Air defense mission needed in Baltic region

NATO needs to be ready for an air defense mission in the Baltic States, NATO supreme allied commander general Philip Breedlove noted on Tuesday, during his visit in Lithuania.

US military orders families of Defense dept personnel to leave southern Turkey

The United States military ordered the families of Defense department personnel to leave southern Turkey on Tuesday amid security concerns, the Associated Press (AP) reports.

Russian MoD accused of Russophobia in Breedlove

The official representative of the Ministry of defense of Russia Igor Konashenkov called “Russophobic hysteria” statement of the head of the European command of the U.S. Armed forces, General Philip Breedlove, who said about the readiness of the United States to “fight and defeat” Russia in Europe. On Saturday, February 27, according to TASS.

West should consider all tools, including arms, for Ukraine (NATO General Philip Breedlove)

The West should consider using all its tools to help Ukraine, including sending defensive weapons, NATO's top military commander said on March 22.

«Η Ρωσία εξακολουθεί να προμηθεύει με όπλα τους αντάρτες στην Ουκρανία» (Jens Stoltenberg)

Η Ρωσία εξακολουθεί να προμηθεύει με όπλα και να εκπαιδεύει τις δυνάμεις των ανταρτών στην ανατολική Ουκρανία, δήλωσε την Τετάρτη ο γενικός γραμματέας του ΝΑΤΟ Γενς Στόλτενμπεργκ, καλώντας όλες τις πλευρές να βοηθήσουν τους ξένους παρατηρητές οι οποίοι επιτηρούν την εφαρμογή της κατάπαυσης του πυρός, ώστε αυτή να ενισχυθεί.

EU, US Aren't Seeing Eye to Eye on Ukraine Crisis (Frank-Walter Steinmeier)

Information obtained by European sources about the situation in eastern Ukraine somewhat differs from statements coming from NATO and US representatives, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told the media after an informal meeting of top EU diplomats in the Latvian capital Riga.

The West discusses defense in 'hybrid warfare' threats. Military option in Ukraine (Philip Breedlove)

Western countries discussed "hybrid warfare" threats in Munich on Friday, accusing Russia of using multiple conventional and unconventional tools of warfare in the Ukrainian crisis...

NATO Wants to ’Re-establish Communication’ with Russia’s Military

NATO's top official has announced plans to re-establish contact with Russian military leaders after months of tensions, calling the relations "important".

General Philip Breedlove (NATO): Ukraine ceasefire is 'in name only'

VILNIUS - Fighting in Ukraine is continuing and the truce there is a ceasefire "in name only," NATO's top military commander said on Saturday.

"The situation in Ukraine is not good right now," US Air Force General Philip Breedlove told reporters in Vilnius. "Basically, we have ceasefire in name only."

"The number of events, and the number of rounds fired and the artillery used across the past few days match some of the pre-cease-fire levels. The ceasefire is still there in name, but what is happening on the ground is quite a different story."