Tag: accession
NATO celebrates Finland’s accession – USA announce further aid to Ukraine
Pekka Haavisto (left), Jens Stoltenberg (middle) and Antony Blinken Finland is now officially the 31st member state of NATO. (Photo: IMAGO/Lehtikuva) Moscow After Finland’s official NATO accession, Chancellor Olaf Scholz…
Finland is the 31st NATO member – Sweden still has to wait
Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Stockholm NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke of a “historic day” when…
Why Finland could single-handedly become a member
Sanna Marin and Jens Stoltenberg The early vote now also enables Finland to join NATO independently. (Photo: IMAGO/Lehtikuva) Finland and Sweden actually wanted to join NATO “hand in hand”. In…
Ukraine calls for fighter jets and rapid EU accession
Brussels By the time Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took the floor in the European Parliament, the worrying news from the front in Brussels had already spread. “Russian forces have regained…
Speculations about Ukraine’s Defense Minister – Tough fighting in eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov The minister could be replaced soon, Ukrainian sources say. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv Ukraine’s recently controversial Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov is likely to switch to another…
Speculations about Ukraine’s Defense Minister – Tough fighting in eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov The minister could be replaced soon, Ukrainian sources say. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv Ukraine’s recently controversial Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov is likely to switch to another…
Selenski wants to negotiate EU membership in 2023
Ukraine War – Kherson A wrecked car, damaged by Russian shelling, near Kherson. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the start of training of Ukrainian crews on…
Zelenski is convinced that EU accession negotiations could start this year
Medvedev: More US arms shipments mean ‘burning Ukraine’ According to top Russian politician Dmitry Medvedev, the delivery of modern weapons from the USA to Ukraine will only trigger further retaliatory…
Zelenski is convinced that EU accession negotiations could start this year
Medvedev: More US arms shipments mean ‘burning Ukraine’ According to top Russian politician Dmitry Medvedev, the delivery of modern weapons from the USA to Ukraine will only trigger further retaliatory…
Selenski wants to negotiate EU membership in 2023
Von der Leyen with the EU Commission for talks in Kyiv Further integration into the European Union would give Ukrainians “energy and motivation to fight despite all obstacles and threats,”…
Von der Leyen rejects timetable for Ukraine’s EU accession
EU leaders demonstrate in Kyiv in support of Ukraine At a meeting in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, top representatives of the European Union expressed their support for the country…
Von der Leyen rejects timetable for Ukraine’s EU accession
EU leaders demonstrate in Kyiv in support of Ukraine At a meeting in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, top representatives of the European Union expressed their support for the country…
NATO accession of Sweden & Finland: Everything about NATO’s northern expansion
Ulf Kristersson and Sanna Marin The Swedish Prime Minister receives his Finnish counterpart in Stockholm. (Photo: via REUTERS) Stockholm, Ankara Finland and Sweden want to join NATO together. This was…
Selenski is pushing for quick EU accession
Ursula von der Leyen and Volodimir Selenski (photo from April 2022) Ukraine is an official candidate for EU membership, but in view of the war, a quick accession is considered…
According to Erdogan, Turkey could only agree to Finland joining NATO
Recep Tayyip Erdogan The Turkish President is giving Finland hope that he will agree to their NATO membership. (Photo: via REUTERS) Ankara Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatens Sweden to…
How the Russian campaign is wearing down the EU accession candidate Moldova
Nico Popescu The Foreign Minister of the Republic of Moldova studied in Moscow and Vienna Istanbul, Riga When a rocket hit Poland near the Ukrainian border on Tuesday, there were…
Why Sweden’s accession is a godsend
Swedish fighter jet Saab Gripen Little Sweden affords its own production of fighter planes. Stockholm Vladimir Putin gave the Swedes the first shock in 2014. After Russia occupied Crimea, a…
House of Representatives votes for Finland and Sweden to join NATO
United States House of Representatives Sweden and Finland had applied to join NATO two months ago, just before the war began. (Photo: Reuters) Washington Members of the US House of…
EU states pave the way for accession talks with Balkan countries
North Macedonian flags EU accession negotiations can take years. (Photo: dpa) Brussels The EU is starting the long-stalled process for accession negotiations with the Balkan countries North Macedonia and Albania…
Joining the EU can be a win
Scholz, Selenski, Macron The EU should not slow Ukraine down now. (Photo: dpa) It was only four months ago that western Ukraine predicted a bleak future as a Russian satellite…