3 years agoDisruption at one of two undersea cables to Svalbard: The disruption is located somewhere between 130 to 230 kilometers southwest of Longyearbyen in the area where the seabed goes from 300 meters down to 2700 meters in the Greenland Sea
3 years agoDeputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde today and discussed shared concerns on Russia’s military build-up on Ukraine’s borders.
3 years ago Blinken in his presser notes that Russia's claims that NATO is threatening Russia is false. NATO "exists to protect, not to attack," he says. "NATO never promised not to admit new members. there was no promise that NATO wouldn't expand"
3 years agoJens Stoltenberg: Spoke with President @niinisto about the security situation in Europe and Russia's build-up in & around Ukraine. We call on Russia to de-escalate. We continue to coordinate with our close partner Finland. NATO respects the right of every country to choose its own path
3 years ago Finnish president: "And let it be stated once again: Finland's room to manoeuvre and freedom of choice also include the possibility of military alignment and of applying for NATO membership, should we ourselves so decide. NATO's business is the so-called Open Door policy"
3 years ago Leader of Finland's biggest opposition party says "NATO membership would improve Finland's security and bring predictability to our region". Green Parliament Group leader (in gov't) says "NATO membership of Finland & Sweden would clarify Europe's security arrangements and build stability"
3 years agoOne of the most northerly towns on Planet Earth (Qaanaaq, Greenland) at latitude 77.3N rose to a staggering +8.3°C today. The sun set in late October and will not rise here until 13 February 2022. Today marks the Winter Solstice
3 years agoKola, Barents, and White Sea NOTAM/PRIP update. The large Barents area has been extended to the 23rd - 27/28th. The PRIP closes large parts of the Barents and White Seas. Relate this to upcoming NORFLT activity. NOTAM for Pechenga-area also indicates 200th and 61st activity
3 years agoFinland: Attic of Meira coffee roastery is burning in Helsinki's Vallila district. Building has been evacuated, no reports of injuries. Lots of smoke in area
3 years agoA man was shot to death in Malmö - the police are now chasing one or more perpetrators
3 years ago The Stockholm Initiative for Nuclear Disarmament today meets in Stockholm at ministerial level, co-chaired by Swedish FM @AnnLinde and German FM @ABaerbock. We must push nuclear-weapon states to take steps towards disarmament
3 years ago Biden and Niinistö have talked tonight. Shared concerns about Russia's destabilizing military buildup along Ukraine's border and the importance of transatlantic efforts to de-escalate the situation
3 years ago2 cargo vessels collided in Baltic Sea, one capsized
3 years ago Finland to buy Lockheed F-35s, Finnish government confirms
3 years ago Cargo ship fire off Gothenburg: Timber cargo is still burning. Captain has refused to evacuate, Nato vessel has participated in rescue effort
3 years agoFive arrested men preparing "far right terror attack," say Finnish police
3 years ago Dmytro Kuleba: Important news from Brussels. The EU Council has decided to provide 31 million euros to Ukraine to strengthen its defense capabilities under the newly established European Peace Facility. We highly appreciate this step, which once again proved the strategic nature of Ukraine-EU relations
3 years ago FM of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba:Pleased to meet with @JosepBorrellF in Stockholm. We discussed the need to deter Russia and speed up work on specific economic restrictions which will be able to hit the Russian economy should Moscow decide to launch a new stage of aggression against Ukraine
3 years ago US and Russian foreign ministers to hold talks on Ukraine: US
3 years ago Sweden's Prime Minister-elect Andersson resigns hours after appointed
3 years ago The current NOTAM-map of Kola. First areas at sea go active on Monday. New NOTAM in the Luostari area indicates upcoming activity from the 200th MRB and 61st Naval Inf Bde
3 years agoTwo independent, blackouts in south central Stockholm yesterday and western Stockholm today. Many thousands of households affected. It is unclear why the security systems shut down the power and why two independent stations shut down in two days
3 years ago Canadian warship HMCS Fredericton, flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1, caught fire off the coast of Norway this morning. The fire has now been extinguished
3 years agoThe Russian frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" launched a hypersonic missile "Zircon" at a sea target in the White Sea - Russian Defense Ministry
3 years ago A police officer has been taken to hospital after being beaten during an operation in Vårby in Stockholm, the police write on their website. Several people have been arrested
3 years agoB-52 bombers recently flew missions taking off from home station to strike simulated targets in the North Sea region. @RAFMildenhall tankers provided key air refueling enabling global mobility.
3 years ago Minister of Defense Peter Hultqvist (S) is prepared to send the Swedish military to Ukraine, as Russia is preparing at the border. Says yes to proposals to train Ukrainian troops
3 years ago Detonation at a car workshop - area in Borås cordoned off
3 years agoLooks like Russia just has conducted a live/kinetic ASAT test, likely a A-235 / PL-19 Nudol, launched from Plesetsk. The large NAVWARN-area in the Laptev Sea is likely debris reentry area. Corresponding NOTAM no longer active
3 years ago Ongoing QRA Russian strategic bombers in the area
