The alliance’s expansion, with Finland last year and soon Sweden, was a consequence from the invasion of Ukraine that Russia’s president may not have calculated.
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Ukraine’s Creative Use of Weapons Carries Promise and Risk
A Russian plane shot down with a Patriot missile was probably carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war, U.S. officials say.
State Dept. Tells Congress It Has Approved Sale of F-16 Jets to Turkey
The department received documents on Friday signed by Turkey’s leader approving Sweden’s long-delayed entry into NATO. The alliance now awaits word from the lone holdout, Hungary.
Biden Urges Congress to Quickly Approve F-16 Sale to Turkey
The White House sent a letter to four senior lawmakers, one day after Turkey’s Parliament voted to allow Sweden to join NATO.
Russian Plane Crashes Near Border With Ukraine, Killing All Aboard, Moscow Says
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that the transport plane was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war and accused Ukraine of shooting it down. The claims could not be independently verified.
Ukraine’s Patriot Defenses at Work: Shuddering Booms and Bursts of Light
The American-provided air-defense systems have helped Ukraine defend itself against Russian assaults, but Washington has warned that it will not be able to keep them supplied for much longer.
Ukraine Says It Downed 5 Russian Planes, as Moscow Claims It Seized a Town
Russia said it now had full control of the eastern town of Marinka. On Tuesday, Ukraine claimed to have destroyed a Russian ship.
U.S. Military Grounds Hundreds of Ospreys After Fatal Crash Off Japan
The Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps said a problem with the aircraft may have caused the crash last week, which is believed to have killed eight airmen.
Viktor Belenko, Who Defected to the West in a Jet Fighter, Dies at 76
Among the highest-profile figures to flee the Soviet Union, he brought with him a secret weapon and firsthand experience behind the Iron Curtain.
Militants Attack Air Base in Pakistan
Though it was repelled, the incident is part of a worrying trend of increased assaults on military targets and a rise in extremist violence more generally.