NATO summit News

 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump held a significant meeting on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in The Hague, discussing critical defense issues and military cooperation. Their conversation focused on strengthening Ukraine's air defense systems amid continued Russian missile and drone strikes.

While introducing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Biden said, “Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin.”

The NATO summit involving Indo-Pacific partners is set to take place on Thursday.

As world leaders prepare to convene, all eyes are on Biden, who faces mounting pressure to demonstrate his capacity to lead amidst growing uncertainties about his political future and the looming shadow of former President Donald Trump. 

On the sidelines of the NATO summit, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese were seen laughing about a row that started over a week ago during the second Test of the Ashes series.

NATO's two-day summit is going to end today in Madrid amid the Russia-Ukraine war. It is believed that today Finland and Sweden will get the membership of NATO. Turkey was creating obstacles in the membership of these two countries.

Russia pressed on with its offensive in eastern Ukraine after NATO branded Moscow the biggest "direct threat" to Western security The NATO leader also agreed on plans to modernise Kyiv`s beleaguered armed forces Ukrainian authorities said they were trying to evacuate residents from the frontline eastern city of Lysychansk

NATO has for the first time singled out China as one of its strategic priorities for the next decade It warned about China's growing military ambitions, confrontational rhetoric toward Taiwan and other neighbours At the NATO summit on Wednesday, China earned a place among the Western alliance's most worrying security concerns

Putin said that Russia would respond in kind if NATO deployed troops and infrastructure in Finland and Sweden after they join the US-led military alliance "With Sweden and Finland, we don`t have the problems that we have with Ukraine. They want to join NATO, go ahead," Putin told Russian state TV "But they must understand there was no threat before, while now, if military contingents and infrastructure are deployed there, we will have to respond in kind..."

'Russian Salad on the menu at NATO summit cafe in Madrid raises eyebrows More diplomatic thought was applied to the menu served to visiting defense and foreign ministers Jose Andres, the Spanish chef served the classic tapa but added tomato dumplings and re-christened it Ukrainian salad

The protesters are demanding stricter actions against Russia by Western powers The protest was organized by the Ukrainian-led advocacy group 'Promote Ukraine'

The choice of location has added symbolism, as Britain prepares to leave the European Union next month while asserting that it will retain a key role in the continent`s security.

"I expect the 2018 summit will take place here in Brussels next summer," Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters after a defence ministers meeting at NATO headquarters.

India and Pakistan are now members of the SCO

Eight suspects are currently in detention on UK soil in connection with the blast.

Trump came to Brussels direct from a "fantastic" meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican.

Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are scheduled to meet Friday at the G7 summit in Taormina, Italy.  

Britain and US share intelligence as part of the "Five Eyes" network which includes Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

NATO will join at a summit Thursday with President Donald Trump the US-led coalition fighting Islamic State jihadis, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said.

The blast killed 22 at an Ariana Grande concert on Monday.