The move marks yet another step in the systematic military encircling of Russia by the US-led military alliance, which continues to back the far-right Ukrainian regime in a war aimed at inflicting a strategic defeat on Moscow and subjugating its territory to semi-colonial status.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday rebuffed  a proposal to almost double the defence budget, seeking to position himself as a voice of moderation ahead of snap polls next month.

Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Baltic Sentry will include frigates and maritime patrol aircraft, as well as a small fleet of naval drones.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday rebuffed a proposal ... avoid being drawn directly into the conflict. NATO chief Mark Rutte has called for members to "turbo-charge" their defence ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced Tuesday that the alliance is launching a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region. Rutte said at a meeting in Helsinki with the leaders of NATO countries located on the Baltic Sea that the effort would be dubbed Baltic Sentry.

BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced Tuesday that ... German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, front left, and Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, front right, talk during ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced Tuesday that ... including “remotely operated vehicles” and drones. Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in separate remarks to reporters ...

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Poland's Prime Minister Olaf Tusk pose for a photo ...