is distancing itself from ally Russia as it rejects planned border corridor backed by US President Donald Trump.

Al Jazeera · Aug 9, 2025

The troubled legacy of Ion Iliescu, who rebuilt Romania but left it torn in two

Ion Iliescu, Romania’s first freely elected president after Communism, helped bring down the country’s dictatorship and led its transition to democracy and a market economy. A central figure in the 1989 revolution, he went on to serve three terms as head of state – but was later charged with crimes…

Radio France Internationale · Aug 9, 2025

Market liberalism is dead — we need a new NATO for trade

An 80-year economic illusion has ended and the comfortable post-Cold War interlude has given way to a more raw and Hobbesian environment.

Fortune · Aug 9, 2025

Before Trump-Putin talks, Ukraine rules out ‘gifting land to occupier’

With US and Russian leaders set to meet, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy warns deals without his country will not bring peace.

Al Jazeera · Aug 9, 2025

Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska next week to discuss Ukraine war

The announcement comes as Trump’s deadline for Russia to agree to a Ukraine ceasefire passed without any new action.

Al Jazeera · Aug 8, 2025