Prime Minister Kaja Kallas is making an official visit to the German city of Hamburg today, Tuesday, meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz and making a keynote speech as guest of honor at a formal ball. The head of government says that relations between Estonia and Germany, key allies, are strongerContinue Reading
This spring, Norwegian soldiers start training Ukrainian Marines specialized in small boat operations. The training will go on for at least a year. In addition, Norway will donate rubber boats and equipment to a value of approximately NOK 60 million. – The Norwegian Army has already developed a close relationshipContinue Reading
Denmark will send its entire stock of ammunition to Kyiv, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced, becoming the first to do so and appealing to other European nations to do more to help Ukraine. “They [the Ukrainians] are asking us for ammunition now. Artillery now. From the Danish side, weContinue Reading
Recalls the overwhelming feeling of fear Reflecting about February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, a young girl Gerda (name changed) admits well remembering her emotions and the thoughts that overwhelmed her that day. “I think that for my generation, war in general has always been a challenging concept to understand.Continue Reading
The full withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from the highly significant Eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka over the past week is largely the result of munitions shortages, according to Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) artillery commander Major Tanel Tatsi. Avdiivka is one of the most heavily fortified major towns in Ukraine andContinue Reading
Alexander Stubb on Sunday said he had received an invitation to Kyiv following a meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference this weekend. In Munich, Zelensky pressed partners for more military assistance. Asked by the press if the west had failed in backing Ukraine, Stubb said,Continue Reading
More than 100 U.S. sailors and Marines are in the high north of Norway to establish a maritime command as part of NATO’s largest military exercise in Europe since the Cold War, according to the Navy. U.S. 2nd Fleet and Expeditionary Strike Group 2 personnel left Naval Air Station Oceana,Continue Reading
This week Finland saw a series of trade union actions protesting the government’s planned labour market policies and cuts to social welfare. As this week’s series of political strikes comes to an end, it appears that the strikers still have the support of the majority of Finns, according to anContinue Reading
As the latest wave of political strikes enters its fifth and final day on Friday, the unions behind the walkouts have stated that they will not back down until the government relents on its plans to reform labour market legislation and introduce a number of social security cuts. However, MinisterContinue Reading
Finnish troops will conduct local defence drills across the country at the beginning of next month, the Army announced in a press release on Thursday. The regularly held exercises will be held from 1-8 March, and will include the participation of conscripts, reservists, Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) personnel as wellContinue Reading