Nato

Trump’s America, an impossible ally?

US President Donald Trump's multiple attacks on NATO are eroding the defence alliance’s foundations and credibility, say analysts.

Medvedev says Russia should drop its 'tolerant attitude' towards Ukraine's EU drive

FILE PHOTO: Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev attends an interview with Reuters, TASS and WarGonzo in the Moscow region, Russia January 29, 2026. Dmitry Medvedev's Secretariat/Handout via REUTERS/ File Photo

News analysis

Trump’s anger over Iran thrusts NATO into fresh crisis

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

Macron snaps back at Trump, reflecting Europe’s growing anger over Iran war

France's President Emmanuel Macron lashed out at US President Donald Trump for what he said was an unserious approach to the war and unhelpful attacks on NATO.

Russia says it's ready to help resolve Iran conflict

FILE PHOTO: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov looks on as Russia's President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) and Togo's President of the Council of Ministers Faure Gnassingbe (not pictured) meet at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool/File Photo

Trump touts gains against Iran in primetime address but gives no timeline to end war

US President Donald Trump said the US has destroyed Iran's navy and its ballistic missiles and missile production facilities.

NATO chief to visit Washington next week as Trump threatens exit from alliance

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte gestures during a press conference to present his 2025 Annual Report, at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Omar Havana

Explainer: Can Trump pull the US out of NATO?

U.S. President Donald Trump leaves following a press conference at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

Ukraine’s Zelensky says US talks ‘positive’, Russian response to truce offer was strikes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv plans to raise the possibility at the online talks of an Easter ceasefire.

Could NATO be collateral damage from Trump’s Iran war?

But while previous storms have blown over, there is increasing anxiety among some US allies that this time the damage might be harder to recover from.

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