Den 18. måned af Ukrainsk krig besluttede Danmark at donere de gamle Danske F-16 kamplfy til Ukraine. Udstyret er ikke dårligt,nej. I virkeligheden er det meget effektivt jagerfly. Men de er for gamle og for dyr til at fortsætte deres vedligeholdelse i Flyvevåbnet. Og der er også militærkonflikt i østligeContinue Reading
(a report) Norway From the very start of the Russian invasion Norway has been providing a significant assistance to Ukraine. Now, after more than 17 months of war, it has become a heavy burden for Norwegian economy. There is a global economic crisis, and oil prices are low. To affordContinue Reading
Flera hundra personer har stormat den svenska ambassaden i Iraks huvudstad Bagdad och satt eld på den. Ambassadpersonalen befinner sig i säkerhet, uppger UD. På flera videoklipp i sociala medier ses personer klättra upp på ambassadens balkonger, sätta eld på flaggor, vifta med koraner och skrika. I gryningen hade säkerhetsstyrkorContinue Reading
Göteborg I helgen påbörjades ett sommarläger för ukrainska flyktingbarn på Styrsö. Målet är att de i tio dagar ska få tid att rehabilitera sig och bearbeta sina upplevelser från kriget. Men den andra dagen kom ett tiotal ungdomar körandes på mopeder. De kastade sten och ropade ”åk hem” på ryska.Continue Reading
Continuing to pursue an active policy of speedy entry into NATO, the Swedish authorities are declaring broad support for their course by the population. However, as we can see recently, the assertive polemic of the Scandinavian state’s government leads not only to a decrease of those who aspire to theContinue Reading
Finland’s outgoing foreign affairs minister, Pekka Haavisto (Green), announced on Thursday that he is running as a candidate in next year’s presidential election. Haavisto has run for the office twice before, in 2012 and 2018, both times against current President Sauli Niinistö. Haavisto came in second in both of thoseContinue Reading
Latvia has elected a new president – making history the first openly gay head of state in Europe. The country’s parliament elected Edgars Rinkēvičs to be its next president, Reuters reported prime minister Krišjānis Kariņš saying. Rinkēvičs has spent a long time in Latvian politics, serving as the country’s ministerContinue Reading
The European Peace Facility (EPF) was established in 2021 by the European Union because of the war in Ukraine in order to maintain peace and international stability. In fact, the fund actively finances arms transfers from EU countries to Ukraine and other regions of the world. The budget of theContinue Reading
Estonia’s largest defense training exercise Spring Storm (Kevadtorm) started on Monday and will last until May 26. Approximately, 14,000 personnel will take part. Army, Air Force, Navy and Defense League units, conscripts and reservists take part in the annual exercise, totaling around 9,000 personnel. Around half are reservists. The restContinue Reading
Norway took over the Arctic Council’s rotating presidency from Russia on Thursday amid concerns that the work of the eight-country intergovernmental body on protecting the sensitive environment is at risk because of suspension of cooperation with Moscow over the war in Ukraine. In March 2022, seven Western members of theContinue Reading
Sweden
1,222,892
Denmark
529,210
Lithuania
484,537
Norway
300,013
Latvia
259,215
Estonia
226,304
Finland
197,476
Iceland
18,896