2 year agoThe Russian subs "surfaced separately in the NorthSea, north west of Bergen, Norway, on July 16 & 19" per Britain officials
Tomorrow Poland's president @andrzejduda will sign the law ratifying the Protocols on Finland's and Sweden's accession to NATO. The event will take place in the Navy Port of @MiastoGdynia, city on the Baltic Sea coast - says presidential chief of staff
White House: We want Finland and Sweden to join NATO as soon as possible
2 year agoThe Great Belt, southbound today, enroute to St Petersburg. The Yasen-class SSGN Severodvinsk, Ingul-class rescue tug Pamir and the Ivan Gren-class LST Ivan Gren. The Ivan Gren turned around, was northbound on the 13th. Photos: Kurt Pedersen / Facebook group: Under Broen
Erdogan says Turkey will freeze Finland, Sweden's NATO bids if promises not kept
The process of ratifying the membership of Sweden and Finland in the North Atlantic Alliance has begun, informed NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg
Denmark Officials: Mall Shooting That Killed 3 Likely Not Terror Incident
Arrested suspect in Copenhagen mall shooting a 22-year-old Dane
Several people dead after mass shooting at shopping centre in Copenhagen, Danish police say; suspect custody
2 year agoNew video shows people fleeing a shopping mall in Denmark as police responded to a reported shooting
Copenhagen Police: We are still present, shots have been fired and several people have been hit. We work on site. People in the Fields must stay and await the police. All other persons must stay away from Fields
Shots kill several people in a shopping center in Copenhagen
2 year agoNATO Allies and Partners working ever closer together in Finnish airspace. RAF F-35s flying with Finnish F-18s
"We are prepared for all eventualities," Stoltenberg says, addressing President Putin's comments that Russia will respond "in kind" if troops, infrastructure are deployed in Finland, Sweden. The Accession Protocol to be formally signed Tuesday, he says
2 year agoThe formal signing of the accession protocols for Finland and Sweden to join NATO will happen Tuesday
Baltic Fleet press-release: The Steregushchiy-class corvette Soobrazitelny has reportedly conducted a SAM live-firing against 2 x target missiles fired by the Nanuchka-class Passat and the Steregushchiy-class corvette Stoikiy
Polish President: The permanent presence of the US Army in our country increases our security a lot
President Duda: NATO's unity regarding the membership of Finland and Sweden was preserved; is a historic event. It is a fundamental decision for Poland
NATO leaders formally invite Finland and Sweden to join alliance - statement
2 year agoSecretary Antony Blinken:Met with Finnish and Swedish Foreign Ministers @Haavisto and @AnnLinde to commend their trilateral agreement with Turkey and reiterate our strong support for their NATO accession. We also reaffirmed the need for robust assistance to Ukraine against the Kremlin's brutal war
A number of private and public institutions in Norway have been subjected to a so-called distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) cyberattack in the last 24 hours, the Norwegian NSM security authority said
Kosachev, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee - Federation Council, claims Norway is violating the Svalbard Treaty by stopping goods bound for Svalbard at the land-border.
Russia accuses Norway of blocking the passage of trucks to the Svalbard region
Turkey to seek extradition of 33 'terror' suspects from Finland, Sweden under NATO deal: justice minister
"In light of the progress we have made together, Turkey has agreed to support Finland & Sweden joining NATO" per @NATO's @jensstoltenberg
This includes further amending their domestic legislation, cracking down on PKK activities & entering into an agreement with Turkey on extradition" per @NATO's @jensstoltenberg
The newly signed memorandum "addresses Turkey's concerns around arms exports & the fight against terrorism" per @NATO's @jensstoltenberg. "No ally has suffered more brutal terrorist attacks than Turkey, including from the terrorist group PKK"
The leaders of Turkey, Sweden & Finland have just signed a memorandum for the two Nordic states to join NATO, removing a Turkish block to the accession process, a source said. "It's a three-way agreement on accession," the source said. @jensstoltenberg to make statement
.@NATO SecGen @jensstoltenberg announcing the Memorandum between Turkey, Sweden and Finland: "I am pleased to announce that we now have an agreement that paves the way for Finland and Sweden to join NATO"
Norway denies Russian cargo transit to Svalbard since 15th June
