The spokesman's perspective:

Continuing our new series of video commentary, NATO Spokesman James Appathurai gives his personal perspective on recent articles discussing NATO. He invites you to write in with your own comments and opinions, which could be featured in the next installment.

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NATO is acknowledging YouTube as its new battleground in the six-year war on Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, as the military alliance posts formerly secret surveillance and attack video.

President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Friday suspending Russia's participation in a key post-Cold War arms treaty, a move which could allow it to deploy more forces close to western Europe.

President Vladimir Putin has withdrawn Russia from a key post-cold war international arms treaty, paving the way for the deployment of Russian forces closer to Europe.

The Dutch government decided on Friday to keep troops in the volatile south of Afghanistan, where they are serving as part of a NATO force, until 2010.

NATO will not tolerate any unrest in Kosovo and could increase troop levels if needed, the alliance's secretary general said Friday.

NATO-led forces in Afghanistan do not have the means to secure the country in the face of a barrage of insurgent attacks, a senior French general with the force has warned.

SERBIAN President Boris Tadic warned of ethnic unrest if Kosovo unilaterally declares independence, as a NATO commander said extra forces were being deployed to the Serbian province.

The western alliance could collapse unless Canada remains committed to rebuilding Afghanistan and doesn't abandon efforts to convince reluctant European allies to send troops to that country's most dangerous areas, one of Germany's most prominent politicians says.

A suicide car bomber targeted a NATO convoy in Kabul on Tuesday, wounding 10 civilians passing nearby, officials said.

NATO signed an agreement with Jordan on Monday to help the Middle Eastern nation deal with land mines and other explosives left over from decades of conflict in the region.

A NATO spokesman said Monday that people should "not be too gloomy" about the prospects for the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law suspending Moscow's participation in the treaty.

NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer raised concerns overnight over the staging of a Russian election won by President Vladimir Putin's ruling party but there was no sign of any change of policy towards Moscow.