Austin was taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Sunday afternoon to address bladder issues and admitted to the intensive care unit. It was his second hospitalisation this year in Walter Reed's ICU following the surgery in December.
Here are the answers to some key questions about NATO, the comments by Trump - who is running for another term in the White House in November and leading President Joe Biden in some polls - and their implications.
Turkey has long sought to upgrade its F-16 fleet and ratified Sweden's NATO membership based on the approval of the sale of the new planes. Turkey delayed Sweden's approval as it believed Stockholm did not take Ankara's national security concerns seriously enough.
The latest move is considered a major blow to Russia with a historic realignment of the continent triggered by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Finland shares a 1,340-kilometer (830-mile) land border with Russia.
Newport (Britain): US President Barack Obama on Friday said NATO will defend every ally, while reaffirming that the door to NATO membership remains open to nations that can meet its ‘high standards'.He made the remarks
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