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France offers longer-range missiles to Kyiv as Nato summit gets underway in Vilnius; Stoltenberg cautions Russia over its nuclear rhetoric

NATO's 31 members are meeting in Lithuania's capital for a summit where they will discuss a new financial commitment to the Alliance. On Friday, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said member states will "invest a minimum of 2 percent of GDP annually on defence". In this segment, we see that so…

Russia’s war on Ukraine is in its 17 month and Western countries are sending increasingly hi-tech and long-range weapons and ammunition to help President Volodymyr Zelenskyy defend his country

Endorsement hints at Ankara’s potential shift in foreign policy, likely to accelerate Sweden’s membership process.‌

As part of the deal, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would ask Turkey’s parliament to approve Sweden joining NATO as Western leaders try to demonstrate unity in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

NATO’s summit will begin Tuesday with fresh momentum after Turkey withdrew its objections to Sweden joining the alliance

Rishi Sunak will push for clear pathway to Kyiv’s membership to Western military alliance

While questions about weapons provision to Ukraine continue to be debated by NATO, the country’s leader seems confident.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seemed to previously suggest he would only allow Sweden to join if Turkey was re-considered for EU membership

‘Historic step’ clears hurdle to Sweden’s application to join Nato

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan agreed to set aside his veto following last-ditch talks on the eve of the Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania