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Greece’s prime minister says his country is ready to “reset” relations with neighbor Turkey in an effort to bypass decades-old disputes between the two NATO members

When Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky returned from a visit to Turkey last weekend, he did not board the plane alone. Joining him were five former Azov commanders, captured by Russia in the 2022 siege of Mariupol and later handed over to Turkey in a prisoner exchange. Their return to Ukraine…

Russia said Wednesday it had collected more than 2,000 pieces of military hardware from the Wagner mercenary group following the latter’s armed rebellion last month. Ukraine said Wednesday it had shot down 11 Russian drones overnight in a second consecutive night of attacks on the capital Kyiv, as NATO leaders…

Turkey made a surprise pledge to drop its opposition to Sweden joining NATO, paving the way for the Nordic country to become a member of the Western military alliance

In a surprise move, Turkey has ended its veto on Sweden joining Nato, thereby removing all the barriers to its membership of the military alliance.

Ankara supports Sweden’s bid after it receives backing conditions from buying US F-16s to visa-free Schengen travel.

President makes progress on series of issues despite some distaste among international partners for his methods

When long-neutral Sweden applied for NATO membership together with Finland, both expected a quick accession process

In today’s newsletter: World leaders descend on Vilnius, Lithuania this week for Nato’s annual summit – but what’s on the agenda?

As NATO members, in a rare sign disunity, disagree over the United States' decision to supply cluster bombs to Ukraine, the military alliance is expected to drop a major hurdle to Kyiv's bid for membership at a meeting in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius.

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