The US urged NATO allies to stop buying Russian energy in order to help end the war in Ukraine, adding pressure on member countries such as Turkey even as they cut back their purchases.

Turkey on Wednesday said 20 of its soldiers were killed when a military transport plane crashed in Georgia a day earlier, marking the NATO member’s deadliest military incident since 2020

The Turkish Defense Ministry confirmed that all 20 personnel on board the C-130 military cargo plane died after it went down near the eastern Georgian town of Sighnaghi, about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the Georgia-Azerbaijan border, shortly after taking off from the northwestern Azerbaijani town of Ganja.

Germany is seeking closer defense ties with NATO ally Turkey to bolster its own capabilities and address European production shortfalls highlighted by

A Turkish NATO C-130 military transport plane crashed near the border between Georgia and Azerbaijan on Tuesday after reportedly spiraling out of control mid-air. Videos shared by local media showed the aircraft breaking apart before hitting the ground and exploding in a large fireball.

Despite tougher U.S. and EU sanctions and lowered price caps, nearly half of Turkey’s oil imports in 2025 still come from Russia.

Last month, Turkey and the United Kingdom formalized a landmark defense deal, a move that carries significant geopolitical implications beyond its military outcomes. Ankara committed to purchase twenty new Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft from London.

Although Greece and Turkey are nominally allies within NATO, their mutual distrust is well-known—and Athens has invested heavily in anti-drone countermeasures to address the potential threat.