Finland storing military equipment in Norway, Sweden
A Lieutenant General with the Finnish Defence Forces told the British business daily that Finland is stepping up its already high level of preparedness in the face of an “increasingly aggressive Russia”. Finland has started storing military equipment in neighbouring Norway and will soon begin doing the same in Sweden,Continue Reading
Islamist Terror Concerns Put Eurovision Preparations on Edge
Snipers are being deployed on rooftops this week ahead of the annual Eurovision Song Contest, with security forces scrambling to protect Israel’s delegation from Islamist threats. Planned demonstrations from the city’s large and militant Muslim community threaten to tear apart the southern Swedish city of Malmö. With 100,000 visitors descendingContinue Reading
Ukraine-Russia war. Has the moment come to consider negotiating?
In the months before Russia – Ukraine war, many European leaders buried their heads in the sand, refusing to acknowledge the impending threat of war. Now, with the conflict into its third year, they don’t dare speak about peace. When Pope Francis floated the idea on March 9 that negotiationsContinue Reading
US nuclear envoy to visit Romania, Poland, Sweden to discuss N. Korea’s threats, ties with Russia
The top U.S. nuclear envoy will visit Romania, Poland and Sweden next week to discuss North Korea’s military threats and its growing ties with Russia, the State Department said Friday. From Monday through Friday, U.S. Senior Official for North Korea Jung Pak is set to travel to Bucharest, Warsaw andContinue Reading
EU’s overreach in forest initiatives draws criticism from Finnish environment minister
Finnish Environment Minister Kai Mykkänen has voiced concerns over the European Union’s overextension in its climate and forest management directives, advocating for a shift in focus towards a more balanced approach to agriculture and forestry in future Commission work. This critique comes in response to the political backlash against theContinue Reading
‘More of Everything’: Norway Wants to Double Its Defence Budget
The Russian bordering Nordic nation of Norway has announced it will be considerably increasing the size of its armed forces over the next decade, in the most significant change in its defence in modern times. The Norwegian government made the big reveal of its long-term defence renewal plan on Friday, sayingContinue Reading
Swedish Defense Minister Jonson: Discussions on providing Ukraine with Gripen continue
Swedish Defense Minister Paul Jonson confirmed that after the country finally joins the North Atlantic Alliance, it does not rule out the possibility of supplying its Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine. Earlier, Jonson said that Sweden could not decide to provide Kyiv with its fighter jets until it became aContinue Reading
Outgoing EDF chief in Japan: Estonia should double its defense spending
Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) Commander Gen. Martin Herem said during a visit to Japan that Estonia should double what it spends on national defense in the next two years in order to stockpile enough munitions for a possible conflict with Russia. Herem said that head of the Russian regime VladimirContinue Reading
Finland’s Industrial Union to continue political strikes
The Industrial Union has announced plans to extend an ongoing political strike into a fourth week. The work stoppages, which began nearly three weeks ago, are set to continue from 1-7 April, the union said in a press release on Thursday. The political strikes are a protest against Prime MinisterContinue Reading
Nordic Response 2024 and Norwegian losses
NATO Nordic Response 2024 exercise has, according to the alliance, significantly increased the combat readiness of its troops. But it has also increased the cost to Norwegian households of dealing with the consequences of the military training. This was reported by the Norwegian magazine Forsvarets Forum. It is reported thatContinue Reading