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Military helicopters are parked at an airbase in Kocuve, about 85 kilometers (52 miles) south of Tirana, Albania, Monday, March 4, 2024. NATO member Albania inaugurated an international tactic air base on Monday, the Alliance’s first one in the Western Balkan region. (AP Photo/Armando Babani)

Albania turns an old Soviet-era air base into a regional hub of NATO air operations

By Llazar Semini - Associated Press

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and Boris Pistorius, Federal Minister of Defense, inspect a production hall with armoured vehicles from the Rheinmetall armaments group in Unterluess, Germany, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. (Philipp Schulze/dpa via AP) ** FILE **

Germany sees possible Russian raid on its territory

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg addresses the opening session of the Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. The 60th Munich Security Conference (MSC) is taking place from Feb. 16 to Feb. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

NATO’s chief says the alliance has no plans to send troops to Ukraine

By Lorne Cook and Karel Janicek - Associated Press

Photographers take pictures as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, center right, stands after addressing a Parliament session, on the day lawmakers are expected to approve Sweden's accession into NATO, in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb 26, 2024. Hungary's Parliament is to vote Monday on ratifying Sweden's bid to join NATO, likely bringing an end to more than 18 months of delays that have frustrated the alliance as it seeks to expand in response to Russia's war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Hungarian Parliament ratifies Sweden’s NATO bid, clearing the final obstacle to membership

By Justin Spike - Associated Press

Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, left, shakes hands with his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban at the Carmelite Monastery in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, Feb 23, 2024. Nearly two years after Sweden formally applied to join NATO, its membership now hinges on convincing one country — Viktor Orban's Hungary — to formally ratify its bid to join the military alliance. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Hungary and Sweden agree on defense deal ahead of final vote on Sweden’s NATO accession

By Justin Spike - Associated Press

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg bangs a gavel to signify the start of a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in defense ministers session at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

NATO’s Stoltenberg says alliance countries learning from Russian aggression

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Smoke rises from a building in Bakhmut, site of the heaviest battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, April 26, 2023. The GOP has been softening its stance on Russia ever since Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election following Russian hacking of his Democratic opponents. The reasons include Russian President Vladimir Putin holding himself out as an international champion of conservative Christian values, the GOP's growing skepticism of international entanglements and Trump's own personal embrace of the Russian leader. Now the GOP's ambivalence on Russia has stalled additional aid to Ukraine. (AP Photo/Libkos, File)

Stalled U.S. aid for Ukraine underscores GOP’s shift away from confronting Russia

By Nicholas Riccardi - Associated Press

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers his annual "State of Hungary" speech in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. The message on lectern reads: "For us Hungary is the first!" (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)

U.S. senators to submit resolution condemning democratic backsliding in Hungary

By Justin Spike - Associated Press

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg bangs a gavel to signify the start of a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in defense ministers session at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

NATO’s Stoltenberg: Russia must answer questions about death of jailed Putin critic

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addresses a media conference prior to a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Stoltenberg: Most NATO allies will hit 2% of GDP spending on defense this year

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

House Democrats threaten to override Speaker Johnson on Ukraine-Israel aid

By Ramsey Touchberry and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas talks to journalists as he arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. European Union leaders meet in Brussels for a one-day summit to discuss the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027, including support for Ukraine. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

Russia puts leader of NATO member Estonia on a wanted list over removal of Soviet-era monuments

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Then-President Donald Trump meets with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte during the NATO summit at The Grove, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, in Watford, England. Former U.S. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

Same old story: Media recycles Russia-Trump hysteria from 2016 with NATO flap

By Kelly Sadler - The Washington Times

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, center front left, speaks with then-U.S. President Donald Trump, center front right, at a NATO leaders’ meeting in Watford, England, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. As chances rise of a Joe Biden-Trump rematch in the U.S. presidential election race, America’s allies are bracing for a bumpy ride. In campaign speeches, Trump remains skeptical of organizations such as NATO. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

Biden assails Trump NATO’s remarks, accuses him of torpedoing foreign aid bill

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk talks to journalists as he arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. European Union leaders meet in Brussels for a one day summit to discuss the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027, including support for Ukraine. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

Poland’s Tusk heads to France, Germany to strengthen alliance as fears grow over Russia and Trump

By Sylvie Corbet and Vanessa Gera - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a Get Out The Vote rally at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C., Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

NATO leader says Trump puts allies at risks by saying Russia can ‘do whatever the hell they want’

By Vanessa Gera and Lorne Cook - Associated Press

People receive their ballots at a polling station during a presidential election in Espoo, Finland, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. Voters in Finland are choosing Sunday between two experienced politicians to be their next president. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Finns vote for a new president who will guide policy for the new NATO member and neighbor of Russia

By Jari Tanner - Associated Press

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg walks through the U.S. Capitol between meetings with Republican and Democratic leaders, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

NATO chief makes pitch to U.S. conservatives on more aid for Ukraine

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

The two candidates with the most preliminary votes, National Coalition Party candidate Alexander Stubb, right, and Social Movement candidate Pekka Haavisto shake hands during a Presidential election event, at the Helsinki City Hall, in Helsinki, Finland, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. A projection in Finland says Alexander Stubb has won the first round of the presidential election to set up a Feb 11 runoff. ((Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva via AP)

Finland’s presidential election runoff to feature former prime minister and ex-top diplomat

By Jari Tanner - Associated Press

A woman casts her ballot at a polling station during presidential election in Helsinki, Finland, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Finns go to the polls to elect a new president at an unprecedented time for the NATO newcomer

By Jari Tanner - Associated Press