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Germany to send three additional fighter jets to Romania
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany will deploy three more fighter jets to Romania to support NATO's air policing mission, the defence ministry...
Read moreTurkish-owned ship hit by bomb off coast of Odessa, no casualties – Turkish authority
ANKARA (Reuters) - A Turkish-owned ship was hit by a bomb off the coast of Ukraine's port city Odessa on...
Read moreAmerican F-35 jets land in Romania-defence ministry
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Two American F-35 fighter jets landed at a Romanian air base on Thursday, Bucharest's defence ministry said....
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EU boosts Bosnia force after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The European Union decided on Thursday to almost double the size of its peacekeeping force in Bosnia...
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NATO puts warplanes on alert, to increase troop presence on eastern flank
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO on Thursday ordered its military commanders to intensify preparations to defend allied territory after...
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NATO to take additional deterrence measures after Russian attack – statement
(Reuters) - NATO will take additional steps to strengthen the alliance's deterrence and defence after Russia launched an invasion of...
Read moreRomania says its citizens should leave Ukraine immediately
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's foreign ministry reiterated on Thursday all Romanian citizens should leave Ukraine immediately, after Russia invaded the...
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Romania could take in 500,000 Ukrainian refugees if needed -defence minister
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania is preparing to receive up to half a million potential refugees from Ukraine in case of...
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Factbox-Pact gives Turkey oversight of warship transit to Russia, Ukraine
ANKARA (Reuters) - Under the international Montreux Convention, NATO member Turkey has control over passage of vessels between the Mediterranean...
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Greece reports first fatality after blaze on ferry, 10 still missing
By Lefteris Papadimas CORFU, Greece (Reuters) -Firefighters battling for a third day a blaze on a ferry sailing from Greece...
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Putin oversees nuclear drills, U.S. says Russian forces ‘poised to strike’ Ukraine
By Polina Nikolskaya and Tom Balmforth DONETSK, Ukraine/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's strategic nuclear forces held exercises overseen by President Vladimir...
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Twelve still missing after blaze engulfs Greece-Italy ferry
By Lefteris Papadimas and Angelo Amante CORFU, Greece (Reuters) -Twelve people are still missing after a blaze swept through a...
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‘We saw death in front of us’: Passengers recount Greece-Italy ferry fire ordeal
By Angelo Amante and Lefteris Papadimas CORFU, Greece (Reuters) - Shocked and sleep-deprived, passengers rescued from a Greece-Italy ferry that...
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Russia is “poised to strike” Ukraine, U.S. defense secretary says
VILNIUS (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday that Russia's military was "poised to strike" Ukraine, even...
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German Eurofighters reach Romania for NATO missions amid Ukraine crisis
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - German Air Force Eurofighters arrived at a military air base in eastern Romania on Thursday as part...
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Romanian coalition government will survive until 2024 election, party leader says
By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's grand coalition government will survive at least until a 2024 general election despite...
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NATO commanders to draw up plans for possible new battlegroups in eastern Europe
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO has tasked its commanders to work out details for a deployment of battlegroups to the alliance's...
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NATO welcomes more U.S. forces to Romania, says reinforcing in east
CONSTANTA, Romania (Reuters) -NATO will continue to reinforce its eastern flank amid a Russian military build-up on Ukraine's border but...
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U.S. reinforcement troops to arrive in Romania, more expected
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - United States troops relocating to Romania from Germany will reach the country on Wednesday night, Romania's defence...
Read moreFirst U.S. troops arrive in Romania to bolster eastern flank against Russia
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - The first U.S. troops reinforcing NATO allies on the eastern flank following a Russian military build-up on...
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