A new NATO-led air defense mission in Poland sprang into action this week by scrambling F-35 jets in response to a potential ...

on defence – a huge increase from the current 2% goal and a level that no NATO country, including the United States, currently achieves. This demand, repeated on Monday as he took office ...

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Friday said that he would seek the "closest possible" cooperation with the United States despite "objective difficulties", speaking days before US president-elect ...

just behind the United States. This significant investment underscores Poland’s commitment to modernizing its military and enhancing its ability to contribute to NATO operations. The initiative ...

The U.K., France and other allies have discussed the possibility of deploying peacekeeping troops to Ukraine as the war ...

NATO won't heed Donald Trump’s proposal for a massive hike in defence spending but will likely agree to go beyond its current ...

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Trump’s demand that the Nato allies spend significantly more on defence is the opening salvo in a new era of transatlantic tensions.