All news on the topic: Nato

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Finland built a vast underground city for one million people in case of Russian attack
Under Helsinki, there is a network of over 5,500 bomb shelters capable of sheltering nearly a million people in the event of a nuclear attack or Russian invasion. The shelters are equipped with autonomous systems and are used in peacetime as sports complexes.
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Russia could buy influence in Britain for just £25m, former diplomat warns
I’m a recovering diplomat. For the last decade of my career I focused on cognitive influence. That work began in earnest for me following Russia’s invasion of Crimea in 2014, when I started working on the Russian file with an emphasis on cognitive influence.
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Erdoğan gifts Nato leaders engraved revolvers with live ammunition after Ankara summit
What does a world leader do with a gun and six bullets? That was the conundrum Nato leaders faced after the Turkish president offered them each a revolver after the Ankara summit.
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Labour MP warns Russia is "chapping on the door" of NATO countries
Russia is “chapping on the door of NATO countries,” Labour MP Frank McNally has warned, in a debate over the Defence Investment Plan,
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UK joins £37bn NATO long-range missile project to strengthen Europe’s defences
Twelve countries, including the UK, are set to spend more than £37bn ($50bn) over the next 10 years on a new long-range missile to protect Europe.
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Trump declares Iran ceasefire “over” after attacks on US military bases
Donald Trump has declared the ceasefire with Iran is “over” after the regime targeted US military bases in the Middle East overnight.
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Donald Trump threatens to pull US troops from Europe and renews Greenland takeover demand
Donald Trump has threatened to pull US troops out of Europe as he revived his demand for control of Greenland.
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UK joins NATO project to develop long-range missile and strike systems
The United Kingdom has joined five NATO allies in launching a multinational project to develop new ground-based deep precision strike capabilities, including new launchers and missiles, NATO has announced.
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Russia kills 21 in massive missile and drone assault as Kyiv pleads for more Patriot missiles
A wave of Russian missiles and drones has struck across Ukraine, killing 21 people, and heavily damaging apartment blocks and other buildings, in an attack on the eve of a Nato summit in Turkey that has exposed widening gaps in Ukraine’s air defences.
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RAF jets scramble as Russian aircraft flies dangerously close to HMS Prince of Wales in Arctic showdown
UK fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Russian plane after it came “unnecessarily close” to Britain’s flagship carrier in the Arctic Circle.
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Sweden transforms Gotland into a frontline NATO fortress amid fears of a Russian attack
Only four months ago, Ella Adman had just finished school and had never before held a gun. Now, standing in the shade in between drills at a military base on Gotland, the strategically important Swedish Baltic island where she grew up, the 19-year-old conscript is carrying a powerful assault rifle.
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Trump’s policies fuel the return of Somali pirates as attacks threaten global shipping again
Donald Trump’s America First policy, his dismantling of USAID, and his war against Iran have led to the revival of the long-forgotten phenomenon of Somali piracy.
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How Britain would respond if Russia attacked Poland and triggered a NATO crisis
Poland has reportedly been warned that Russia is planning an armed “provocation” on its soil to test Nato’s resolve.
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Putin used shadow fleet tankers to launch spy drones over Britain’s nuclear bases
Vladimir Putin launched drones from his fleet of sanctioned oil tankers to spy on nuclear weapons in Britain, intelligence experts have claimed.
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Putin’s paranoia grows as £100m superyacht Graceful flees to Arctic to avoid Ukrainian drone attacks
A £100m superyacht believed to be owned by Vladimir Putin is fleeing Europe to avoid Ukrainian drone attacks.
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US warns Russia could stage armed provocation on Polish soil to test NATO
Russia is planning an armed “provocation” on Polish soil to test Nato’s resolve, the United States has warned.
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Britain faces growing "grey-zone war" threat from Russia, Iran and China
Britain is facing a major national security challenge from hostile states operating below the threshold of war, the country’s independent reviewer of terrorism and state threats legislation has warned.
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Russian shadow fleet used to launch drones over NATO countries
A campaign of drone launches over Europe from 2024 to 2026 was carried out using vessels from Russia’s “shadow fleet,” according to a report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
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Trump makes first flight aboard $400 million jet gifted by Qatar
President Donald Trump boarded his very first flight on the self-dubbed ’world’s most luxurious plane’ this morning, departing for North Dakota to attend an America 250 celebration.
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UK defence chief says £11bn in cuts needed despite £15bn investment plan
Dan Jarvis has said the Ministry of Defence must find £11bn worth of cuts as part of the defence investment plan (DIP).
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Labour’s defence funding plan falls £14bn short of military chiefs’ demands, insiders warn
Labour’s UK defence ­investment fund is around £14billion short of what Forces chiefs insist they need to keep the nation safe.
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Kremlin mounted heavy machine guns on Gazprom tanker supplying Kaliningrad
Heavy machine guns have been mounted aboard a tanker that supplies energy to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, according to surveillance photos obtained by reporters.
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Andy Burnham urged to offer a UK-France nuclear umbrella for Europe if he becomes prime minister
Andy Burnham should publicly offer to provide a nuclear umbrella over Europe if he becomes the UK’s next leader, a top European diplomat told.
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UK risks losing NATO influence as defence spending lags behind allies, warns Blount
A former Royal Navy officer has warned the UK risks losing influence within NATO due to Labour’s defence spending plans.
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UK to unveil defence plan before NATO summit despite Starmer resignation
The long-awaited defense investment plan will be published ahead of next month’s NATO summit, Downing Street has said, despite Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation as prime minister.