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Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, left, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, right, participate in a wreath laying ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of Germany's accession to NATO at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

‘You can count on us.’ German president marks 70 years of NATO membership with pledge for future

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a press conference at the Spanish Embassy in Beijing Friday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Spain aims to boost defense spending to meet NATO goal

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Kicking Turkey out of NATO illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Throw Turkey out of NATO

By Jed Babbin

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte speaks at a news conference during his visit to Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo Tuesday April 8, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan says it wants to join a NATO command for the support of Ukraine

By Mari Yamaguchi and Mayuko Ono - Associated Press

U.S. Army Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli speaks during the annual Folk och Försvar Conference (Society and Defence Conference) in Salen, Sweden, Jan. 9, 2023. (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP, FILE)

Republicans, Democrats on Hill weigh in against reducing U.S. troop levels in Europe

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, third left, attends a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in foreign ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Europe and Canada say they’ll spend more on defense, but are cool on U.S. demands

By Lorne Cook and Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Rescuers carry the body of a killed resident following Russia's drone attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Yevhen Titov)

Britain and France accuse Russia’s Putin of delaying Ukraine ceasefire efforts

By Lorne Cook and Illia Novikov - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, left, poses with counterparts during a group photo of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters Brussels, Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Rubio tries to reassure wary allies of U.S. commitment to NATO as Trump sends mixed signals

By MATTHEW LEE and LORNE COOK - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte shake hands after their statements ahead of a NATO foreign ministers meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Rubio tries to reassure wary allies of U.S. commitment to NATO as Trump sends mixed signals

By Matthew Lee and Lorne Cook - Associated Press

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, right, and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio address the media during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Rubio tries to reassure wary allies of U.S. commitment to NATO as Trump sends mixed signals

By Matthew Lee and Lorne Cook - Associated Press

This photo provided by the Bulgarian Government shows the first of 16 new F-16 fighter jets from the US landing in Bulgaria at Graf Ignatievo airbase Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (Bulgarian Government via AP)

The first of 16 new F-16 fighter jets from the U.S. land in Bulgaria

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This photo provided by the Bulgarian Government shows the first of 16 new F-16 fighter jets from the US landing in Bulgaria at Graf Ignatievo airbase Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (Bulgarian Government via AP)

The first of 16 new F-16 fighter jets from the U.S. land in Bulgaria

Associated Press

European NATO navy illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Europe’s navies no match for Houthi sea power

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Recovery efforts continue for four missing U.S. soldiers near the spot where their Hercules armored vehicle was found submerged at a training range in Pabrade, north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

NATO clarifies comments that four missing U.S. soldiers had died during training in Lithuania

By Vanessa Gera and Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

FILE - Eurocopters Tiger of the German Army take part in the Lithuanian-German division-level international military exercise 'Grand Quadriga 2024' at a training range in Pabrade, north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania on May 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)

Four American soldiers who vanished in Lithuania have died, NATO leader says

By Vanessa Gera - Associated Press

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte speaks to the media during a joint news conference with the members of the Bosnian Presidency in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

NATO chief appeals for unity as Europe builds its armies and U.S. eyes security threats elsewhere

By Vanessa Gera and Lorne Cook - Associated Press

FILE - A man walks by Stars of David tagged on a wall in Paris, Oct. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Western officials say Russia is behind a campaign of sabotage across Europe. This AP map shows it

By Emma Burrows - Associated Press

In this combination of file photos, President Donald Trump, left, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, are seen at the Elysee Palace, Dec. 7, 2024 in Paris, and President Vladimir Putin, right, addresses a Technology Forum in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, left and center, Pavel Bednyakov, right)

Ukraine and Russia have conditions that could affect a ceasefire. What are they willing to concede?

By Samya Kullab - Associated Press

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks with the media as he arrives for an EU Summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

Spain told allies in Europe it would spend more on defense, faster. Back home, it’s a harder sell

By Suman Naishadham - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, left, as White House national security adviser Mike Walz, seated from right, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance listen at the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (Pool via AP)

Trump grows more confident about the annexation of Greenland

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times