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Hungary opts out of Ukraine but promises not to block support, as NATO chief visits Budapest

Hungary will not be obliged to participate in military actions outside its territory or send money or troops to Ukraine,…

6 months ago

Hungary oks Swedish NATO bid after PM visit

Hungarian MPs approved a proposal on ratifying Sweden’s accession to NATO with 188 in favour and 6 dissenting votes, on…

10 months ago

CEE hopefuls for NATO chief emerge, but Rutte in pole position

Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte is reportedly likely to succeed NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in October, as…

10 months ago

Hungary becomes only hold-out on Swedish NATO accession

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has asked his MPs to proceed with Sweden's ratification as NATO member “at the first…

11 months ago

NATO chief announces 8.3% hike in defence spending, ahead of major Vilnius summit

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda held a joint press conference on Monday, 10 July, the…

1 year ago

NATO plans to bolster defences in east, says Sec-Gen Stoltenberg

NATO leaders will formulate plans to bolster its eastern flank across Central and Eastern Europe at a summit in Madrid…

3 years ago

Russian troops regrouping, not withdrawing, says NATO chief

NATO’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday that intelligence showed Russian forces in Ukraine were not withdrawing, but appeared to…

3 years ago

NATO agrees to beef up eastern flank defences at emergency summit

At an emergency NATO summit in Brussels on Thursday, US President Joe Biden said that the defence alliance had “never…

3 years ago

NATO Summit to decide on troop deployments in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia

NATO representatives meeting on Thursday will consider boosting the strength of the defence alliance’s eastern flank even further given Russia’s…

3 years ago

NATO rejects “no-fly” zone request from Kyiv

NATO cannot fulfil Kyiv’s wish for enforcement of a “no-fly zone” over Ukraine's territory, according to the defence alliance’s Jens…

3 years ago