NATO’s Central Europe Pipeline System currently includes Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
NATO’s Central Europe Pipeline System currently includes Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
The exercises aim to “send a clear signal of deterrence and readiness for joint defence” of the Baltic Sea.
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The move is part of a wider NATO decision to suspend operation of the treaty in response to Russia’s decision to withdraw from it last year.
The exercises are a test of the alliance’s deterrence and defence capabilities, including around the Suwałki Gap.
“It is the first initiative of its kind between NATO and Ukraine,” says Poland’s defence minister.
Donald Trump’s suggested he would encourage Russia to attack any NATO member that did not spend enough on defence.
The missile was in the Polish airspace for around 3 minutes and flew for 40 km across Lublin province.
Poles’ trust in all institutions has declined since last year, with the police seeing the largest fall.
Some have theorised that military exercises in northern Poland could have caused the tremors.
“We have been for years for this word ‘permanent’, and it has now become fact,” says Poland’s defence minister.
The Bucharest Nine – an alliance of states on NATO’s eastern flank stretching from the Baltic to Bulgaria – today met in Warsaw.
The US president hailed the unity and strength of NATO in the face of Russian aggression.
Andrzej Duda wants “new allied agreements that will allow us to support Ukraine in defending its territory”.
NATO’s current largest relative defence spenders are Greece (3.76%) and the United States (3.47%).