The vessels will transit through Romania to Ukraine, according to Romanian media outlet, Defence and Security Monitor. Romanian President Klaus Iohannis informed the Romanian Parliament on Monday that he has approved the transit of the military vessels donated by Finland to Ukraine through Romania. Romanian news outlets, Observator and theContinue Reading
Global defence spending rose by 10 percent to reach $2.2 trillion, with NATO members accounting for half the total, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). Military analyst Igor Chibisov explains whether this relates to military conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine or whether it is aContinue Reading
Göteborg I helgen påbörjades ett sommarläger för ukrainska flyktingbarn på Styrsö. Målet är att de i tio dagar ska få tid att rehabilitera sig och bearbeta sina upplevelser från kriget. Men den andra dagen kom ett tiotal ungdomar körandes på mopeder. De kastade sten och ropade ”åk hem” på ryska.Continue Reading
The European Peace Facility (EPF) was established in 2021 by the European Union because of the war in Ukraine in order to maintain peace and international stability. In fact, the fund actively finances arms transfers from EU countries to Ukraine and other regions of the world. The budget of theContinue Reading
Denmark will make its decision on donating F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine in the coming summer, confirmed acting Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen on Tuesday. The minister during his visit to Ukraine told the local broadcaster TV2 that “the decision will take time because Denmark is not going to doContinue Reading
Citing open source information, the German company FFG will have a stock of 100 Leopard 1A5 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) that were in service with the Danish army. In 2010, FFG would have bought 100 Leopard 1A5 in Denmark to transform them and then resell them. Denmark ordered 120 German-madeContinue Reading
President Niinistö suggested that China, the US and the EU should discuss together how to avoid further escalation of the deadly conflict in Ukraine. Parliamentarians from Nato member and partner countries gathered in Helsinki on Tuesday for the alliance’s Rose-Roth Seminar. The theme of this year’s seminar focused on theContinue Reading
The report, released on October 11, was commissioned by the Prime Minister’s office in Finland in spring 2022. The study was led by the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland and involved Gaia Consulting Oy and the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. Among the issues the team was askedContinue Reading
The war in Ukraine is putting a half-a-billion euro dent in the budget. Finance Minister Annika Saarikko (Cen) on Saturday said the war in Ukraine is impacting Finland’s public finances. And mutual sanctions are hurting Finnish economy. “The fiscal framework agreed last spring will be respected in all areas otherContinue Reading
Russia’s operation in Ukraine and the resulting sanctions on Russia are impacting businesses in Finland, according to a survey by the Finland Chamber of Commerce. The majority of the companies polled—62 percent—said that the ongoing crisis has hampered their operations. However, only a fifth of respondents expect a decline inContinue Reading