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Along with more than 1,550 armored vehicles, 230 tanks and other equipment, Ukraine’s allies have sent “vast amounts of ammunition” and also trained and equipped more than nine new Ukrainian brigades.

Finland officially joined NATO on Tuesday in a move that began after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Finland officially became the 31st member of NATO and take its place among the ranks of the world’s biggest security alliance.

Finland has received the green light to join NATO after Turkey ratified the Nordic country’s membership. The vote by the Turkish parliament late Thursday followed Hungary’s ratification of Finland’s bid earlier in the week.

A senior EU official says that Russia has taken its war against Ukraine to “a different stage” by making indiscriminate attacks on civilians and non-military targets

Finland’s top diplomat appears to have suggested that the country may have to join NATO without Sweden, after Turkey’s president cast doubt on expansion of the military alliance.

Kosovo police and the local media have reported explosions, shooting and road blocks over night in the north of the country

The United States and its NATO allies are looking into a tense situation developing in Poland, where the government says two people were killed in an explosion just inside the border with Ukraine, leaving Chicago residents to worry about the safety of loved ones.

Tensions in Europe were ratcheted even higher on Tuesday after the Polish government announced that a Russian-made missile killed two of its citizens near the country’s border with Ukraine.

Senior Kremlin officials announced they would be retreating from Kherson in southern Ukraine

President Joe Biden said the U.S. won’t be intimated by Vladimir Putin and vowed to defend “every inch” of NATO territory if needed.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned Thursday that Ukraine and its supporters face a tough winter in coming months but he urged the public in Western nations to keep faith in their efforts, saying that the war is at a critical point as Russia loses some territory. “We need at least to be prepared for this winter, because there is no…

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has been buried in Moscow after a ceremony attended by thousands of mourners but snubbed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin’s refusal to formally declare a state funeral reflects its uneasiness about the legacy of Gorbachev. Gorbachev has been venerated worldwide for bringing down the Iron Curtain but reviled by many at home for...

A leaked video that shows Finland’s 36-year-old prime minister dancing and singing with friends at a private party has triggered a debate among Finns about what level of reveling is appropriate for their leader.

U.S. Senators delivered overwhelming bipartisan approval to NATO membership for Finland and Sweden Wednesday, calling expansion of the Western defensive bloc a “slam-dunk” for U.S. national security and a day of reckoning for Russian President Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine.

The Senate is set to ratify NATO membership for Finland and Sweden with strong bipartisan support in response to Russia’s war with Ukraine. Wednesday’s vote is a crucial step toward expanding the Western military alliance.

Kosovo’s government is acccusing neighboring Serbia of trying to destabilize the country as ethnic Serbs block roads and conduct other incidents in the north.

The move means the question of admitting the two nations now goes to the capitals of existing members for legislative approval.

North Korea has slammed the U.S., South Kore, and Japan for pushing to boost their trilateral military cooperation targeting the North, warning that the move is prompting urgent calls for the country to reinforce its military capability.

President Joe Biden on Thursday said he would support an exception to the Senate filibuster to protect abortion access.