Across Norway, the Civil Defense sirens just sounded the "Important Announcement - Seek information" signal, at 1200 local time. This is normal routine testing, conducted twice annually, in January and June
1 рік томуA Finnish readiness unit deployed into a snap drill this morning. Scheduled exercise
Данія запропонувала відправити чотири винищувачі F-16 і фрегат для операцій НАТО в Балтійському регіоні та Північній Європі у відповідь на нарощування російських військ на кордоні з Україною.
The head of the Defense Intelligence Service of Denmark for six years, Lars Findsen, has been arrested in a serious case of leakage of "highly classified information".
Disruption at one of two undersea cables to Svalbard: The disruption is located somewhere between 130 to 230 kilometers southwest of Longyearbyen in the area where the seabed goes from 300 meters down to 2700 meters in the Greenland Sea
Заступник держсекретаря Венді Шерман сьогодні зустрілася з міністром закордонних справ Швеції Енн Лінде і обговорила спільні занепокоєння щодо нарощування Росією військових сил на кордонах України.
Блінкен у своїй пресі зазначає, що заяви Росії про те, що НАТО загрожує Росії, є неправдивими. НАТО "існує для захисту, а не для нападу", - каже він. НАТО ніколи не обіцяла не приймати нових членів. Не було обіцянок, що НАТО не розшириться
Йенс Столтенберг: говорив з президентом @niinisto про безпекову ситуацію в Європі та нарощування Росією сил в Україні та навколо неї. Ми закликаємо Росію до деескалації. Ми продовжуємо співпрацювати з нашим близьким партнером Фінляндією. НАТО поважає право кожної країни обирати власний шлях
Finnish president: "And let it be stated once again: Finland's room to manoeuvre and freedom of choice also include the possibility of military alignment and of applying for NATO membership, should we ourselves so decide. NATO's business is the so-called Open Door policy"
Leader of Finland's biggest opposition party says "NATO membership would improve Finland's security and bring predictability to our region". Green Parliament Group leader (in gov't) says "NATO membership of Finland & Sweden would clarify Europe's security arrangements and build stability"
1 рік томуOne of the most northerly towns on Planet Earth (Qaanaaq, Greenland) at latitude 77.3N rose to a staggering +8.3°C today. The sun set in late October and will not rise here until 13 February 2022. Today marks the Winter Solstice
1 рік томуKola, Barents, and White Sea NOTAM/PRIP update. The large Barents area has been extended to the 23rd - 27/28th. The PRIP closes large parts of the Barents and White Seas. Relate this to upcoming NORFLT activity. NOTAM for Pechenga-area also indicates 200th and 61st activity
Finland: Attic of Meira coffee roastery is burning in Helsinki's Vallila district. Building has been evacuated, no reports of injuries. Lots of smoke in area
A man was shot to death in Malmö - the police are now chasing one or more perpetrators
The Stockholm Initiative for Nuclear Disarmament today meets in Stockholm at ministerial level, co-chaired by Swedish FM @AnnLinde and German FM @ABaerbock. We must push nuclear-weapon states to take steps towards disarmament
Biden and Niinistö have talked tonight. Shared concerns about Russia's destabilizing military buildup along Ukraine's border and the importance of transatlantic efforts to de-escalate the situation
2 cargo vessels collided in Baltic Sea, one capsized
Finland to buy Lockheed F-35s, Finnish government confirms
Cargo ship fire off Gothenburg: Timber cargo is still burning. Captain has refused to evacuate, Nato vessel has participated in rescue effort
Five arrested men preparing "far right terror attack," say Finnish police
Dmytro Kuleba:Важливі новини з Брюсселя. Рада ЄС ухвалила рішення надати Україні 31 млн євро на зміцнення оборонних спроможностей у рамках новоствореного Європейського фонду забезпечення миру. Високо цінуємо цей крок, який вкотре засвідчив стратегічний характер відносин Україна-ЄС 1/3
2 рік томуFM of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba:Pleased to meet with @JosepBorrellF in Stockholm. We discussed the need to deter Russia and speed up work on specific economic restrictions which will be able to hit the Russian economy should Moscow decide to launch a new stage of aggression against Ukraine
US and Russian foreign ministers to hold talks on Ukraine: US
2 рік томуSweden's Prime Minister-elect Andersson resigns hours after appointed
2 рік томуThe current NOTAM-map of Kola. First areas at sea go active on Monday. New NOTAM in the Luostari area indicates upcoming activity from the 200th MRB and 61st Naval Inf Bde
Two independent, blackouts in south central Stockholm yesterday and western Stockholm today. Many thousands of households affected. It is unclear why the security systems shut down the power and why two independent stations shut down in two days
Canadian warship HMCS Fredericton, flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1, caught fire off the coast of Norway this morning. The fire has now been extinguished
Російський фрегат "Адмірал Горшков" запустив гіперзвукову ракету "Циркон" по морській цілі в Білому морі - Міноборони РФ
A police officer has been taken to hospital after being beaten during an operation in Vårby in Stockholm, the police write on their website. Several people have been arrested
2 рік томуB-52 bombers recently flew missions taking off from home station to strike simulated targets in the North Sea region. @RAFMildenhall tankers provided key air refueling enabling global mobility.
