Shoigu: the formation of reserve armies of the Russian Armed Forces will be completed by the end of June
Sweden will allow NATO to base troops on its soil even before it formally joins the alliance: "The preparations may consist of temporary basing of foreign equipment and personnel on Swedish territory. The decision sends a clear signal to Russia & strengthens Sweden's defence"
Blinken: Työskentelimme tukeaksemme Ukrainaa ja vahvistaaksemme Natoa sodan syttymisen jälkeen
Naton pääsihteerin mukaan kaikki liittolaiset ovat yhtä mieltä siitä, että Ukrainasta tulee liiton jäsen, Venäjä ei voi käyttää veto-oikeuttaan
Venäjä julistaa viisi Ruotsin suurlähetystön työntekijää henkilö non grataksi - Venäjän ulkoministeriö
Ukrainan presidentti Zelensky tapaa Helsingissä tasavallan presidentin Sauli Niinistön. Myöhemmin tänään presidentit osallistuvat Pohjoismaiden ja Ukrainan johtajien huippukokoukseen, jossa ovat myös Ruotsin, Norjan, Tanskan ja Islannin pääministerit.
Right now, production is down for the nuclear power reactors Forsmark 1 and 2. According to press manager Josef Nylén, it is the disturbance in Svenska Kraftnät that forced the reactors to shut down
Forsmark 1 and 2 have been disconnected. Frequency dip in Stockholm at Svenska Kraftnät's "control room" shows red
Ruotsi karkotti viisi venäläistä diplomaattia
1 vuosi sittenThe Norwegian Joint Headquarters confirms that a Norwegian P-8 was identified by a Russian fighter over the Barents Sea yesterday: "The identification was conducted in a safe and professional manner, in accordance with the Incident at Sea agreement"
Norway declares 15 intelligence officers working at Russia's embassy in Oslo personae non gratae:
“This has been the fastest accession process in NATO’s modern history,” @jensstoltenberg says at @NATO ceremony welcoming Finland to the alliance
1 vuosi sittenSuomi liittyi Natoon
Turkish Foreign Minister Cavasoglu hands @SecBlinken Turkey's ratification documents for Finland to join NATO. nnFinland is now in the alliance
Ukrainan ulkoministeri @DmytroKuleba sanoo, että Suomen liittyminen Natoon, mikä oli mahdotonta edes kaksi vuotta sitten, osoittaa, että kaikkien on aika pohtia vanhoja turvallisuuskäsityksiä. Hän tarkoittaa, että Naton on aika päästää maansa sisään
Kreml: Suomen liittyminen Natoon pakottaa Venäjän ryhtymään vastatoimiin turvallisuutensa takaamiseksi
Finland's Prime Minister @MarinSanna of the ruling Social Democratic Party conceded defeat on Sunday in a close-fought election for parliament
The bill on the approval of Finland's NATO accession protocol was accepted at the General Assembly of the Turkish Grand National Assembly
Hungarian parliament approves Finland's Nato membership
1 vuosi sittenFM @Haavisto: Good meeting with FM Szijjarto in Brussels. He confirmed that Hungary will approve Finland's NATO bid on 27 March. Thanked him for regular discussions throughout the process
Finnish President Niinistö on Turkey's approval for NATO membership: This is very important news for all Finns. We thank you very much
Finnish President Niinistö to President Erdoğan: You are one of the very few people in the world who can talk to everyone. Maybe you are the only one doing this
1 vuosi sittenPresident Erdoğan: We will continue our talks with Sweden on the basis of the alliance's principles and our approach in the fight against terrorism.
President Erdoğan: I believe that NATO will become stronger with Finland's membership and thus play an active role in maintaining global security and stability
President Erdoğan: Due to the sensitivity of eliminating our security concerns, we have decided to start the approval process of Finland's NATO accession protocol in our Parliament.
1 vuosi sittenPääministeri Sanna Marin vierailee tänään Kiovassa yhdessä presidentti Zelenskin kanssa kunnioittaen Ukrainan kaatunutta sankaria Dmytro "Da Vinci" Kotsyubayloa.
The Hungarian government has been postponing the vote for over six months. Both Orbán and the President have asked the MPs to approve the accession, but some MP's need more convincing
The Turkish Foreign Ministry announced that talks with Finland and Sweden on joining NATO will resume on March 9 in Brussels
Blinken: NATO should expand and Finland and Sweden should join the alliance
Stoltenberg reiterates what he said at DefMin: "It's Turkey's decision alone." Cavusoglu says he does expect Erdogan to handle Finland's ratification separately from Sweden's. He acknowledges "positive steps" but says "Sweden's obligations have not been fully fulfilled