Events

"I think we're going to get it, one way or another we're going to get it," says Trump on Greenland

Water supply of strategic Baltic island Gotland was sabotaged last night. Someone broke into the pump controls and destroyed them. The pumps serve a large part of Gotland (pop 61k) and had it gone unnoticed could have left all island without water. Water is ok

Ruotsin viranomaiset tutkivat raportteja merenalaisen kaapelin katkeamisesta Itämerellä

Itämerellä Gotlannin edustalla on tapahtunut uusi kaapelikatkos, kertoo ruotsalainen TV4. Ruotsin puolustusvoimat vahvistaa saaneensa tiedon asiasta. Naton alukset tutkivat syyllistä

Denmark today increases the defence budget with 50bn DKK (6.7bn EUR) plus 10bn DKK (1.3bn EUR) extra per year until 2033 going 2.4% of GDP in 2024 to 3.2% in 2025. As discussed probably 50bn more is needed for acquisition

Venäjän kasvavan uhan edessä Tanska julkistaa keskiviikkona armeijansa suunnitelman, pääministeri Mette Frederiksen ilmoitti tiistaina.

Tanskan pääministeri Pariisin kokouksen jälkeen: "Venäjä uhkaa koko Eurooppaa"

Bill introduced in Congress by Republican to rename Greenland as "Red, White and Blueland" authorising President to "purchase or otherwise acquire" Greenland

Ulkoministeriö on kutsunut Venäjän suurlähettilään Venäjän ilmarajoja rikkovien lentokoneiden johdosta Suomenlahdella

Norwegian Refugee Council suspends activities in 20 countries after US aid freeze

Finland's defense ministry says a Russian plane violated Finnish airspace "for a few minutes."

Russia is concerned about NATO's plans to turn the Baltic into an internal sea of the Alliance. In this regard, Putin discusses the development of the Kaliningrad region with the Security Council

NATO is trying to blockade Russia in the Baltic Sea and paralyze the work of ports in the Leningrad and Kaliningrad regions, said Russian presidential aide and Chairman of the Russian Maritime Collegium Nikolai Patrushev.

Greenland's prime minister has proposed a general election on March 11, with independence and U.S. relations a top issue

Police: At least 10 people killed in school shooting, including suspect. Number of injured not yet clear. Motive unknown but no indication of terrorism.

At least 5 people shot at school in Örebro, Sweden - police

Greenland: Danish and British heads of government meet in London

Latvia-Gotland cable break: Sweden releases Vezhen ship – no sabotage, investigation shows(SVT)

"What President Trump will do about Greenland is very important to our national security." US Vice President J.D. Vance says that Denmark, which controls Greenland, is not doing its job and is not acting as a good ally for Washington regarding the sea lanes used by the Chinese and Russians

Norway police stop ship with Russian crew in connection with Latvia-Sweden cable damage

Ruotsi lahjoittaa 1,2 miljardin dollarin avustuspaketin Ukrainalle

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said that a foreign power was behind the killing of Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, at a time when he was supposed to appear before the judiciary over the controversy he caused in 2023 when he burned copies of the Qur'an, which caused a wave of protests and condemnations in many Islamic countries around the world.

"He wants to buy it. He wants to pay for it. This is not a joke. This is not about acquiring land for the purpose of acquiring land, this is in our national interest." Secretary of State @marcorubio on Greenland

Swedish authorities find Silwan Momika, the Quran burner, dead in his home with a gunshot wound

New opinion poll shows 85% of Greenlanders do not want to join US

Two Russian Tu-160 bombers carried out a scheduled flight over the neutral waters of the Arctic Ocean, Russian Defense Ministry reported

France has discussed with Denmark sending troops to Greenland in response to United States President Donald Trump's repeated threats to annex the Danish territory, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said

‘We must listen to the US president, but not take every word literally’ - Kaja Kallas. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas held a press conference in Brussels on Monday, January 27, following the Foreign Affairs Council meeting, and stated that the EU must engage with the US using the same transactional approach while maintaining a strong negotiating position. She also clarified that the EU is not negotiating on Greenland, reaffirming support for Denmark and its autonomous region

Kallas pushed to answer more directly: "We are not negotiating on Greenland. Of course. We are supporting our member state, Denmark and its autonomous region, Greenland, but we shouldn't also go into speculation about what ifs, because this is not the situation right now."

Kallas on Trump's threat to Greenland said: “As the US shifts to a more transactional approach, Europe needs to close ranks. our adversaries are cooperating very closely. So should we."