Tag: NATO military alliance

Ukraine’s Fight for ‘The Future of US All,’ Trudeau Says on Surprise Trip to Kyiv

Canada will spend $500 million to help Ukraine’s military fight Russia’s invasion, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday in Kyiv, where he told the country’s parliament they are in a battle for “the future of us all.” “You are the tip of the spear that is determining the future of the 21st century,” Trudeau said…


Canada to Send More Weapons to Ukraine, Trudeau Says on Trip to Kyiv

Canada will spend $500 million to help Ukraine’s military fight Russia’s invasion, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday in Kyiv, where he told the country’s parliament they are in a battle for “the future of us all.” “You are the tip of the spear that is determining the future of the 21st century,” Trudeau said…


Trudeau Responds to Report Saying He Told NATO Canada Will Never Meet Military Spending Target

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has responded to an American media report alleging that he privately told NATO officials that Canada will never meet the military alliance’s defence-spending target for its member countries. The prime minister was asked by reporters on April 19, after leaving question period in the House of Commons, to confirm or deny…


Finland Hit by Cyberattacks While Considering NATO Membership

Finland’s government websites faced cyberattacks amid reports that the Nordic nation is planning to join the NATO alliance, something that Russia has vehemently opposed. “A denial-of-service attack was launched against the Foreign Ministry’s external website on Friday, April 8, 2022, which began at about noon. The situation has returned to normal at around 1 p.m….


Putin: Russia Has No Plans to ‘Occupy’ Ukraine, ‘Real Genocide’ Happening in Donbas Region

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that his country does not want to occupy Ukraine as Moscow’s invasion entered the fourth week with no end to conflict in sight. “The appearance of Russian troops near Kyiv and other cities of Ukraine is not connected with the intention to occupy this country. We do not have…


Germany Building Up Military Following Russian Invasion, Defense Stocks Surge

Stock prices of defense companies rose after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that his country would raise military spending, and build up its forces and capabilities, as a response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Germany’s 2022 federal budget will set aside a one-off sum of 100 billion euros for the country’s military, Scholz said in…


NATO Secretary General Warns Russia of ‘Article 5’ Counter Attack

Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of NATO, has warned Russia that if Moscow’s attack against Ukraine spills over into other European nations who are member states of NATO, it will force the intergovernmental military alliance to take counteraction. “For NATO Allies, we provide the absolute security guarantees under the Washington Treaty Article 5. An attack…