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This image provided by the U.S. Air Force, a F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 510th Fighter Squadron takes off during Red Flag 24-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, on Jan 25, 2024. (Staff Sgt. Heather Ley/U.S. Air Force via AP) ** FILE **

U.S. OKs F-16 fighter jet sale to Turkey, F-35s to Greece after Turkey backs Sweden’s entry to NATO

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, greets Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson during arrivals for a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11, 2023. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson tells his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán that more dialogue would be beneficial after Orbán invited the Swede to Budapest to discuss Sweden's NATO accession. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

NATO chief upbeat that Sweden could be ready to join the alliance by March

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Hungary's Prime Minister Victor Orban briefs the media in Berlin, Germany, on Feb. 10, 2020. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban sent a letter to his Swedish counterpart, Ulf Kristersson, inviting him to Budapest to discuss Sweden's accession into the NATO military alliance, Orban wrote Tuesday Jan. 23, 2023, in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Hungary is the last holdout for Sweden’s NATO membership. So when will Orban follow Turkey’s lead?

By Justin Spike - Associated Press

Hungary's Prime Minister Victor Orban briefs the media in Berlin, Germany, on Feb. 10, 2020. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban sent a letter to his Swedish counterpart, Ulf Kristersson, inviting him to Budapest to discuss Sweden's accession into the NATO military alliance, Orban wrote Tuesday Jan. 23, 2023, in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Hungary’s Orban says he invited Swedish leader to discuss NATO membership

By Justin Spike - Associated Press

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, left, speaks during a press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Swedish Government headquarters Rosenbad in Stockholm, Oct. 24, 2023. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban sent a letter to his Swedish counterpart, Ulf Kristersson, inviting him to Budapest to discuss Sweden's accession into the NATO military alliance, Orban wrote Tuesday Jan. 23, 2023, in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. (Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency via AP, File)

Turkey signs off on Sweden joining NATO, clearing major hurdle for Stockholm’s bid

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Rescuers work the scene of a building damaged by a Russian rocket attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

NATO signs key artillery ammunition contract to replenish allied supplies and help Ukraine

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In this photo provided by the Kharkiv Regional Administration, an apartment building damaged in a Russian rocket attack is seen in Kharkiv, Ukraine, in the early hours of Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. (Kharkiv Regional Administration via AP)

Top NATO military officer urges allies and leaders to plan for the unexpected in Ukraine

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press

Romanian air force F-16 fighter planes fly above the Baza 86 military air base, outside Fetesti, Romania, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. NATO member Romania inaugurated an international training hub for F-16 jet pilots from allied countries and other partners, including Ukraine, with airplanes supplied by the Royal Netherlands Air Force, and instructors and maintenance provided by Lockheed Martin, the aircraft maker. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

NATO jets scrambled more than 300 times in 2023 to counter approaching Russian aircraft

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Finland's Interior Minister Mari Rantanen speaks during a press conference in Helsinki, Finland, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024 on the situation of the eastern border stations of Finland. Finland will continue the closure of the eastern border stations until Feb. 2, 2024. (Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Finland extends closure of Russian border for another month, fearing a migrant influx

By Jari Tanner - Associated Press

Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik speaks during a news conference after claiming victory in a general election in the Bosnian town of Banja Luka, 240 kms northwest of Sarajevo, on Oct. 3, 2022. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has compared the policies of separatist leader of the Serbs in Bosnia to those of Russian President Vladimir Putin following his moves to curb dissent and LGBTQ rights. Blinken said on Twitter late on Wednesday that "Milorad Dodik's attacks on basic rights and freedoms in Republika Srpska show he is on President Putin's authoritarian path." (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

U.S., NATO must act to stop threat to peace in Bosnia and the western Balkans

By Denis Becirovic

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, shakes hands with Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, right, as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg looks on prior to a meeting ahead of a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, July 10, 2023. The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee was poised on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023, to resume deliberations on Sweden’s bid to join NATO, days after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan linked the Nordic country’s admission on U.S. approval of Turkey’s request to purchase F-16 fighter jets.(Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP, File)

Turkish parliamentary committee resumes debate on Sweden’s NATO bid

Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint statement with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the Carmelite Monastery in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Turkey links Sweden’s NATO bid to U.S. approving F-16 jet sales and Canada lifting arms embargo

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

‘Absolutely absurd’: Putin rejects Biden’s warning that Russia could attack NATO

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Marco Rubio, R-Fla., talks to reporters after a closed-door briefing on the Chinese surveillance balloon that flew over the United States recently, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Presidents can pull out of NATO only with congressional OK under Pentagon bill

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Jonson said Tuesday his country's top priority is to gain full NATO membership before the allied leaders gather for their next summit, saying an addition will make the trans-Atlantic alliance even stronger. (Kyodo News via AP)

Sweden said it has plenty to offer NATO if allowed to join the alliance

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In Romania, tens of thousands attend a military parade to mark Great Union Day

Associated Press

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg gives a press conference as part of the Nato Foreign Ministers meeting on Ukraine at Nato Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

NATO chief says promoting climate change agenda will help ensure security for alliance

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Deputy Commander of the Lapland Border Guard, lieutenant colonel Ville Ahtiainen meets the media at the Raja-Jooseppi international border crossing station in Inari, northern Finland, on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. Finland says it will close its last remaining border crossing with Russia amid concerns that Moscow is using migrants as part of “hybrid warfare” to destabilize the Nordic country following its entry into NATO. (Otto Ponto/Lehtikuva via AP)

Finland closes last crossing point with Russia, sealing off entire border as tensions rise

By Jari Tanner - Associated Press

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, right, speaks during an interview at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. NATO allies are showing no sign of war fatigue and remain committed to helping Ukraine not only defend itself against Russia but to take back occupied territory, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dymtro Kuleba told The Associated Press on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Ukraine insists it sees no sign of NATO war fatigue even as fighting and weapons supplies stall

By Lorne Cook and Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Latvia's Foreign Minister Krisjanis Karins talks to journalists during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. NATO foreign ministers on Tuesday begin a two-day meeting in which the alliance will reaffirm its support for Ukraine's defense against Russia's invasion, explore ways of easing tensions between Kosovo and Serbia and look at preparations for NATO's 75th anniversary next year. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Latvia’s chief diplomat pursues NATO’s top job, saying a clear vision on Russia is needed

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press