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
Finland’s Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto says that there is still a chance for a diplomatic resolution to the Ukraine crisis. Finland will not send weapons to Ukraine as it faces the possibility of an invasion by Russia, says Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green). Speaking on Yle TV1’s breakfast television showContinue Reading
Former commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, MEP Riho Terras (Isamaa) urges the PM and foreign minister to raise the alarm over what he describes as a hybrid campaign against Lithuania. Belarusian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko (no longer recognized as president by the West) is becoming bolder by the day. HeContinue Reading