Zelensky to press Nato for air defence systems after intense Russian strikes

The Ukrainian president will use the Nato meeting in Turkey to argue he needs more interceptor missiles.

In NATO’s Next Act, Can Europe Play the Leading Role?

The focus at a leaders’ summit in Turkey this week will be on building a new model for the alliance, as President Trump pushes to do less and pressures others do more.

By Steven Erlanger and Lara Jakes

How Europe would fight without America

As Nato meets, the continent is starting to think about how to defend itself without the US

Europe is putting real money — and industry — behind NATO

The alliance that has leaned too heavily on U.S. muscle is building its own — and buying American, too

By Mark Rutte

Nato braces for difficult summit as Trump puts pressure on spending

Meeting of 32 member states comes at crucial time for alliance after tensions with US over Iran and Greenland Nato leaders will gather in Ankara on Tuesday after a turbulent six months. And as the US continues to pressure its allies to increase defence spending, the other 31 members of the alliance will be hoping to mollify an unpredictable Donald Trump. On Monday, Mark Rutte, Nato’s secretary general, called for the allies to present “clear, concrete and credible plans” to reach the organisa...

By Dan Sabbagh in Ankara

Russia-Ukraine war escalates before NATO summit

Russia pounds Kyiv ahead of NATO summit, as Ukraine war returns to center stage amid high-stakes diplomacy.

By Joanna Kakissis

Report warns Russia using shadow fleet to probe NATO drone defenses

A new IISS report links Russia's shadow fleet vessels to 144 suspected drone incursions over NATO military bases and nuclear sites across Europe.

NATO urges members to deliver plans for reaching defence spending targets

US warns of consequences for NATO members without clear spending plans, signalling high expectations from allies.

Trump heads to Turkey as NATO is strained by Russian attacks, U.S. impatience

Trump frequently vented about NATO members' refusal to heed U.S. calls for help clearing the Strait of Hormuz during its campaign against Iran.

Zelenskyy says "battle in the sky" will be decisive in war against Russia

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the decisive phase of the war against Russia is now being fought in the skies and will determine its outcome.

By STANISLAV POHORILOV

NATO chief boasts European spending ahead of key summit

Under pressure from Washington, the impetus is on European NATO members at this week's summit in Ankara to show they can deliver on defense spending commitments.

Nato can’t be ‘naive’ about China as it ramps up military might, Rutte claims

Nato cannot be “naive” about China’s military development, as the Indo-Pacific and European theatres are becoming “more intertwined”, evident in Beijing’s support for Moscow’s war in Ukraine, Nato’s Secretary General said. During a pre-summit press conference on Monday, a day before the Nato summit in Ankara, Turkey, this week, Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte responded to questions about a Chinese nuclear-powered submarine firing a test missile into the Pacific. Rutte said that Nato “cannot...

By Seong Hyeon Choi

Russian missile and drone strikes kill 24 in Kyiv ahead of NATO summit

Russia launched a deadly barrage of missiles and drones on Kyiv on Monday, killing at least 24 people and wounding more than 100 in its second major strike on the capital in a week. The attack came on the eve of a NATO summit, where President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to press allies for stronger air defence support.

By FRANCE 24

Ukraine couldn't stop a Russian ballistic missile barrage. Officials say Patriot interceptors are running out.

Ukrainian officials said Monday that Kyiv has effectively run out of Patriot interceptors. US Army photo Russia launched a massive overnight bombardment that included 23 ballistic missiles. Ukraine didn't shoot down any of the ballistic missiles in the attack, which killed and hurt dozens of people. Officials said Kyiv's stocks of high-end US-made Patriot interceptors are running low. Ukraine didn't shoot down a single Russian ballistic missile during a massive attack that began Sunday nigh...

Turkey’s Air Defense Future Takes Shape With No Role For Russian S-400 - Forbes

Turkey’s Air Defense Future Takes Shape With No Role For Russian S-400  Forbes

Allies arrive for NATO summit hoping defence spending can buy unity and Trumps patience

The two-day gathering comes a year after members pledged to ramp up security-related spending to five per cent of GDP under pressure from the U.S president

By AFP

Ahead of NATO summit, Trump says a resolution to Ukraine war is ‘getting closer’

Trump made his remarks after speaking at the weekend with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Trump expected to tell Turkey he is ready to restore access to F-35 jets - report

The report comes as Trump heads to Ankara for a NATO summit, where he is expected to meet Erdogan. The summit is set to begin on Tuesday evening.

NATO allies seek to win over Trump after Iran ire

ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- NATO allies will showcase surging defense spending at a summit in Turkey's capital Ankara on Tuesday as they hope to placate US President Donald Trump after his fury over Europe's response to the war with Iran. The two-day gathering at Turkey's sprawling presidential palace comes a year after NATO members pledged to ramp up security-related spending to five percent of GDP under pressure from the US leader. NATO chief Mark Rutte insists European countries are "delivering"

By The Korea Herald

Russian strikes kill 24 in Kyiv region on eve of NATO summit

The attack hit just days after another Russian strike killed more than 30 people in the Ukrainian capital.

Ukraine War Resolution "Closer" After Talks With Putin, Zelensky: Trump

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that a resolution to the more than four-year-old war in Ukraine is "getting closer than people realize" and that he will talk about Ukraine during talks in Turkey this week at a NATO summit.

Zelenskiy: It is ‘absurd’ that production of missile defence arms cannot meet demand

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy lamented a shortage of arms to defend Ukraine against Russian ballistic missiles on Monday and said it was “absurd” that production could not meet demand to protect people. “It is simply absurd that, in the modern world, production has still not been scaled up to the level actually required to protect people […]

Germany plans to boost spending on defense, security to one-third of budget by 2030

Russian strikes kill 20, exposing Ukraine's air-defence shortage

Ukraine fails to intercept 23 Russian ballistic missiles as Patriot missile stocks dwindle

By Reuters

Death toll after Russian attack on Kyiv rises to 16, 56 injured

The death toll in Kyiv following Russia's massive overnight attack has risen to 16 after rescuers recovered another body from the rubble.