The bloc's activities on their territory may be restricted In mid-May, Sweden and Finland officially announced their intentions to join the North Atlantic Alliance, although…
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Finnish parliament approves country’s accession to NATO
188 deputies out of 200 expressed their support for membership in the alliance. The counterproposal to refuse to join NATO was put forward in the…
The Foreign Ministry refused to “please the West” by withdrawing from the act with NATO
Moscow will not withdraw from the Russia-NATO founding act, despite the “provocative fuss” of the alliance countries, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said. In his…
The President of Finland called cold-blooded conversation with Putin about NATO
Finnish President Niinistö: conversation with Putin was calm and cool Putin was “surprisingly calm” about the conversation with Niinistö about Finland's prospects in NATO, the…
Sweden followed Finland in joining NATO
If approved, Stockholm intends to achieve non-deployment of nuclear weapons and permanent bases of the alliance in the country, the ruling party of Sweden said.…
The United States announced the reflection of the deterrence of “aggression” of Russia in the NATO concept
The US Secretary of State warned that NATO's updated strategic concept would reflect a policy of deterring “any aggression” from Russia. Bloomberg wrote that the…
Sweden says NATO membership is not directed against Russia
Sweden, following Finland, announced that it intends to join NATO. The Cabinet of Ministers of the country stated that this decision is the best for…
The Kremlin saw a reason for analysis in the situation with Sweden, Finland and NATO
Dmitry Peskov: Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO is a reason for a very deep analysis According to Peskov, Moscow will analyze the current events,…
Peskov called the differences between Ukraine and Sweden with Finland in NATO
Russia has no territorial disputes with Finland and Sweden. If Ukraine became a member of NATO, then Moscow would have a territorial dispute, which carries…
Putin said that the entry of Finland and Sweden into NATO does not pose a threat
At the same time, the President stressed that the expansion of military infrastructure in the Scandinavian countries “will certainly cause our response” Video Russia has…
CSTO leaders declared their readiness to establish cooperation with NATO
At the same time, the CSTO leaders stressed that they were concerned about the situation at the external borders and expressed their readiness to ensure…
Swedish government announces decision to apply for NATO membership
Sweden's intention to apply for NATO membership was announced yesterday by the ruling Social Democratic Party (S/SAP). According to the country's prime minister, the government's…
Blinken discussed with Stoltenberg a new strategic concept of NATO
The new concept of the North Atlantic Alliance should be adopted at the summit in Madrid, which will be held from 28 to 30 June.…
Czech Republic supports Finland and Sweden joining NATO
The Czech Republic fully supports the entry of Finland and Sweden into the North Atlantic Alliance, said Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky. “We warmly welcome…
Finland plans to apply for NATO membership on May 18
The Permanent Representative of Finland to NATO in Brussels is likely to apply to join the alliance on Wednesday 18 May. Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka…
German Foreign Minister urged to quickly accept Sweden and Finland into NATO
Annalena Burbock emphasized that there should be no “grey zone” between countries applying for NATO membership and their acceptance, the allies should ensure their security…
Croatian Foreign Ministry says Turkey is on the right path in NATO issues
Ankara's talks with Finland and Sweden on their entry into NATO are going in the right direction, Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlich-Radman said. Turkey objects…
Finland decides to join NATO
Earlier, Vladimir Putin said that Finland's rejection of the traditional policy of neutrality and the country's entry into NATO would be a mistake, since there…
Bloomberg learned about the “Russian threat” clause in the new NATO concept
The current concept refers to partnership with Russia. According to Bloomberg, the new document is likely to include a provision on a direct threat from…
Turkish Foreign Ministry announced the absence of “bargaining” in the position on Finland in NATO
Cavusoglu called the republic's position clear: Ankara supports the principle of “open doors” in NATO, but cannot ignore information about “support for terrorism” in the…
The head of NATO called the new concept of the alliance the basis of the era of rivalry
Jens Stoltenberg called the new concept of NATO the basis of the “epoch of strategic rivalry.” Bloomberg wrote that the document would include a clause…
The European Parliament threatened Turkey with isolation due to its position on NATO
There is no objective reason to prevent Finland and Sweden from joining NATO, such actions would be a pretext for isolation in the alliance, Weber…
Biden expressed support for the desire of Finland and Sweden to become part of NATO
The US President spoke by telephone with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish President Sauli Niinistö. The latter told his American colleague about further…
The Foreign Ministry revealed what will determine the response to Finland’s accession to NATO
Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko: the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO will not go unanswered According to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko, Russia's response…
Putin called Finland’s refusal of neutrality and joining NATO a mistake
According to the Russian leader, Finland's accession to NATO could have a negative impact on Russian-Finnish relations, which for many years were built on good…
Turkey says it has not “closed the door” to Sweden and Finland in NATO
Turkish leader's spokesman Kalin: Ankara has not closed doors for Sweden and Finland in NATO Turkey says members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, which Ankara…
Finland says they are ready for Russia’s response to joining NATO
Finnish Minister Tuppurainen said she is not afraid of Russia's reaction to NATO membership Finland is ready for Russia's response to the country's NATO membership,…
The Finnish Foreign Ministry allowed the filing of an application to NATO in the middle of next week
Finnish Foreign Minister Haavisto: application to NATO can be submitted next week The application to NATO will be submitted next week if the parliament approves…
Putin discussed with the Security Council the threat from the entry of Finland and Sweden into NATO
Dmitry Peskov: Vladimir Putin discussed with members of the Security Council the expansion of NATO and Ukraine The Russian President discussed at a meeting with…
Turkey did not see any positive in the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO
Turkish President Erdogan: “We don't see any positives in Finland and Sweden joining NATO” Turkish President Erdogan said that the Scandinavian countries are a “guest…