NATO marks its 75th birthday as war in Ukraine and rising populism gnaw at its unity

NATO marks its 75th birthday as Russia’s war in Ukraine gnaws at its unity BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO marked on Thursday 75 years of collective defense across Europe and North America, with its top diplomats vowing to stay the course in Ukraine as better armed Russian troops assert control on the battlefield. The anniversary comes as the now-32-nation alliance weighs a plan to provide more predictable longer-term military support to Ukraine. Plagued by ammunition shortages, Ukraine this week lowered the …