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Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, speaks during a EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) at the European Council in Brussels on November 20, 2018. (John Thys/AFP)
November 20, 2018, 5:31 pm
EU ‘extremely worried’ about fate of US-Russia nuclear pact
Federica Mogherini says ‘Europe’s security is to be put at risk’ if Washington makes good on promise to withdraw from INF treaty
By AFP
US President Donald Trump (R) and First Lady of the US Melania Trump arrive for a working dinner at The Parc du Cinquantenaire - Jubelpark Park in Brussels on July 11, 2018, during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit. (AFP PHOTO / POOL / BENOIT DOPPAGNE)
July 12, 2018, 6:30 am
Trump questions the value of NATO, assails Germany
‘What good is NATO if Germany is paying Russia billions of dollars for gas and energy?’ president tweets while at summit
By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin
US President Donald Trump (L) walks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as he arrives to attend the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit, in Brussels, on July 11, 2018. (AFP/Pool/Tatyana Zenkovich)
July 11, 2018, 9:32 pm
Trump stuns NATO with demand to double defense spending
After clashing with Angela Merkel, calling Germany a ‘captive’ of Russia, US president demands nations increase payments to 4% of GDP
By Damon Wake
US President Donald Trump gestures while speaking to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during their breakfast, July 11, 2018, in Brussels, Belgium. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
July 11, 2018, 1:16 pm
Trump tells NATO chief Germany is ‘controlled’ by Russia
President appears to refer to an undersea oil pipeline that the US warns could give Moscow greater leverage over Western Europe
By KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA
People walk outside the entrance of the new NATO headquarters in Brussels on April 19, 2018 (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
July 9, 2018, 9:13 am
NATO leaders fear Trump crisis at key summit this week
US president’s previous derisory rhetoric about defense organization has members worried he could weaken alliance by creating division within its ranks
By Damon Wake
American soldiers prepare for a training exercise during the Saber Strike event in Poland, June 1, 2018. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Capt. Jeku Arce, 221st Public Affairs Detachment)
June 4, 2018, 3:32 am
Israel takes part in NATO’s Saber Strike drill for first time
Several dozen soldiers from IDF’s Paratroopers Brigade said participating in major combat exercise near EU’s border with Russia
By AP and TOI staff
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addresses the press at NATO headquarters in Brussels on March 27, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Emmanuel DUNAND)
June 2, 2018, 4:57 pm
NATO chief says alliance won’t aid Israel if Iran attacks
Jens Stoltenberg tells Der Spiegel that Jewish state is a partner but not a member, and so ‘security guarantee’ doesn’t apply
By AP and TOI staff
US President Donald Trump (R) stands next to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) during the unveiling ceremony of the Berlin Wall monument, during the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit at the NATO headquarters, in Brussels, on May 25, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Emmanuel DUNAND
April 14, 2018, 7:34 am
NATO chief ‘supports’ Syria strikes
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says Syrian regime’s use of chemical weapons was ‘a clear breach of international norms and agreements’
By AFP
Members of Fairfax County Police stand guard at the entrance of Westfield Marriott Hotel where the Bilderberg Meeting takes place June 1, 2017 in Chantilly, Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)
June 2, 2017, 3:24 am
Secretive global group gathers in US to mull Trump era
131 members discuss future of EU, transatlantic relations at covert Bilderberg summit
By AFP
Smoke rises from the the Syrian town of Ayn al-Arab, known as Kobani by the Kurds, after a strike from the US-led coalition as it seen from the Turkish - Syrian border in the southeastern village of Mursitpinar, Sanliurfa province, on October 13, 2014. (Photo credit: AFP/ARIS MESSINIS)
April 13, 2017, 4:19 pm
Syria claims US bombed IS chemical stores, ‘killing hundreds’
Spokesperson for American-led coalition dismisses report by official regime news agency as ‘intentional misinformation’
By TOI staff and Agencies
US President Donald Trump takes a question during a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 12, 2017. AFP/Nicholas Kamm)
April 13, 2017, 12:40 am
As ties ebb, Trump says Russia may have known about Syria gas attack
US president calls Assad a ‘butcher,’ says relations with Moscow possibly at all-time low, while expressing rare backing for NATO
By Agencies
US Secretary of Defense James Mattis (R) hosts an honor cordon to welcome Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on March 21, 201, at the Pentagon, in Washington, DC. (AFP PHOTO / PAUL J. RICHARDS)
March 22, 2017, 12:17 am
NATO head to meet Trump in Washington next month
Jens Stoltenberg to discuss with US president importance of providing collective defense and projecting stability
By AFP
United States Vice President Mike Pence, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel meet for bilateral talks during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
February 19, 2017, 1:38 am
Pence offers ‘unwavering’ NATO pledge, but ‘not a word on EU’
French foreign minister complains about limited scope of US vice president’s assurances as allies look for signs of Trump administration’s intentions
By Geir Moulson and David Rising
German Chancellor Angela Merkel waits for the beginning of a questioning at an investigation committee of the German federal parliament looking into alleged US surveillance in Germany and the activities of Germany's own foreign intelligence service in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)
February 17, 2017, 8:04 am
World leaders hoping for clarity on US policy at Munich security meet
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman representing Israel at international gathering; Iranian FM also set to attend
By David Rising
US Defense Secretary James Mattis (R) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg shake hands after giving a joint statement to kick-off NATO's two-day long ministerial meeting in Brussels on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. (Screen capture/YouTube)
February 15, 2017, 6:18 pm
NATO vows ‘unity’ at Trump defense chief’s debut
Comments come amid concern over US president’s views on the organization’s relevance
By AFP
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