The Latest Breaking News from NATO

UK peace talks on Ukraine downgraded as Marco Rubio pulls out

Planned ministerial-level talks replaced by discussions at official level amid reports of change in Kremlin stance

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2025

The global south has lost its pope. The world has lost its conscience

He was no liberal, but Francis embodied a spirit of international solidarity that is in alarmingly short supply, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2025

JD Vance’s bluster over peace in Ukraine shows why Zelensky swerved an American ambush in London

ANALYSIS: Marco Rubio cancelled his visit to London for ceasefire talks after it emerged that Volodymyr Zelensky wasn’t coming – and then JD Vance got cross. Ukraine’s president certainly swerved an ambush, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2025

Spain to meet NATO 2% defence target by 2025

The Spanish Prime Minister confirmed an additional €10.4 billion investment in defence and security to bring the country's spending from 1.28% of GDP in 2024 to the 2% NATO target agreed in 2014.

Euronews · Apr 22, 2025

Spain unveils €11bn plan to reach long-delayed Nato defence spending target

Spanish PM says ‘industrial and technological plan’ will ensure country commits to spending 2% of GDP on defence

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2025

Crowds wave off Navy flagship as it sets sail for Indo-Pacific

The £3 billion aircraft carrier will lead the Carrier Strike Group.

Evening Standard · Apr 22, 2025

Spain to reach NATO's spending goal of 2% of GDP on defense this year

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Spain will meet NATO’s defense spending target this year as pressure grows on the eurozone’s fourth-largest economy and NATO laggard to boost its military expenditure

The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2025

Navy flagship to sail to Indo-Pacific in ‘powerful message’ of UK capability

Thousands of families and well-wishers are expected to line the harbour walls at Portsmouth on Tuesday

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2025

Three people killed after Russia resumes attacks in Ukraine

Attack in Kherson comes as Russia says it will continue ‘special military operation’ despite calls to extend ceasefire

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2025

There is a way to turn Trump’s chaos into an opportunity. Here is what European leaders must do

The EU, the world’s biggest single market, can reposition itself and become less reliant on exporting goods to the US and China, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2025