NATO will not compromise on its open-door policy under pressure from Russia, but prospective members like Georgia must make significant domestic reforms and resolve territorial disputes to join the club, a top alliance official said. Javier Colomina, NATO’s special representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia, said that Georgia …

Earlier this week, Russia received written responses from the US and NATO to the security guarantee proposals presented by Moscow last month in an effort to de-escalate tensions with the West over Ukraine. Speaking to four major Russian radio stations on Friday, two days after the US and NATO provided …

The United States is in lockstep with NATO allies in calling for Russian President Vladimir Putin to de-escalate his country’s situation with Ukraine, U.S. defense leaders said during a Pentagon news conference today. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III stressed that conflict with Russia is not inevitable. “There is …