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With words, deeds and arms deals, allies make the case for NATO in terms that would appeal to Trump

Jul. 13, 2024 08:14 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — European allies in NATO are stepping up their military spending, just as Donald Trump wanted. They're pointing to common interests, such as concerns over China. They’re creating American jobs by buying U.S. weapons. In words, deeds and arms deals, leaders of the...

Zelenskyy says to win the war, US needs to lift limits on striking military targets inside Russia

Jul. 11, 2024 20:11 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday embraced the support of allies who have provided substantial new military aid and a path to joining NATO, even as he emphatically pushed for the help to arrive faster and for restrictions to be lifted on the use of U.S. weapons...

Faced with threats from Russia and its Asian supporters, NATO and Indo-Pacific partners get closer

Jul. 11, 2024 19:21 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Four Indo-Pacific countries attending the NATO summit issued a joint statement Thursday to “strongly condemn the illicit military cooperation" between Russia and North Korea, showing how the military alliance and its Pacific partners are forging closer ties to counter what...

Jens Stoltenberg will wrap up a NATO summit for a final time at the helm

Jul. 11, 2024 13:22 PM EDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — Jens Stoltenberg will bid farewell to NATO leaders on Thursday after chairing his final summit as the military alliance’s top civilian official, bringing an unofficial end to a decade at the helm during one of the most tumultuous periods in its history. ...

Ukraine is on an 'irreversible' path to NATO. But only after war with Russia ends

Jul. 10, 2024 21:38 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The 32-members of NATO on Wednesday formally declared Ukraine on an “irreversible” path to membership in the Western military alliance, offering a bare but more binding assurance of protection once its war with Russia ends. NATO member countries individually...

NATO allies call China a 'decisive enabler' of Russia's war in Ukraine

Jul. 10, 2024 20:24 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — In their most serious rebuke against Beijing, NATO allies on Wednesday called China a “decisive enabler” of Russia's war against Ukraine and expressed concerns over Beijing's nuclear arsenal and its capabilities in space. The sternly worded final communiqué,...

Ukraine opens DC weapons office and Europe bolsters defense spending as November US election looms

Jul. 09, 2024 23:14 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO countries are moving to shore up their weapons production capabilities as a hedge against the November presidential vote, signing a nearly $700 million contract for more Stinger missiles and making pledges to boost their own defense production. Ukraine, a...

Biden spotlights support for NATO as he looks to use summit to help reset stumbling campaign

Jul. 09, 2024 19:07 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden welcomed NATO leaders to Washington on Tuesday by celebrating their unity against Russia's Ukraine aggression and underscoring America's ironclad commitment to the alliance under his watch — a message that seemed aimed at bucking up his own wobbly...

NATO allies commit to sending dozens of air defense systems to Ukraine, including four Patriots

Jul. 09, 2024 18:40 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and an array of other NATO allies will send Ukraine dozens of air defense systems in the coming months, including at least four of the powerful Patriot systems that Kyiv has been desperately seeking to help fight off Russian advances in the war, according to a new joint...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Jul. 06, 2024 16:46 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Replay of an interview with President Joe Biden; U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio; Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. ___ CBS’...