A group of protesters disrupted logging operations at Aalistunturi in Kolari, Finland, on Sunday. According to the Forest Movement (Metsäliike in Finnish), five activists from the group are preventing logging on lands administered by the state-owned forest management organisation Metsähallitus. This marks the fourth time the logging has been disrupted.Continue Reading
For et par dage siden meddelte forsvarsministeriet, at landet ville donere omkring 90 af sine Leopard 1A5DK kampvogne til Ukraine, så Kyiv bedre kan modstå Ruslands militær. Ideen viste sig dog at være meget dyr. De kampvogne, som Danmark vil give til Ukraine, ikke er danske nu lovligt set. ForContinue Reading
The bombing of the Nord Stream underwater gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea was a covert operation ordered by the White House and carried out by the CIA, a report by a veteran investigative journalist claims. Seymour Hersh, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, has claimed that US deep-sea divers, using aContinue Reading
Estonia’s defense cooperation with Finland and Sweden is already very good, and it will not be damaged by delays in the two countries’ accession to NATO, said Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) on Tuesday. “Our security cooperation with both Finland and Sweden is very strong. We are in theContinue Reading
Complicated talks with Turkey have dampened neither the Swedish government’s desire nor the desire of the Swedish people to join NATO, that country’s Foreign Minister Tobias Billström says. When it comes to joining the alliance, Sweden also sees contributing to the defense of the Baltic States as one of itsContinue Reading
Finland’s parliamentary parties, with the exception of the Left Alliance, have reached a broad consensus on proceeding with Nato legislation before the end of this parliamentary term. Although the governing coalition partner the Left Alliance is opposed to moving ahead in the accession process without Nordic neighbour Sweden, the partyContinue Reading
Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö said on Tuesday that Finland is proceeding with its Nato process in “complete understanding” with Sweden. Niinistö noted that the two Nordic nations have received different types of messages from Turkey about their Nato membership ratifications. Finland’s President was speaking on Tuesday during a press conferenceContinue Reading
Sami in Norway are also awaiting an official report aimed at correcting past wrongs from a state commission named for what it’s seeking: truth and reconciliation. It’s due this summer, after a lengthy investigation into how Norwegian- and church authorities tried for generations to strip the Sami of their ownContinue Reading
De norske frivillige medic-ene Sander Sørsveen Trelvik og Simon Johnsen ble torsdag truffet av et bombeangrep i Ukraina. – Vi er begge på vei ut i ambulanse for behandling. Vi ble truffet direkte i dag, rett på. De jævlene, skriver Simon til VG. Simon og Sander jobber sammen som medicerContinue Reading
Forsvarsministeren, statsministeren og finansministeren fortalde om innkjøpet i dag. Forsvarssjefen anbefalte ikkje dette, men er i dag positiv til antalet. Regjeringa har planlagt for å kjøpe inn fleire nye stridsvogner, sjølv om forsvarssjefen ikkje anbefalte dette. Kor mange stridsvogner dei ville kjøpe, og kva typar har ikkje vore kjent førContinue Reading