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      Bulgaria Will Not Contribute to NATO’s Battalions on Eastern Flank
      Jul09

      Bulgaria Will Not Contribute to NATO’s Battalions on Eastern Flank

      For the time being, the plans do not foresee Bulgaria to make contributions to the four NATO battalions which will be deployed in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. This was stated by Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev on the second day of the NATO summit taking place in Warsaw on Friday and Saturday. Nenchev is part of the Bulgarian...

      The Latest: Poland: Ukraine can join NATO if fighting stops
      Jul09

      The Latest: Poland: Ukraine can join NATO if fighting stops

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      US expelled two Russian diplomats from Washington: media report
      Jul09

      US expelled two Russian diplomats from Washington: media report

      The United States expelled two Russian diplomats in response to an attack on an American diplomat in Moscow. U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby said two Russian officials – who have not been named – were told to leave the country on June 17, the BBC reported Saturday. Earlier last month, on June 6, a Russian policeman attacked the U.S....

      NATO summit focusing on Ukraine, Afghanistan, terror threat
      Jul09

      NATO summit focusing on Ukraine, Afghanistan, terror threat

      NATO country leaders are on Saturday to turn their attention to Ukraine, Afghanistan and the threat posed by terrorism during the second day of a summit in Warsaw. …read more Source: Polskie Radio dla...

      Kaljurand: NATO’s exercises are defense drills, Russia rehearses attacks
      Jul09

      Kaljurand: NATO’s exercises are defense drills, Russia rehearses attacks

      Estonia needed NATO’s help against Russia, and there was no sign that Russia would honor its international obligations or acknowledge its military role in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Marina Kaljurand (independent) wrote in an opinion piece published in the Washington Post on Thursday. …read more Source:...

      Obama gives worried allies a pep talk at NATO summit
      Jul08

      Obama gives worried allies a pep talk at NATO summit

      WARSAW — NATO leaders took pains Friday to demonstrate common resolve at the outset of a two-day summit overshadowed by concerns over European unity and alliance divisions about how to counter Russia’s territorial grabs. “This will be a landmark summit and the decisions we are going to take together will once again confirm that Europe and...

      NATO decides to bolster eastern flank with four battalions
      Jul08

      NATO decides to bolster eastern flank with four battalions

      NATO announced on Friday it will deploy four multinational battalions to Poland and three Baltic countries, which fear potential Russian aggression following Moscow’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. …read more Source: Polskie Radio dla...

      Bulgaria to Call for Enhanced NATO Presence in Black Sea at Warsaw Summit
      Jul08

      Bulgaria to Call for Enhanced NATO Presence in Black Sea at Warsaw Summit

      At the NATO summit taking place in Warsaw on Friday and Saturday, Bulgaria will call for the heightened presence of the Alliance in the Black Sea area due to the increasing Russian militarisation in the region. The Bulgarian stance at the meeting of the heads of state or government of the NATO member countries will be presented by President Rosen...

      New chess game between NATO and Russia
      Jul08

      New chess game between NATO and Russia

      The big topic of discussion at NATO’s biannual summit in Warsaw Friday and Saturday is how the Alliance ought to respond to a newly aggressive Russia. Another way to put it: A2AD, that “terrible acronym,” in the words of Douglas Lute, the U.S. Ambassador to NATO. A2AD stands for Anti-Access Area Denial, and this military jargon captures the...

      Russian and Ukrainian women’s sexual abuse stories go viral
      Jul08

      Russian and Ukrainian women’s sexual abuse stories go viral

      Ukrainian journalist Nastya Melnychenko’s Facebook post prompts others to share stories of sexual harassment and violenceHundreds of Russian and Ukrainian women have been sharing stories of sexual harassment, violence and rape on social media, after a post by a Ukrainian journalist went viral earlier this week.The trend began with a post on...