Russia could attack a Nato country in as little as three years, according to Denmark’s defence minister, in the latest and starkest warning from a western official about Moscow’s appetite for confrontation beyond its war in Ukraine. Troels Lund Poulsen joined colleagues from Sweden, the UK, Romania, Germany and othersContinue Reading
Denmark would like to host a summit in July aimed at finding peace between Ukraine and Russia, but such a meeting would need engagement from India, China and Brazil, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said Monday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday sought global support at the G7 meetingContinue Reading
The Wagner military group defector Andrej Medvedev will be returned to Norway from Sweden, Swedish police confirmed on Friday. On Thursday evening, the Russian human rights activist Vladimir Osetshkin announced that Medvedev had been arrested in Sweden. According to Oseshkin, Medvedev took the bus to Gothenburg because the price ofContinue Reading
The exercise called “Secure Arctic 2023” included 16 scenarios and was held in nine Russian Arctic regions, from Murmansk in the west to Chukotka in the east. More than 60,000 people were engaged in training activities, the Emergency Ministry (Emercom) informs. The training was held only few weeks before RussiaContinue Reading
There remains no consensus within the incoming Reform-Eesti 200-SDE coalition as to what to do with the rights of Russian and Belarusian citizens ordinarily resident in Estonia to vote in local elections, with only an agreement existing not to amend the Constitution on this issue. All foreign citizens permanently residentContinue Reading
The two companies that produce many million tons of oil at Arctic fields might soon start to send shiploads to Asian buyers across the Northern Sea Route. According to Rosatom, the nuclear power company that manages Russia’s fleet of nuclear icebreakers, there is a significant potential in oil shipments onContinue Reading
By Max Hastings A military friend of mine recently visited a relatively honestly governed African state. He asked its president why he does not support the West on Ukraine. His host answered: “I can’t see what’s different between what Russia is doing there and what the West did in Iraq.” We couldContinue Reading
The Finnish start-up conference is asking the venture capital funds providing the €1m prize to withdraw their money. Slush organisers on Monday tweeted (siirryt toiseen palveluun) they were revoking Immigram’s pitching competition win at this year’s event, which resulted in a one million-euro investment for the London-based company. The start-upContinue Reading
The energy crisis caused EU support to Ukraine in war with Russia appears to have increased support for nuclear power in Finland among Parliamentary parties. And the problem is that Russian nuclear plants are cheaper and more reliable to build up. More than half of Finnish MPs think that FinlandContinue Reading
Cod quotas for 2023 will be 20% lower, a decision made on recommendations from marine researchers in the two countries. The Norwegian-Russian Joint Fishery Commission has agreed that 2023 cod quotas in the Barents- and Norwegian Seas will total 566,784 tons, of which 260,782 tons will be Norway’s share. “DespiteContinue Reading