Finland’s parliament unanimously adopted a proposal to join the NATO military alliance on Tuesday, marking a historic policy shift in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. On Sunday, President Sauli Niinisto and the administration announced that Finland will seek for membership, but the decision was still subject to parliament’s approval.Read More →
President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Sweden and Finland joining NATO would pose no threat to Russia, but that moving troops or weapons into the Nordic neighbours would elicit a “response.” With Moscow pressing its assault in Ukraine’s eastern border regions nearly three months into its invasion, Helsinki andRead More →
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated Friday that his country is “not favourable” to Finland and Sweden joining NATO, implying that Turkey could use its veto power as a member of the Western military alliance to prevent the two countries from entering. “We are closely monitoring developments in Sweden andRead More →
As the crisis in Ukraine choked supplies of Russian gas to Europe and the number of people fleeing the nation reached six million, Finland took a step toward fast-track NATO membership on Thursday, prompting a sharp warning from the Kremlin. Finland’s politicians said that their country must apply to joinRead More →
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to the United Kingdom (UK) has been extended for two more days. Shehbaz Sharif and his group, which included some federal ministers and leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), were set to return to Pakistan today (Friday). PM Shehbaz and his delegation are expectedRead More →
A Pentagon official stated Monday (May 2) that Russia’s top general, Valery Gerasimov, visited the Donbas front in the Ukraine war last week, but claims that he was injured in a Ukrainian offensive could not be substantiated. “What we can affirm is that we know he was in the DonbasRead More →
Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson stated on Friday that if Sweden’s parliament agrees to pursue a NATO membership application, the government would not call a referendum. Both Sweden and Finland have been forced to reconsider long-held ideas that military neutrality is the best way to ensure national security, with both nationsRead More →
The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky next week after a visit in Moscow to discuss the war with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the UN stated on Friday. The UN stated in a statement that Guterres will meet with Zelensky and Ukraine’s foreign ministerRead More →
MOSCOW (AFP) – After London slapped sanctions on Russia for its military action in Ukraine, Moscow said on Saturday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson and many other top UK officials would be denied entrance. “This measure was made in response to London’s unrelenting information and political campaign aimed at isolatingRead More →
President Joe Biden contacted Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday to brief him on “ongoing US assistance” for Kyiv, with the Pentagon allegedly preparing to reveal a fresh multimillion-dollar aid package. According to Zelensky, he and Biden discussed a “additional package of defensive and maybe macro-financial help.” The hour-long talkRead More →
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