Anders Fogh Rasmussen

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  Denmark's Lars Lokke Rasmussen Takes Power After Right-Wing Surge

  Danish opposition leader Lars Lokke Rasmussen's right-wing bloc emerged victorious in the country's general election but his Venstre party suffered a crushing blow, losing a quarter of its seats in parliament.

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  NATO Chief Says Scottish Vote Won't Undermine UK Contribution to Alliance

  NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Monday he did not believe this week's referendum on Scottish independence would undermine Britain's contribution to the alliance whatever the result.

• NATO Chief Says Russia is Attacking Ukraine

  NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Thursday that Russia was attacking Ukraine, stepping up Western rhetoric against Moscow at the start of a summit of the U.S.-led alliance.

• NATO Condemns Russia's Action, Sees Build-Up of Forces Near Ukraine

  NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen condemned Russia on Friday for sending a "so-called humanitarian convoy" into Ukraine without the consent of Kiev and accused it of escalating the crisis.

• NATO Chief Urges Russia to Pull Back Troops, 'Step Back From The Brink'

  The head of NATO called on Russia to "step back from the brink" of war by pulling its troops back from the Ukrainian border and warned further intervention in Ukraine would bring it greater isolation in the world.

• NATO Looks at Combat Readiness After Russian 'Aggression'

  NATO is drawing up plans to ensure its members can respond more quickly to crises in the aftermath of Russia's "aggression" in Ukraine, the alliance's chief said on Monday.

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization Offers Georgia Closer Ties

  NATO head Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Wednesday that the alliance will shortly offer Georgia closer ties, but made no mention of membership, amid growing concerns over Russia's intentions in Ukraine.

• 'No Signs' of Russia Respecting Commitments Over Ukraine: NATO

  NATO's secretary general says there are "no signs" Russia is respecting its international commitments over Ukraine, and that the US-led alliance will consider what to do next.

• NATO Chief to Visit Turkey Amidst Iraq Crisis - Report

  NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will visit Turkey for talks over dozens of Turkish nationals taken as hostages in Iraq, said the foreign ministry, media reported on Monday.

• NATO Says Russian Tanks in Ukraine Would be Serious Escalation

  If reports that Russian tanks have entered eastern Ukraine are confirmed, it would mark a serious escalation of the crisis there, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Friday.

• NATO says Bulk of Russian Troops Pulling back from Ukraine Border

  Russia is in the process of pulling back around two-thirds of the troops it had close to the border with Ukraine, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Friday, a far more significant withdrawal than NATO has previously estimated.

• Vladimir Putin welcomes new NATO head, says better ties with West possible

  Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed NATO's selection of former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg as its new head, saying on Saturday the pair had "very good relations" but that it was up to the West to improve ties.

• NATO says Crimea referendum would break international law

  NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Friday a planned referendum in Ukraine's Crimea region would violate international law and lack legitimacy.

• NATO says Hamid Karzai's failure to sign pact would end Afghan mission

  NATO would have to pull all its troops out of Afghanistan by the end of 2014 if Afghan President Hamid Karzai does not sign a security pact with the United States, alliance chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Monday.

• Syrian government behind chemical attack, says a 'convinced' NATO chief

  NATO's secretary-general claimed he had seen evidence convincing him Syrian authorities were behind a deadly chemical weapons attack and said it would send a "dangerous signal to dictators" if the world did not respond firmly.