Trump has been highly critical of other Nato member states in recent weeks over their levels of defence spending as he pressures Western countries to do more to pay for their own security. Ahead of ...

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) binds 32 countries across the Western world in a powerful collective security agreement. Formed during the Cold War in 1949, it has been seen as an ...

But even before this week’s events, membership in NATO was a distant dream for Ukraine. NATO countries have supported Ukraine with military aid, but have shown little appetite for taking on a ...