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Russian President Vladimir Putin Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky look set for a peace summit after fast-moving talks on Monday 18 August between Donald Trump and European leaders that focused on the key issue of long-term security guarantees for Kyiv. Hopes of a breakthrough rose after Trump said he had spoken by phone with Russian counterpart Putin, whom he met in Alaska last week, following a "very good" meeting with the Europeans and the Ukrainian president at the White House on Monday.
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NATO Exercises with Romanian Navy in the Black Sea
19 April 2019
Five ships from Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) participatied in the annual Romanian-led naval exercise Sea Shield in the Black Sea April 5-13.
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NATO marks 70th anniversary with decisions to strengthen its posture in the Black Sea
5 April 2019
Meeting in Washington D.C. on Thursday (4 April 2019), NATO Foreign Ministers agreed a package of measures to improve NATO's situational awareness in the Black Sea region and strengthen support for partners Georgia and Ukraine.
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NATO will guarantee free passage of ships through the Kerch Straits
3 April 2019
US Permanent Representative to NATO, Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison, said that a package of measures will be approved during a two-day conference to begin in Washington on Wednesday
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Opinion: Armenia's "other choices"?
27 March 2019
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NATO Secretary-General visits Georgia
26 March 2019
Last summer in Brussels, NATO leaders reconfirmed the 2008 Bucharest Summit decision that Georgia will become a member of NATO. In Tbilisi, the Secretary General praised Georgia's progress in making important reforms and encouraged it to continue these efforts.
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NATO defence ministers meet to discuss pressing security issues
14 February 2019
Ahead of the meeting, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance will continue to call on Russia to come back into compliance with the INF Treaty
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Ukraine's parliament passes constitutional amendment making EU and NATO membership strategic goals
8 February 2019
President Petro Poroshenko called the vote a "historic day" that will strengthen his government's resolve to carry out economic reforms.
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Lavrov: "Life will put everything in its place"
5 February 2019
"We can see that our Western colleagues are reluctant to communicate on an equal footing on various platforms," the Russian Foreign Minister noted during a speech in Bishkek. "We are calm about it. Arrogance and a sense of superiority never made anyone more attractive," he said..
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US guided missile destroyer on its way to the Black Sea
20 January 2019
A statement by the US Sixth Fleet, based in Naples, said the U.S. Navy routinely operates in the Black Sea consistent with the Montreux Convention and international law.