With the addition of Sweden, there are 32 established member countries known as the NATO Allies. The full list includes: According to NATO, the alliance was formed for three purposes: In response ...

The 23 EU members who also belong to NATO are likely to agree to raise the defence spending target above the current 2% of ...

external Nato has 32 members across Europe and North America - the original 12 founders plus 20 countries which have joined since 1949. After the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991, many Eastern ...

European countries have ramped up defense budgets since Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine in 2022. And many leaders have ...

NATO has said its pledge for tens of billions of dollars in security aid for Ukraine will be fulfilled by the end of 2025.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned that restoring the alliance's credibility after a Russian victory in Ukraine could require trillions of dollars.

The transatlantic alliance reached a milestone in 2024 when all non-U.S. NATO allies spent the 2% target on average for the first time. Twenty-three out of the 32 total member countries will ...

NATO has increasingly found itself in the spotlight since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, with new countries seeking membership and former U.S. President Donald Trump, once again a ...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte urged member states of the alliance on Monday to step up defence spending beyond their ...

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has warned that a Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine the dissuasive force of the ...

A push for increased defence spending among NATO members will be a key point at an upcoming summit to be held later this year, Baltic states defence ministers said Wednesday.