9 month agoIceland declares state of emergency after volcano erupts for third time in 2 months
The Finnish government extends the closure of the border with the Russian Federation until April 14 - Ministry of Internal Affairs
9 month agoA volcano erupted on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula on Thursday, the third to hit the area since December, authorities say.
9 month agoVolcano erupts on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula
Volcano erupts for the sixth time in less than three years on the Reykjanes peninsula near Iceland's capital, Reykjavik
U.S. Ambassador to Hungary: Representatives of 16 NATO Allies attended today’s extraordinary session of Hungary’s Parliament to consider Sweden’s NATO accession. Not in attendance: a single member of Hungary’s ruling party
9 month agoOrbán’s MPs didn’t show up in Hungary’s parliament to vote on’s NATO accession - no quorum, no vote
Prime Minister of Finland: We will not reopen the borders with Russia at the present time because the danger coming from its side still exists
Swedish police say the bomb squad will dispose of a suspicious object found near the Israeli embassy in Stockholm.
Finland has quietly filled its wartime stockpiles and is activating some of the so-called “production reservation agreements” which means that companies produce at the armed forces’ request what is needed for logistics
European Central Bank President: It is too early to discuss reducing interest rates
Orbán’s number two and parliament speaker László Kövér says that he himself opposes Sweden’s NATO accession and hints that Fidesz MPs won’t support the opposition’s proposal for an extraordinary parliamentary session on the ratification
The US Ambassador to Turkey: Erdogan may sign the ratification of Sweden's accession to NATO within a few days
10 month agoNATO CMC Bauer says Swedish Commander-in-Chief Micael Bydén "was right" to warn citizens there to "prepare for war." He emphasizes even countries inside the alliance need to adopt the Nordic "whole-of-society" approach. "It's not a given that we are in peace," he says
NATO plans to mobilize 90,000 soldiers for the biggest military exercise since the Cold War
Finnish Security and Intelligence Service @Suojelupoliisi: Russian intelligence agencies recruiting some asylum seekers as spies before they cross to Finland
Norwegian Foreign Minister: We are working with some European Union countries, Arab countries, and the United States on the concept of a unified Palestinian government
10 month agoHouse now on fire in Grindavik, Iceland after lava flow from new volcano reached itn(screenshot from Reuters)
Norway: Migrants who came across the Russian border had been given espionage missions
Danish and French shipping companies announce the resumption of the passage of their ships in the Red Sea
11 month agoA volcano in southwest Iceland has erupted, spewing lava and smoke after weeks of intense seismic activity
A volcano dramatically erupted in Iceland on Monday, with spectacular bursts of lava and smoke illuminating the night sky after weeks of seismic activity prompted the evacuation of a nearby town
11 month agoA volcanic eruption started Monday night on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula, turning the sky orange and prompting the country's civil defense to be on high alert
volcanic eruption on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula shows lava spewing into the air after a fissure opened up Monday.
Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcano erupted Monday after weeks of earthquake activity. Video shows thick smoke drifting into the sky above as lava spews from the volcano's mouth
11 month agoVolcano erupts on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula
11 month agoMoment volcano erupts near Grindavík, Iceland
11 month agoFinland and the United States have signed a mutual defence cooperation agreement (DCA) in Washington DC. A full circle as the defence material partnership that began in the 1990's in the post-Cold War world has now developed into an alliance
11 month agoPolish Border Guard officers participate in the @Frontex operation in Finland. Due to the season and weather conditions, they patrol the Finnish-Russian border primarily on snowmobiles and on skis
The Russian Federation had the best relations with Finland, and now it will have to gather military units in the Leningrad Military District - Putin
