Norway to add more than $11bn to defence budget over 10 years
Norway, as well as other NATO countries, has been under pressure from the US to boost defence spending.

Norway, as well as other NATO countries, has been under pressure from the US to boost defence spending.








Swedish forces disrupt a drone launched from a Russian ship near a visiting French aircraft carrier in Swedish waters.

US Secretary of State of Marco Rubio recalled the history between the US and Europe at the Munich Security Conference.
Top diplomat casts US as the ‘child of Europe’ in a message of unity at the Munich Security Conference.
New opinion poll finds seven in 10 US adults disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of Greenland issue.
German leader seeks to set tone of unity at Munich Security Council, as top US diplomat says ‘new era in geopolitics’.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will also address the conference.

European leaders return to the Munich Security Conference facing tough discussions on Ukraine, Greenland and NATO.
Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby says current NATO approach ‘no longer fit for purpose’.
With New START, the last nuclear treaty between Russia and US ending, Moscow says it’s ready for more dangerous world.
A new Pentagon strategy document softens tone on traditional foes, China and Russia.