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Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of trying to expand a system similar to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) into the Asia-Pacific region.

"The situation in Ukraine shows that the US seeks to prolong the conflict. And it acts in the same way, igniting the potential for conflict in Asia, Africa, Latin America," Putin said.

North Macedonia's President Stevo Pendarovski said on Tuesday that he expects Spain, the final country needed to ratify its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) accession, to be ready to do so in March.

The Polish army will take charge of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), said the organization in a statement on Dec. 30. 

Poland will take over the duty from Germany on Jan.1, 2020 and will hand over to Turkey in 2021.

German Ursula Von der Leyen was elected President of European Commission in Brussels.
On 1 November, Von der Leyen will be the first woman to take on the Commission presidency.
383 MEPs supported her, while 327 opposed her election. In order to be elected to the post, she needed 374 votes out of the present 747 Members of European Parliament.

Turkey has much to demand from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as an active member that contributes to all missions, according to academic Haldun Yalçınkaya.

"With continual adaptation to the new realities, we will face every threat at any time in every direction." With the strength of our values, we will make NATO even stronger "- this declaration concluded the Jubilee Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the United Nations Organization North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Washington on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is the most successful alliance in human history. Over the past 70 years, NATO has helped to create the most secure, stable, and prosperous period in its members' history.

Minister of National Defence Gabriel Les on Tuesday stated that Romania is facing a series of challenges in the Black Sea region coming from Russia, which it cannot respond to otherwise than working closely with its allies.

This was decided at the meeting of the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, reported NOVA TV. 

The government approved the draft of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) accession protocol of the Republic of Macedonia.

Founded in 1949 with 12 members from North America and Europe, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has grown through seven rounds of enlargement into a defense Alliance of 29 sovereign nations. NATO enlargement over the years has brought greater stability, prosperity, and cooperation across the Euro-Atlantic region.