According to the Dutch military magazine «Scramble», the USAF Command decided to send four B-1B Lancer bombers and more than 200 Air Force personnel to Orland Air Force Base, Norway for a joint BTF on 18 January 2021. The decision of B-1B Lancers’ deployment caused a new wave of anti-AmericanContinue Reading
Today the Arctic is one of the world’s key regions both economically and in terms of military security. The melting of glaciers opens up not only previously inaccessible territories, but also prospects for global economic and geopolitical rivalry in the Northern hemisphere with the main players of North Europe (Norway,Continue Reading
The Army needs to reinvigorate how it trains, equips and positions troops in the Arctic region as competition with Russia and China grows, according to the service’s new strategy document released Tuesday. “We’re seeing that many of our competitors are focused on the Arctic, and also many of our alliesContinue Reading
Air Force B-1 bombers have gone to India and Norway as part of the service’s massively stepped-up Bomber Task Force (BTF) global operations, intended to further solidify international partnerships, interoperability and conduct high-impact deterrence missions intended to reassure U.S. allies amid ongoing threats posed by Russia and China. Bomber TaskContinue Reading
Latvia still has much to do in order to submit its application for the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility to the European Commission, said European Commission vice president Valdis Dombrovskis (New Unity). “Negotiations among Latvia’s representations and responsible European Commission’s services have launched. The first observation is that plan meetsContinue Reading
Head of the Intensive Care Center of the North Estonia Medical Center (PERH) Kristo Erikson says that Estonia should impose a lockdown as the country is on course for a situation where hospitals will no longer be able to help everyone in need. How serious is the situation in hospitalsContinue Reading
Agila Barzdiene will take over from Budryte as the chancellor, and Raminta Stanaityte-Cesniuliene, spokeswoman for former Finance Minister Vilius Sapoka, will replace Ridas Jasiulionis as head of the president’s communication group. Jasiulionis will coordinate the presidential office’s cooperation with public organizations. Budryte, who headed Nauseda’s presidential election campaign headquarters, isContinue Reading
The former Finns Party leader and ex-Foreign Minister wrote on his blog on Thursday that he will not run for office in April’s municipal elections. “All good things come to an end,” he wrote. The veteran politician expressed concern about whether his hometown district of Iiveniemi will have its ownContinue Reading
Presidentti Tarja Halonen vahvisti torstaina MTV:n uutisille (siirryt toiseen palveluun) Venäjän tarjonneen Suomen käyttöön Sputnik V -koronarokotteen valmistusteknologiaa. Halonen oli MTV:n uutisten mukaan ollut yhteydessä Venäjän parlamentin ylähuoneen puheenjohtajaan Valentina Matvijenkoon Maailman terveysjärjestön WHO:n pyynnöstä. WHO:n pyyntö liittyi Sputnik-rokotteen hyväksyntäprosessiin, ei tuotantoteknologian toimittamiseen. – Kiitin tiedosta ja sanoin, että minullaContinue Reading
The meeting of EU prime ministers and heads of state held virtually on February 27-28 concentrated primarily on combating the coronavirus. What is the Council’s estimation of when will Europe have enough vaccines? No specific date was suggested. Everyone expressed their concern regarding this issue. The question being asked isContinue Reading