NATO

President Joe Biden is meeting with leaders of Sweden and Finland Thursday after the two countries began the process of application for NATO membership in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

A small brewery in Finland has launched a NATO-themed beer to mark the Nordic country’s bid to join the Western military alliance. Olaf Brewing’s OTAN lager features a blue label with a cartoon version of a beer-drinking medieval knight in metal armor emblazoned with NATO’s compass symbol. The beer’s name is a play on the Finnish expression “Otan olutta,” which...

Finland and Sweden both announced their bids to join the Western military alliance NATO in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but Turkey has threatened to block it. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he’s against the alliance because of their alleged support for Kurdish militants. The opposition raises questions about how quickly the application process could...

NATO diplomats say national envoys have failed to reach a consensus about whether to start membership talks with Finland and Sweden. Wednesday’s development comes just as Turkey renewed its objections to the two Nordic countries joining. The envoys met at NATO headquarters after Finland and Sweden’s ambassadors submitted written applications to join the military organization. The diplomats, who did not...

The European crisis wrought by Russia’s war in Ukraine makes Scotland’s independence drive more important and demands that Scotland play its “full part” in ensuring stability and security in Europe as an eventual member of NATO, Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon said in an interview Tuesday.

Sweden and Finland have pushed ahead with their bids to join NATO even as Turkey insists it won’t let the previously nonaligned Nordic countries into the alliance because of their alleged support for Kurdish militants. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s strongly worded objections caught the two applicants and other NATO members off guard, complicating what was envisioned to be a...

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says Finland and Sweden would be “important additions” to NATO. McConnell spoke to reporters from Stockholm, where he’s leading a delegation of GOP senators in a show of support against Russia’s aggression. McConnell also is calling on President Joe Biden to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism over its invasion of Ukraine. McConnell...

NATO Deputy-Secretary General Mircea Geoana told reporters that “with the bravery of the Ukrainian people and army, and with our help, Ukraine can win this war.”

Finland and Sweden have traditionally preferred to be militarily “nonaligned.” But Russia’s war in Ukraine has shaken their security notions to the core.

Finland’s leaders said they are in favor of rapidly applying for NATO membership, paving the way for a historic expansion of the alliance.

Finland’s leaders say they’re in favor of rapidly applying for NATO membership.

To join or not to join? The NATO question is coming to a head this week for the two Nordic countries.

Tens of thousands of troops from NATO and other north Atlantic nations will take part in a series of military exercises across Europe in the coming weeks as western countries seek to deter Russian aggression.

One of Russia’s top demands ahead of its invasion and during negotiations has been to keep Ukraine out of NATO. Why hasn’t Ukraine joined before?

Finland and Sweden are considering whether to apply for NATO membership in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a move that Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened would have nuclear consequences. Both countries are slated to make a decision in a matter of weeks, as leaders say they are dramatically changing their security assessments. Russia has responded by saying...

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says a number of NATO countries have agreed to ramp up weapons supplies to Ukraine to help in its fight against Russia

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg spoke on Tuesday about Ukrainian allies continuing to support the country’s efforts against Russian troops.

A procession was held Saturday as the marine’s body was escorted from Boston to his hometown of Leomisnter.

The bodies of four Marines who died in a military aircraft crash during a NATO exercise were transferred back to the U.S. Friday. The U.S. Marine Corps said an Osprey aircraft crashed on March 18 in a Norwegian town in the Arctic Circle, killing the four Marines. Officials with the Marines said Saturday that hundreds of U.S. Marines, sailors,...

NATO’s deputy general secretary has said in an interview with The Associated Press that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s month-old “barbaric war” against Ukraine is a war he cannot win