After the Soviet Union broke up, NATO began forming friendships with former Soviet countries that were becoming independent states. Many of those countries eventually joined NATO. In addition to ...

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NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) has the primary purpose to protect the freedom and security of its member states ...

Any attack on Nato will be met with a united and forceful response.’ The majority of countries meeting the 2% target are bordering Russia or Ukraine, the map reveals. Trump’s recent remarks ...

With Hungary's parliament voting to ratify Sweden's bid to join NATO, the Scandinavian nation is set to join 31 other countries in the alliance. After nearly two years of negotiations, Sweden ...

Finland officially became a member of the NATO military alliance on Tuesday. Finland has an 830-mile border with Russia, meaning Russia's border with NATO more than doubles. The development is a ...