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
Pål Jonson said Sweden has now focused its efforts on training assistance and maintenance of weapons that have already been transferred to Ukraine. “We don’t have a surplus of (Gripen) aircraft that we could send to Ukraine right now,” Jonson said. Earlier Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed confidence that UkraineContinue Reading
In a Stalinist skyscraper which dominates the skyline of Latvia’s capital, dozens of elderly Russians wait to take a basic Latvian language test as a proof of loyalty to a country where they have lived for decades. Clutching red Russian passports, the participants, mostly women, read their notes for lastContinue Reading
The Polish government has approved draft legislation that would allow the military to sink an enemy ship targeting a key gas pipeline from Norway via the Baltic Sea following NATO’s warning that Russia might sabotage undersea energy infrastructure. In “exceptional situations”, and when other options had been exhausted, the militaryContinue Reading
Denmark has signed a 5-year agreement with Ukraine to help the war-torn country rebuild destroyed wind capacity and strengthen its independence from Russia on energy, the Danish Climate Ministry said on Tuesday. “The new 5-year collaboration will contribute to Ukraine being able to further expand its electricity supply with windContinue Reading
An investigation is under way after a research rocket fired from Sweden malfunctioned and ended up landing in Norway. The Norwegian foreign ministry has said its authorities take “any unauthorised activity” on its side of the border “very seriously”, according to reports. The rocket, which looked into weightlessness, had reachedContinue Reading
Widespread criticism of rising taxes is understandable, but no one has offered up any good alternatives yet, said Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) on Tuesday. Kallas said the government knew there would be fierce criticism of the move. “This outrage is completely understandable. When I realized that we had toContinue Reading
The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) do not intend to ban gatherings on May 9 to commemorate those who died in the Second World War. However, they will respond firmly to the use of symbols of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and attempts to spread pro-war propaganda. “The EstonianContinue Reading
An internal audit of the Finnish Immigration Service Migri found there were procedural errors and quality problems detected in nine percent of negative decisions about extended residence permits made by the agency last year. In a press release on Tuesday, Migri said “we are taking these findings seriously,” adding thatContinue Reading
Ukraine will start receiving Leopard 1 tanks from Denmark before summer. Denmark’s Acting Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said this at a briefing with Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov at the Ukraine – Odesa Media Center on Monday, April 10, according to Ukrinform. “We will start delivering Leopard 1 tanksContinue Reading