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: We hebben gewerkt om Oekraïne te steunen en de NAVO te versterken nadat de oorlog uitbrak
De secretaris-generaal van de NAVO zegt dat alle bondgenoten het erover eens zijn dat Oekraïne lid wordt van de alliantie, Rusland kan er geen veto over uitspreken
Rusland verklaart vijf medewerkers van de Zweedse ambassade tot persona non grata - Russisch ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken
In Helsinki ontmoet president van Oekraïne Zelensky de president van Finland, Sauli Niinisto. Later vandaag zullen de presidenten deelnemen aan de Noords-Oekraïense leiderstop, waar ook de premiers van Zweden, Noorwegen, Denemarken en IJsland aanwezig zullen zijn.
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
Zweden zet vijf Russische diplomaten uit
1 jaar geledenThe 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 jaar geledenFinland sloot zich aan bij de NAVO
Turkish Foreign Minister Cavasoglu hands @SecBlinken Turkey's ratification documents for Finland to join NATO. nnFinland is now in the alliance
Oekraïense minister van Buitenlandse Zaken @DmytroKuleba zegt dat de toetreding van Finland tot de NAVO, wat zelfs twee jaar geleden ondenkbaar was, laat zien dat het tijd is dat iedereen oude opvattingen over veiligheid heroverweegt. Hij bedoelt dat het tijd is dat de NAVO zijn land binnenlaat
Het Kremlin: de toetreding van Finland tot de NAVO zal Rusland dwingen tegenmaatregelen te nemen om zijn veiligheid te waarborgen
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 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
