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NATO mulls multi-year support program for Ukraine: Stoltenberg
he program will be on the agenda of the meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers on Tuesday and Wednesday, Xinhua news agency quoted the NATO chief as saying at a press conference here."I expect that the ministers will agree to start work on the development of a multi-year program for Ukraine," Stoltenberg added.
Turkey's Parliament approves Finland's NATO membership bid
There were 276 votes in favour on Thursday for the Nordic nation to become a part of the military alliance, reports Turkey's state-run Anadolu News Agency. The vote means that all 30 current member states of NATO have now ratified Finland's accession, a requirement for it to join the alliance.
Hungarian Parliament approves Finland's accession to NATO
A total of 182 MPs voted in favour and six against, while 11 lawmakers were absent, reports Xinhua news agency. Besides the far-right party Mi Hazank (Our Homeland), all parties voted in favour of Finland's accession. Elod Novak, vice president of Mi Hazank, had said last week that his party would veto Finland's accession because "expanding the military alliance on Russia's border would be a provocation, while the neutral zone is an international interest".
Finland's president signs national NATO legislation
This act formally sealed the Nordic country's historic bid to join the military alliance. Next, Finland will submit its NATO membership-related documents to the US administration once Turkey and Hungary ratify its membership bid, Xinhua news agency reported. Last Friday, during Niinisto's visit to Turkey, he country's President.
Sweden's Parliament endorses country joining NATO
The vote on Wednesday was 269 in favour and 37 against, reports Xinhua news agency. Forty-three lawmakers were absent and two of the eight parties represented in the country's Parliament (Riksdag) -- the Left Party and the Green Party -- voted against the motion. Hungary and Turkey remain the last two hold-outs among NATO's 30.
Putin, Xi Jinping hail 'new era' in relationship, accuse US of 'undermining' global security
The visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Moscow is seen as a boost for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is subject to an International Criminal Court warrant over accusations of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children. The two leaders discussed the Ukraine conflict, and Putin praised Beijing's 12-point position paper on the conflict.
Finnish president to visit Turkey for NATO bid
Contact with the Turkish presidential administration has been frequent since last spring, Niinisto added on Wednesday, and has accelerated in recent days. The Finnish President also said he has been in contact with the Swedish Prime Minister, adding that it is very important to Finland that NATO membership both for his country and Sweden should materialise as soon as possible.
British, German fighter jets scrambled to intercept two Russian aircraft flying close to Estonia
The Russian Il-78 Midas plane was intercepted as it was flying between St Petersburg and Kaliningrad. The NATO jets were later redirected to also intercept a Russian Russian Antonov 148 military transport aircraft that was also passing close to Estonian air space, the RAF said in a release on Wednesday, Daily Mail reported.
Ex-NATO general sworn in as Czech President
In his inauguration speech before a joint session of both chambers of parliament at Prague Castle's Vladislav Hall, Pavel pledged to unite the country and open the way for value-driven politics, reports Xinhua news agency. Together we face the same problems, and only together can we successfully deal with them," said the 61-year-old who was alsoChief of the General Staff.
Sweden, Finland discuss NATO accession with Turkey
Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO in 2022 but faced objections from NATO-member Turkey on the grounds that the two countries harbour members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), considered a terrorist group by Ankara. The accession needs a unanimous agreement by all members of NATO.
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