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NATO deputy chief Geoana "confident" Sweden and Finland will join NATO

NATO's deputy chief is confident that member candidates Sweden and Finland will join the defensive alliance despite objections from Turkey, he told the Copenhagen Democracy Summit on Friday.

Reuters

Norway ends contract for NH90 helicopters, wants full refund

NATO-member Norway terminated its two-decade-old contract with a France-based manufacturer for 14 maritime helicopters, citing delays, errors and time-consuming maintenance, The Norwegian defense minister said Friday that the government will return the NH90 helicopters it received so far and expects a refund of $525 million

The Independent UK

Sweden to Seek Constructive Progress with Turkey over NATO Bid

Sweden will look to make constructive progress in talks with Turkey on Ankara's objections over the Nordic country's application to join the NATO defensive alliance, Foreign Minister Ann Linde said on Friday. Finland and Sweden applied to join NATO last month in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine but face…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Sweden seeks progress in talks with Turkey over NATO membership, foreign minister says

Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said on Friday Sweden aims to make constructive progress in talks with Turkey over the Nordic country's application to join NATO.

Reuters

Ukraine War Sparks Debate over Finland's 'Achilles Heel'

Sprayed between Sweden and Finland, the autonomous Aland Islands are a picturesque archipelago once part of Russia and demilitarized since 1856. But the region's unique status is the object of intense debate since Russia's invasion of Ukraine rattled neighboring Finland into applying for NATO membership in May. Under international treaties…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Dependent on Arms from Allies after Exhausting Soviet-era Weaponry

Ukraine has depleted its Soviet and Russian-designed weaponry and is now completely dependent on allies for arms to defend against Russia's invasion, US military sources say. Once part of the Soviet Union, Ukraine's army and its defense industry were built around Soviet and Russian-standard equipment, small arms, tanks, howitzers and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cholera warning from Mariupol mayor – as it happened

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We’re almost out of ammunition and relying on western arms, says Ukraine

Exclusive: Deputy head of military intelligence says it’s an artillery war now and ‘everything depends on what the west gives us’

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine reliant on arms from allies, Soviet-era weaponry exhausted

WASHINGTON: Ukraine has depleted its Soviet and Russian-designed weaponry and is now completely dependent on allies for arms to defend against Russia's invasion, US military sources say.

Bangkok Post

Mavericks gather to see famous 'Top Gun' fighter jets touch down in Scotland

Crowds gathered at Prestwick Airport as five F/A-18 jets, used in the Top Gun movie, arived at Prestwick Airport.

Daily Record

Debunking claims that Russia destroyed NATO-supplied equipment in Ukraine

Some Facebook posts circulated by pro-Russian accounts claim that NATO helicopters and tanks deployed in Ukraine, as well as warehouses containing NATO equipment, have been destroyed by Russian missiles. We debunk these false claims in this edition of Truth or Fake.

France 24

Britain's armed forces too WEAK to protect country in war warns former top commander

Lord West of Spithead insisted that the armed forces are underfunded and "too small" as Parliament discussed the war in Ukraine which has led to heightened global tensions

Daily Mirror

Scholz reaffirms German resolve in Stoltenberg call - spokesperson

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed updating NATO's strategic aims in the light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in a phone call with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, a German government spokesperson said on Thursday.

Reuters

Is Russia inching towards victory in Ukraine’s Donbas region?

Al Jazeera’s Alex Gatopoulos examines whether new tactics and objectives are giving Russia an advantage in the war.

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Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin begins terrifying war games with amphibious soldiers firing underwater

The rival war games come amid the hot conflict in Ukraine, where tens of thousands of lives have been lost on both sides following Putin’s invasion of his neighbouring state

The Independent UK

NATO chief Stoltenberg has shingles, cancels Berlin visit

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has called off a series of in-person meetings in Germany and Romania because he has contracted shingles

Foreign Affairs

No Peace at Any Price in Ukraine

It’s Too Soon for a Lasting Diplomatic Settlement

Tribune News Service

Andreas Kluth: Merkel will enter history as the Neville Chamberlain of our time

There she was again, six months after exiting the German chancellery. Relaxed but pensive after long walks on blustering Baltic shores listening to "Macbeth" on audiobook, Angela Merkel had so much on her mind, so much she wanted to explain for posterity. But she didn’t come to offer apologies or…

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NATO's Stoltenberg diagnosed with shingles, working from home -official

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has been diagnosed with shingles and will therefore hold talks scheduled in Germany and Romania only remotely, a NATO official said on Thursday.

Daily Mirror

NATO may face nuclear war with 'unhinged' Vladimir Putin, says ex-CIA agent

Former CIA agent Robert Baer believes that NATO is heading into a direct war with "unhinged" Vladimir Putin and he says it is "anyone's guess" if that turns nuclear

Reuters

Spain wants NATO to flag migration as 'hybrid threat' in policy roadmap, says foreign minister

Spain, as host of an upcoming NATO summit, will push for the inclusion of "hybrid threats" such as irregular migration, food insecurity and terrorism in the alliance's new policy roadmap, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said in an interview.

The Conversation

Ukraine: international pressure needs to be on Moscow, not Kyiv

Having crossed the 100-day mark, the war in Ukraine is having an ever more obvious, and negative, impact on a wide range of issues. From a global food crisis that could last for years to serious problems with the cost of living and the prospect of a world recession, the…

The Independent UK

Biden to meet with allies in Germany, Spain amid Ukraine war

President Joe Biden will meet with allies in Germany and Spain in late June as he seeks to hold together the fragile coalition opposing Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Al Jazeera

Turkey, Russia discuss efforts to restart Ukrainian grain exports

In meeting with Russian counterpart, Turkey’s foreign minister says UN proposal to restart Ukraine exports ‘reasonable’.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Matthew McConaughey in emotional plea for gun control at White House

Actor and gun owner describes ‘window where real change can happen’ as he reflects on his home town of Uvalde. Plus, the Congolese student fighting for Russia

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