Then in bright sunshine in front of Nato's gleaming new headquarters, Finland's white-and-blue flag joined a circle of 30 other flags. Finland's accession is a setback for Russia's Vladimir Putin.

Such a force would not come together under a NATO flag, as that would require consensus among alliance members and is seen as a nonstarter for Russia. While the idea, driven by Macron, has drawn ...

Warsaw is backing Donald Trump’s demand for Nato countries to spend 5 per cent of GDP on defence even if it will take 10 years for the alliance’s laggards to reach the target, says the Polish defence ...