1 jaar geledenFM @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 jaar geledenPresident 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 jaar geledenPremier van Finland Sanna Marin bezoekt vandaag Kyiv, samen met president Zelensky bracht hulde aan de gevallen Held van Oekraïne 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 jaar geledenNATO 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
Noorwegen schenkt 8 Leopard 2's en maximaal 4 ondersteuningsvarianten (engineering, bruglaag, berging) aan Oekraïne en wijst 250 miljoen NOK toe voor reserveonderdelen en munitie
1 jaar geledenDe Noorse regering stelt een ongekend steunpakket voor Oekraïne voor: in totaal 75 miljard NOK (6,83 miljard euro) over 5 jaar (2023-2027). Geplande jaarlijkse uitbetalingen van ongeveer NOK 15 miljard
Norway says to buy 54 new generation Leopard 2 tanks, to replace older versions
De president van Finland, Sauli Niinistö, had een ontmoeting met de president van Oekraïne in Kyiv
President Zelensky: oprecht dankbaar voor de regering van Zweden en @SwedishPM voor het nieuwe militaire bijstandspakket voor Oekraïne. CV90 IFV's, Archer zelfrijdende houwitsers en NLAW ATGM's zijn krachtige wapens die het Oekraïense leger nodig heeft om ons land te bevrijden van de Russische indringer. Samen naar een gezamenlijke overwinning
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 jaar geledenState 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 jaar geledenMinisters van Buitenlandse Zaken uit Estland, Letland, Litouwen, Finland, IJsland, Noorwegen en Sweeen zijn vandaag in Kyiv
NATO Secretary General: It's time for Finland and Sweden to join the alliance
1 jaar geledenNATO Sec Gen @jensstoltenberg addresses NATO PA: The time has come to finalize the accesion process of Finland and Sweden, they delivered all commitments
1 jaar geledenHelsinki: Finse premier @MarinSanna zegt dat de acties van Rusland in Oekraïne "niet ongestraft zullen blijven" Poolse premier @MorawieckiM - "we moeten Rusland harder treffen dan het zou verwachten" Wijst ook op de NAVO-uitbreiding "wij -als het V4-formaat - zullen we vragen Viktor Orban voor de snelle ratificatie"
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
