Denmark and the US are negotiating a defense agreement in the backdrop of the Ukraine conflict, confirmed Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen on Monday night. After meeting with his American counterpart Anthony Blinken, the Danish foreign minister told local media that the US-Denmark Defense Cooperation Agreement was discussed betweenContinue Reading
NATO’s secretary-general has said it is more important that Finland and Sweden join the military alliance quickly rather than at the same time amid tensions between the pair and Turkey, which has refused to ratify the Nordic nations’ membership bids. Speaking before a meeting of NATO defence ministers at theContinue Reading
Spain will deploy NASAMS air defense systems to Estonia for four months to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank after the two countries struck a deal on Tuesday. Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur (Reform) and Minister of Defense of Spain Margarita Robles made the agreement on the sidelines of the NATO defenseContinue Reading
After a long period of consideration, Norway has decided to buy new tanks. A total of 54 Leopard 2 tanks are to boost Norwegian defence capability. The first ones will be delivered in 2026. The deal with manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann includes the possible acquisition of another 18 Leopards, Jonas GahrContinue Reading
Finland is facing a changed foreign and security policy environment, especially since Russia’s operation in Ukraine, the Interior Ministry’s latest national risk assessment report has outlined. The report, published on Tuesday, is the first national risk assessment since 2018 and the authors noted the extent to which the threats FinlandContinue Reading