DefenceTalkMoscow on Sunday slammed NATO for focusing on a “non-existent” threat from Russia at a leaders summit in Warsaw that saw fears over the Kremlin’s expansionism high on the agenda. “A preliminary analysis of the results of the meeting shows that NATO continues to exist in some sort of military-political looking-glass world,” the foreign ministry […]https://www.defencetalk.com/moscow-blasts-nato-focus-on-non-existent-russia-threat-67814/

DefenceTalkOn Friday and Saturday (8-9 July 2016), the leaders of the 28 NATO Allies and many partner nations will meet for a landmark Warsaw Summit. Together, they will take decisions to enhance the Alliance’s security by strengthening its deterrence and defence, and projecting stability beyond its borders. Allies will agree to deploy four robust and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/landmark-nato-summit-to-begin-in-warsaw-67796/

DefenceTalkBritain’s shock vote to leave the EU is bad news for NATO and for Europe’s defence cooperation in general, experts said ahead of this week’s NATO summit. “It’s bad news for everyone,” said Camille Grand, director of the Fondation pour la recherche strategique (RFS, or Strategic Research Foundation) in Paris. “In NATO, the British will […]https://www.defencetalk.com/why-brexit-is-bad-for-nato-europes-defence-67792/

DefenceTalkRussia’s defence minister on Wednesday rebuked Nato for bolstering its military presence in eastern Europe and vowed Moscow will take countermeasures. “The US and other Nato members continue to build their military potential, first and foremost in countries neighbouring Russia,” defence minister Sergei Shoigu was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies. “Such actions by […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-vows-to-counter-nato-build-up-67755/

DefenceTalkADAZI MILITARY BASE, Latvia: A multinational force including U.S. Marines partnered together for a large-scale NATO exercise in the Baltics demonstrating their ability to defend the alliance. Exercise Saber Strike 16 included U.S. Marines from Black Sea Rotational Force based in Romania, and Combat Logistics Regiment 2 out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. “We fight […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-nato-allies-conduct-large-scale-exercise-to-defend-baltics-67712/

DefenceTalkMichigan National Guard attack aircraft practiced landing on and taking off from the Jägala-Käravete Highway, a portion of the longer road known as Piibe Highway, in Northern Estonia on Monday. The maneuvers were conducted as a part of international military operation Saber Strike wherein pilots practiced operating in a region with few actual airstrips and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/a-10-warthogs-practice-landing-on-estonian-highway-67709/

DefenceTalkDefence Ministers agreed on Wednesday (15 June 2016) to boost NATO’s support for Ukraine with a Comprehensive Package of Assistance. The Package aims to help Ukraine strengthen its defences by building stronger security structures. In a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission, Allied ministers also exchanged views with Ukrainian Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak on the current […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-steps-up-support-for-ukraine-with-comprehensive-package-of-assistance-67674/

DefenceTalkNATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday demanded that Russia withdraw its forces and military hardware from Ukraine, and halt its support for pro-Moscow separatists battling Kiev. “Russia needs to stop supporting the militants and withdraw its forces and military equipment from Ukrainian territory,” Stoltenberg said after a meeting of NATO defence ministers with their Ukrainian […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-demands-russia-withdraw-from-ukraine-67666/

DefenceTalkNATO will deploy four international battalions to Poland and the three Baltic states as part of the wider pushback against Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, alliance head Jens Stoltenberg said Monday. “We will agree to deploy by rotation four robust multi-national battalions in the Baltic states and Poland,” Stoltenberg told a news conference ahead of a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-to-deploy-4-robust-battalions-in-baltics-poland-67636/

DefenceTalkTroops were set to hit the ground in Poland Tuesday as Warsaw kicks off its largest-ever joint military exercises with its NATO allies, aimed at shoring up regional security amid the West’s worst standoff with Russia since the end of the Cold War. The two-week long Anaconda manoeuvres are aimed at “checking the alliance’s ability […]https://www.defencetalk.com/poland-nato-kick-off-biggest-manoeuvres-amid-russia-tensions-67612/