3 years agoNATO fighter aircraft from Norway, the UK & the US escorted 2 groups of Russian military aircraft for a 2nd day running. The intercepts, occurring over the Barents Sea & off Scotland
3 years agoNorwegian media are reporting NATO Sec Gen Stoltenberg has been chosen as the next central bank chief
3 years ago Swedish Public Health Agency says COVID19 no longer a "socially dangerous disease," all restrictions to be lifted
3 years ago Finnish Air Force executed surveillance of territorial integrity flight to Gulf of Finland this morning at ~10am local time. Loud flight noise heard in SE Finland
3 years ago Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35s and @RoyalAirForce Typhoons intercepted Russian aircraft flying off the Norwegian coast and into the North Sea
3 years agoRussian warships now sail through the Great Belt, Fehmarnbelt and Kadet Trench in the dark, there are gaps in the accounting
3 years agoSweden contributes 50 million SEK to Partnership Fund for Resilient Ukraine PFRU - a flexible new instrument to support Ukraine's resilience against Russia's aggression, launched today in partnership with UK, Canada and Switzerland
3 years agoRussian citizen arrested for flying a drone over Drottningholm's castle in Sweden
3 years ago In the Norwegian Sea, warships of the Northern Fleet practiced searching for foreign submarines - Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
3 years agoNBI, @HelsinkiPoliisi and @poliisi_kaakko have cooperated in the investigation of a drug smuggling case where an organisation is suspected of having illegally imported around 1,700 kilos of narcotic substances into Finland
3 years ago Meeting with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store of Norway, another item that was not previously listed on @POTUS schedule
3 years ago Two Swedish jets Jas 39 Gripen scrambled from Gotland about an hour ago, sonic booms heard in Umeå
3 years ago"Helsinki Air Defense governmentnt's preparedness unit in stations in the Capital region." Looks like Finland is running readiness tests of their AD systems
3 years ago Finland's PM Marin says important for Finland to keep the possibility to enter NATO alliance if its parliament decides to apply
3 years agoAt least 3 @FinnishAirForce F/A-18 Hornets flying in formation with United States Air Force KC-135R over Finland yesterday: 62-3551 as QID11
3 years ago Russian Northern Fleet launched exercise with 30 vessels, 140 vehicles, 20 aircraft and 1200 servicemen
3 years ago This afternoon, a Norwegian P-3C Orion followed a Russian group of vessels off the Norwegian coast. The Russians sailed legally in international waters, but Norway continuously follows all movements in the High North
3 years ago Swedish Air Force Saab S100D Argus C604 active over Gotland
3 years agoNorwegian coast guard vessel KV Andenes nearby tracking south to supposed Russian vessels
3 years ago The Northern Fleet Kaliningradneft-class oiler Vyazma is now tracking north-west off the coast of Finnmark. She is likely not sailing alone, but have no confirmation on group composition yet
3 years ago The Norwegian Chief of Defence: "The situation is serious for Norway and for Europe" "Some readiness measures have been taken, including increased monitoring and revising of plans" "The Norwegian Armed Forces is ready to implement further measures"
3 years agoAfghanistan: The Taliban will hold talks with Western officials in Oslo next week on human rights and humanitarian aid in their first official visit to the West since returning to power
3 years agoThe NATO Secretary General's statement about readiness to accept Finland and Sweden into the alliance is an external pressure on their policy, - Lavrov
3 years agoSearch & Rescue assets deployed due to a Norwegian vessel in distress with people in lifeboats off the coast of Denmark Danish military have deployed a helicopter & HDMS Niels Juel 2 Swedish helicopters also deployed
3 years agoA group of 3 strategic bombers (type to be confirmed) (call sign 70291/70292/70293) are working with the Il-78 tanker (call sign 42603)
3 years agoFinnish Defence Forces has enhanced readiness, says difficult to predict how the security situation develops. As usual, no comments on operational details regarding posture
3 years ago The largest @NATO exercise inside the Arctic Circle, Cold Response is planned for the beginning of March. 35,000 soldiers from 28 nations will participate. U.S. aircraft carrier "USS Harry S Truman" will also be part of the exercise
3 years agoSwedish Sec. Service warns of foreign (Russian) disinformation campaigns targeting far-right and anti-vaxx communities in Sweden
3 years agoIn a phone call @POTUS and @niinisto "discussed their shared concern over Russia's unprovoked military build-up on Ukraine's borders," according to the @WhiteHouse
3 years ago "Operations at several locations in Stockholm According to information, the police have ongoing operations regarding drones at several locations in Stockholm. In addition to Nacka, it will be about central Stockholm, in Norsberg by the waterworks and around Kaknästornet on Gärdet
