Russia's illegal war of aggression against ukraine has shattered peace in europe.Istanbul (ap) — when the leaders of finland, sweden and turkey met with nato's chief tuesday, the potential for progress was hard to predict.
Organisation du traité de l'atlantique nord, otan), also called the north atlantic alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance of 32 member states—30 european and 2 north american.As of march 2024, russia/ussr has.Is by far the largest contributor to nato operations, spending about $860 billion on defense that represented 68 percent of the total expenditure of the nato countries in 2023.
He threatened to veto the plan but agreed to let other allies move ahead if.On biden's watch, the number of nato states spending 2 percent or more of their gdp on defense has expanded from nine to 23, with several other countries on course to meet this target soon.
The existence of such a large number of vetoes made it very difficult for the league to agree on many issues.Published 10:16 am pdt, june 29, 2022.The delay highlights how much viktor orban has politically isolated.
Article 10 of the north atlantic treaty sets out how countries can join the alliance.Established in the aftermath of world war ii, the organization implements the north atlantic treaty, signed in washington.
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By Fernando Kallas
STUTTGART, Germany, July 4 (Reuters) - Mental preparation and plenty of practice are the most important factors in taking a penalty, Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan said as his team gear up for Friday's Euro 2024 quarter-final clash against Spain.
Both teams are heavy favourites and have provided some of the best football in the tournament so far and their clash could come down to a penalty shootout.
Gundogan, 33, said on Thursday that the pressure of taking a penalty is not something that can be replicated in training, but that it's still important to be mentally prepared.
"The key word for me is routine. When you step on to take a penalty, the pressure that exists in a game it's just different than it was in training and obviously to replicate is very, very difficult. I don't believe that you can replicate it in training," Gundogan told a press conference.
"You can train your routine. You can train how you want to approach a penalty. Your breathing, how you get calm... The most crucial thing is to get calm, how to get your heartbeat down.
"Just try to be cool and enjoy the moment of taking a penalty. Which is the most difficult thing because, otherwise anyone would score a penalty."
Gundogan is one of Germany's most experienced players and has taken almost 20 penalties in a successful career between clubs like Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City.
However, he believed anyone who stepped up to take a spot kick should be lauded for their bravery and that even some of the game's greatest players do not always score.
"Even the best takers in the world miss," Gundogan said.
"I automatically think about someone like Harry Kane who has a finishing that is unbelievable but I also remember him missing quite a few penalties.
"So it’s just the circumstances at the end of the day. I missed a lot of penalties in my career so far as well. At the end of the day you just try your best. Sometimes it gets rewarded and you can do it in a better way and sometimes not.
"I think to have the guts to step on, to take a penalty in crucial moments, to show respect for it, even when you miss because it is a situation that is extraordinary and it is very difficult to deal with." (Reporting by Fernando Kallas Editing by Christian Radnedge)
