Jonathan Rugman
We must face down Putin threat with power, says former MI6 chief
The UK’s emphasis on Islamist terrorism has meant it has ignored the traditional threat from nation states like Russia, according to a former head of MI6.
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US tanks mass in Poland for Nato exercise
US military tanks arrive in Poland to take part in a Nato military exercises as tensions continue to simmer in eastern Europe.
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Jonathan Rugman
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FactCheck: is the UK set to break its Nato defence spending obligations?
Will Britain stick to its commitment to spend at least 2 per cent of GDP on defence?
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After Ukraine, is Russia a threat to Baltic states?
UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon warns of the “real and present danger” of Russia trying to destabilise the Baltic states, and says Nato will be ready to respond. But is he right about the threat?
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What does Putin want? The key questions
With Vladimir Putin meeting Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande in Moscow to discuss the Ukraine conflict, what is driving the Russian president, what is he seeking, and will he get it?
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US air strike targets Islamic State in Iraq
The US carries out its first air strike against Islamic State (IS) militants under a new strategy to defeat the group in Iraq.
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Kylie Morris
A monumentally important moment in the Obama presidency
With US public opinion increasingly favouring intervention against Islamic State militants, how far is President Obama prepared to go in his speech to the nation tonight?
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Alex Thomson
Resurgent Taliban threaten US exit strategy for Afghanistan
A New York Times article at the weekend suggests the Afghan police and army, whose efficiency was used to justify the US and British exit, are not up to the job.
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US airstrikes signal growing role in Iraq
The US launches four airstrikes against Islamic State forces to protect Iraq’s Haditha dam, escalating its intervention in the conflict.
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Ukraine shelling threatens delicate ceasefire
Shelling in the eastern areas of Mariupol and Donetsk shake the Ukraine ceasefire agreed just two days ago, but both sides are blaming each other.
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Jonathan Rugman
Putting a Muslim face on a new coalition of the willing
The emphasis at the Nato summit has been on forming a new Iraqi government and putting a Muslim, regional face on any “coalition of the willing”.
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Cameron: Putin’s actions ‘indefensible’
Speaking at the Nato summit in Newport, David Cameron says Ukraine should make its own decisions, not have them “dictated by Russian tanks rolling over the border”.
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‘What Russia has done is wrong and needs to be reversed’
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon tells Channel 4 News Nato has sent a message that Putin can’t get away with what he’s been doing.
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Matt Frei
Ukraine and Islamic State crises give Nato new purpose
The threats from Islamic State and the Russian intervention in Ukraine have changed the mood at the Nato summit as leaders face a dangerous new world reality.
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Contrasting protests at Nato summit
The Nato summit has led to at least two protests in Newport – one against the alliance, and another calling on it to support Ukraine and take action against Russia.
