1 year agoFM @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 year agoPresident 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 year agoIl primo ministro finlandese Sanna Marin è in visita a Kyiv oggi, insieme al presidente Zelensky ha reso omaggio all'eroe dell'Ucraina caduto Dmytro "Da Vinci" Kotsyubaylo
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
1 year agoNATO chief Stoltenberg, visiting Turkey, says his position remains that both Finland and Sweden have done everything they pledged to get Ankara's approval for membership. He reiterated the line that it's more important both are ratified ASAP than whether it happens together
La Norvegia donerà 8 Leopard 2 e fino a 4 varianti di supporto (ingegneria, strato ponte, recupero) all'Ucraina e assegnerà 250 mil NOK per pezzi di ricambio e munizioni
1 year agoIl governo norvegese propone un pacchetto di sostegno senza precedenti per l'Ucraina: un totale di 75 miliardi di NOK (6,83 miliardi di euro) in 5 anni (2023-2027). Esborsi annuali previsti per circa 15 miliardi di NOK
Norway says to buy 54 new generation Leopard 2 tanks, to replace older versions
Il presidente della Finlandia Sauli Niinistö ha incontrato il presidente dell'Ucraina a Kyiv
Presidente Zelensky: Sinceramente grato al governo svedese e a @SwedishPM per il nuovo pacchetto di assistenza militare all'Ucraina. Gli IFV CV90, gli obici semoventi Archer e gli ATGM NLAW sono armi potenti di cui l'esercito ucraino ha bisogno per liberare la nostra terra dall'invasore russo. Insieme per una vittoria comune
Europe's largest rare earths deposit discovered in Sweden: mining firm
Sweden can't meet Turkey's demands for NATO bid: PM
Scholz: The Nordstream incident underscores the need for a comprehensive reassessment of infrastructure security
German Chancellor: We hope Finland and Sweden will formally join NATO by the next NATO meeting
1 year agoState Department announces new sale of fighter jet missiles to Finland: 40 AIM 9X Block IIs, 4 AIM 9X Block II tactical guidance units; and 48 AGM-154 Joint Stand Off Weapons, (JSOW)
1 year agoI ministri degli Esteri di Estonia, Lettonia, Lituania, Finlandia, Islanda, Norvegia, Svezia sono oggi a Kyiv
NATO Secretary General: It's time for Finland and Sweden to join the alliance
1 year agoNATO Sec Gen @jensstoltenberg addresses NATO PA: The time has come to finalize the accesion process of Finland and Sweden, they delivered all commitments
1 year agoHelsinki: il primo ministro finlandese @MarinSanna afferma che le azioni della Russia in Ucraina "non rimarranno impunite" Il primo ministro polacco @MorawieckiM - "dobbiamo colpire la Russia più duramente di quanto potrebbe aspettarsi" Indica anche l'allargamento della NATO "noi - come formato V4 - chiederemo Viktor Orban per la rapida ratifica"
Sweden prosecutor says sabotage confirmed at Nord Stream pipelines after explosives remains were found on the key energy facility
Finland's PM does not rule out nuclear weapons or permanent Nato bases in Finland - YLE
Norwegian authorities named the real identity of the fake "Brazilian researcher": his name is Mikhail Mikhushin, born 1978
Norway arrested a "Brazilian" university researcher at University of Tromso, who studied "hybrid threats". The catch He's a Russian spy, not a Brazilian professor
