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NATO poised to sign accession protocols for Sweden, Finland

Editorial Bureau July 5, 2022

Brussels(Belgium)- The 30 NATO allies are set to sign off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, sending the membership bids of the two nations to the alliance capitals for legislative approvals. The move will further increase Russia’s strategic isolation in the wake of

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Delegations from Sweden and Finland; An effort to overcome Turkey’s objections

Editorial Bureau May 25, 2022

Ankara (Turkey)-Delegations from Sweden and Finland were scheduled on Wednesday to hold talks in Ankara with senior Turkish officials to overcome Turkey’s objections to their historic bids to join the NATO alliance. Sweden and Finland submitted their written applications to join NATO last week in a move that marks one of the most significant geopolitical […]

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NATO chief hails ‘historic moment’ as Finland and Sweden apply

Editorial Bureau May 18, 2022

Brussels (Belgium)- After Finland and Sweden submitted membership requests, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the military alliance is ready to seize a historical moment and move quickly to allow them to join its ranks. The official applications, submitted by the ambassadors of Finland and Sweden to NATO, start the security clock ticking. Russia,

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Russian military and diplomatic efforts were hampered.

Editorial Bureau May 16, 2022

Kyiv (Ukraine)- Russia lost diplomatic ground over the weekend as two more European countries moved closer to joining NATO. Also, its military is bogged down in a grinding conflict in eastern Ukraine. Finland stated its plans to join the alliance on Sunday. They claim that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nearly had altered Europe’s security landscape. […]

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Leader says Turkey opposes letting Finland, Sweden join NATO

Editorial Bureau May 14, 2022

HELSINKI — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his country is “not favorable” toward Finland and Sweden joining NATO, indicating that Turkey could use its status as a member of the Western military alliance to veto moves to admit the two countries. “We are following developments concerning Sweden and Finland carefully, but we […]

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Kremlin warns of retaliation after Finland moves toward NATO

Editorial Bureau May 13, 2022

KYIV, Ukraine — The Kremlin warned about taking retaliatory “military-technical” steps after Finland’s leaders came out in favor of applying to join NATO, and Sweden could do the same within days, in a historic realignment triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, the first war-crimes trial of a Russian soldier since the start of the […]

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Finland is in favour of applying for NATO membership

Editorial Bureau May 12, 2022

Finland’s president and prime minister say they favour applying for NATO membership. Helsinki (Finland)- Finland’s President and Prime Minister said Thursday that the country should apply to join NATO “without delay.” paving the way for the alliance to expand amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. Finland’s extraordinary move was made in a joint statement by President […]

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Finland’s Christmas resorts in full swing but fear omicron

Editorial Bureau December 20, 2021

ROVANIEMI, Finland — Workers at Santa Claus Village, a holiday theme park on the edge of the Arctic Circle, chipped away at a frozen dome, using chisels to put the final touches on an ice restaurant-hotel filled with sculptures of snowmen, penguins and huskies. The Christmas season is in full swing in Finnish Lapland, where […]

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Finland picks Lockheed Martin F-35A in $11B defense deal

Editorial Bureau December 11, 2021

HELSINKI — Finland has agreed to buy 64 Lockheed Martin fighter jets to replace its aging fleet of combat planes in a 10 billion-euro ($11.3 billion) deal that represents the Finnish military’s largest ever purchase, the government said Friday. The Nordic country picked the U.S. company’s F-35A fighters from among five contenders, which also included […]

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Finland’s coronavirus infections touched new daily record

Editorial Bureau August 12, 2021

HELSINKI (FINLAND) – Finland on Thursday hit a record number of new coronavirus infections in the space of a day, prompted by the highly contagious Delta variant, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare said. The total of 1,024 new infections beat a peak hit in March this year. Hospital admissions also increased. Prime Minister […]