President Trump took a rare dig at his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, following this week’s NATO summit in the Netherlands before telling a Ukrainian reporter that “we’re going to see” if Washington is able to supply
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Trump calls out ‘misguided’ Putin, says US could send Patriot missile systems to Ukraine
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NATO isn’t a ‘rip-off’: Trump says he’s leaving Europe feeling ‘different’
THE HAGUE—After President Donald Trump spooked allies on his flight to the NATO Summit, he recommitted to protecting the defense pact, praising the alliance’s new agreement to increase spending.
“As far as Article Five—look, when I came…
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Zelensky talks defense strengthening with Leaders of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland
In The Hague, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held a joint meeting with President of Finland Alexander Stubb, Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson, and Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre.
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How Trump learned to stop worrying and love NATO – POLITICO
Frustrations about Trump’s stance on trade toward Europe still boiled over at times, with French President Emmanuel Macron remarking on the incongruity of the U.S. demanding that allies spend more on defense while squeezing their economies…
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Five takeaways from Hague summit on hiking defence spending
Laura Gozzi & Paul KirbyBBC News
NICOLAS TUCAT/AFPNato’s secretary general, Mark Rutte, hosted the 32 leaders in his home country For the Netherlands this was the biggest security operation in its history; for Nato’s 32 member states the Hague summit was historic too.
There were unexpected moments…
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40,000-year-old mammoth tusk boomerang is oldest in Europe — and possibly the world
An unusual mammoth tusk boomerang discovered in a cave in Poland is 40,000 years old — making it Europe’s first example of this complex tool and possibly the oldest boomerang in the world, a new study finds.
“The ivory object has all the…
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Trump admits Putin’s territorial ambitions could go beyond Ukraine
U.S. President Donald Trump suggests that Vladimir Putin’s territorial ambitions could be greater than the occupation of Ukrainian territories, as the U.S. military leadership says. At the same time, Trump believes Russia would like to pull out of the war in Ukraine.
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Trump meets with Zelenskyy at NATO summit, says Ukraine war is ‘a mess’ for Putin
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the NATO summit Wednesday and suggested that increased spending by the trans-Atlantic alliance could…
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The Guardian view on the Nato summit: Europe must take the path of strategic self-reliance | Editorial
There is more to Nato than article 5 of its founding charter, but the alliance depends on that commitment to mutual assistance. Enemies are deterred because an attack on one is understood as an attack on all. That is why Donald Trump’s record…
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