3 years agoRussia aircraft violate Finnish airspace near Lake Karelia and Finnish F-18 aircraft scrambled
3 years agoJens Stoltenberg: Thanks to Germany for hosting NATO's first informal FMM. Constructive discussions on the historic importance of Finland and Sweden potential membership bids, our support for Ukraine's self defence against Russia and how NATO must continue to adapt at the Madrid Summit
3 years ago.@SecBlinken says he is "very confident that we will reach consensus" on Finland and Sweden joining NATO despite Turkey's indications that they would not currently support their membership
3 years agoFinland's President @niinisto is "a bit puzzled" by Turkey's veto threat. When he spoke to President @RTErdogan a month ago, he said he would support membership. "I thanked him and was very pleased with my thanks"
3 years agoGerman Foreign Minister Baerbock: Germany will use accelerated procedure to ratify the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO
3 years agoFinnish President officially declares during joint press conference with key ministers that Finland will seek NATO membership
3 years agoNATO's deputy secretary general Mircea Geoana says he is confident Türkiye's concerns over Finland and Sweden joining NATO could be addressed
3 years agoFinnish Foreign Minister: We have a long border with Russia and we want to maintain the situation there peacefully
3 years agoPresident of Finland informed Putin about intention of the country to join NATO in coming days
3 years agoRussia has suspended electricity supply to Finland: Finnish operator
3 years agoRussia to cut electricity to Finland from Saturday, supplier says, as tensions rise over Helsinki's NATO bid
3 years agoWhite House says Biden spoke with Finland President and Sweden PM over their bid to join NATO
3 years agoSweden, Finland to discuss NATO bid with Turkey in Berlin Saturday: ministers
3 years agoNATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg welcomes "the joint statement by President @niinisto and Prime Minister @MarinSanna supporting an application for NATO membership without delay. This is a sovereign decision by Finland, which NATO fully respects
3 years agoJoint statement by the President of the Republic and Prime Minister of Finland on Finland's NATO membership: Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay
3 years agoFinland joining NATO 'would not be against anyone', its president says
3 years agoBritish Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has made clear that Britain would defend Finland and Sweden if either of the countries were attacked regardless of NATO membership
3 years agoSweden has confirmed today that one of its citizens travelling as a tourist has been detained in Iran
3 years agoU.S. would be able to provide more military aid to Sweden and Finland ahead of accession to the NATO alliance if they are threatened by Russia: Pentagon
3 years agoThe Home Guard on Gotland is trained in anti-tank missiles 57 NLAW
3 years agoRussian Mil Mi-17 violated Finnish airspace today before midday
3 years agoWhite House on Sweden and Finland potentially joining Nato: President Biden has always supported 'open door policy' of the alliance, Psaki says
3 years agoFinnish media reporting that Finland will officially apply to join NATO on May 12
3 years agoRussian reconnaissance plane violated Swedish air space, Stockholm says
3 years agoRussian Foreign Ministry: 3 diplomats were expelled from the Norwegian Embassy in Moscow
3 years agoCroatian President Zoran Milanović said that the country will block Finland's membership in NATO until the election law in Bosnia and Herzegovina is changed
3 years agoActivists from Greenpeace are blocking the oil tanker Ust Luga, preventing it from offloading thousands of tonnes of Russian oil into the port. The action takes place in the Oslo Fjord, by Slagentangen port owned by Esso, a Norwegian subsidiary of ExxonMobil
3 years agoPower grid operator in Finland to restrict transmission capacity in cross-border connections with Russia from Sunday due to "the changing international situation"
3 years agoNorway has donated an air defense system to Ukraine. Mistral air defense system is an effective weapon that has been used in the Navy, and which will be of great benefit to Ukraine, - says Minister of Defense of Norway @Bjornarildgram
3 years agoFinland is shipping a third military aid shipment to Ukraine. No details are provided about the contents of the shipment, but equipment sent has been coordinated with Ukraine to fit their needs