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Trump says NATO is obsolete but still 'very important to me'

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said NATO was obsolete because it had not defended against terror attacks, but that the military alliance was still very important to him, The Times of London reported.

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DPRK rejects NATO's call to abandon nuclear ambition

​North Korea on Wednesday dismissed a recent statement from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) that urged the communist state to give up its nuclear ambitions, saying the matter is none of their business.

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Britain, U.S. sending planes, troops to deter Russia in the east

Britain said on Wednesday it will send fighter jets to Romania next year and the United States promised troops, tanks and artillery to Poland in NATO's biggest military build-up on Russia's borders since the Cold War.

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Boosting European defense doesn't mean creating EU army: EU official

​Strengthening the European defense system doesn't mean creating a European army, but rather strengthening cooperation between EU member states in order to be more effective, including cooperation with NATO, a top EU official said Tuesday.

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Russia offers to fly warplanes more safely over Baltics

Moscow offered to fly its jets over the Baltic region with their transponders engaged, an apparent concession to NATO powers who accuse Russia's air force of endangering aviation by turning off the devices that allow them to be detected by ground radar.

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NATO decides to strengthen security in eastern, southern flank

​During the two-day Warsaw Summit, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) took a series of decisions aimed at increasing security both in its eastern and southern flank.

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NATO to strengthen military presence in eastern flank

NATO has strengthened its eastern flank in Poland and Baltic countries, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday after the first day of Warsaw NATO Summit.

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Russia expects to discuss with NATO eastward expansion

Moscow expects to discuss at an upcoming meeting of the Russia-NATO Council the expansion of the military alliance to the east, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

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German leading politicians defend Steinmeier's controversial remarks on NATO

​German leading politicians defended German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Monday after his controversial remarks on recent military maneuvers of NATO.

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Power struggle between NATO and Russia on rise

​Fear of destabilization is growing as tension is brewing between Russia and the U.S.-led NATO, whose building-up in the Baltics and the Black Sea has incurred vowed retaliatory actions from Moscow.

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U.S. missile defense system in Romania certified for operations

​The U.S. AEGIS Ashore missile defense system in Romania is certified for operations, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced Thursday.

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Russia says still ready to work with NATO on equal basis amid strained ties

​The Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday that Moscow is still ready to work with NATO "on an equal basis" even as the bloc is ramping up its military presence in eastern Europe.

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Trump's powers to dismantle NATO limited even if he is elected president

Controversial U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump has expressed a dislike for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), but experts say that he would have limited powers to dismantle the nearly 70 year- old organization even if he is elected president.

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EU still mired in migration crisis as Turkey bargains for quicker accession to EU

The European Union (EU) finished an unusual marathon summit early Tuesday with Turkey, which is eager to obtain EU membership, resulting in a pending deal as the two sides bargained for a promising solution to the ongoing migration crisis.

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Finns valuing ties with Russia risk being labelled as participating in "information war"

Alleged subversive media efforts against Finland has become a public issue lately following the publication of a book by a Defence Forces researcher and the same- day announcement by the government to start training personnel to identify and combat misinformation.

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Russia ready for win-win cooperation with West: Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday reiterated Moscow's willingness to have win-win cooperation with the West.

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Russia's massive military maneuvers signal strong message to West

As a round of large-scale combat readiness drills wrapped up Saturday, Russia has sent a strong and clear message to the West that the military confrontation is not a good option for regional peace and differences should be resolved peacefully.