Tag: Sweden
The new NATO bulwark against Russia
F-35 Lightning fighter jet Future part of the NATO Air Force. (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) The day after, nervous tension prevailed in Sweden: On Sunday, the ruling Social Democrats decided to…
Sweden’s ruling Social Democrats are in favor of joining NATO
Sweden’s Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist, Foreign Minister Ann Linde and Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson (from left) The government is heading towards NATO. (Photo: via REUTERS) Stockholm After Finland, Sweden also…
Sweden’s ruling Social Democrats are in favor of joining NATO
Sweden’s Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson Prime Minister Andersson’s minority government is expected to submit its official application to join NATO shortly. (Photo: IMAGO/Jürgen Heinrich) Stockholm In Sweden, the ruling Social…
Baerbock for rapid NATO admission of Finland and Sweden – Turkey with reservations about it
Berlin Turkey is demanding security guarantees if Sweden and Finland are to join NATO. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said this on Sunday, causing irritation in the military alliance. In addition,…
Baerbock for rapid NATO admission of Finland and Sweden – Turkey with reservations about it
Berlin Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has raised the prospect of Germany quickly agreeing to Finland and Sweden joining NATO. It is very important to her that “at this special moment,…
Baerbock for rapid NATO admission of Finland and Sweden – Turkey with reservations about it
Berlin Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has raised the prospect of Germany quickly agreeing to Finland and Sweden joining NATO. If both countries decide to join NATO, it is very important…
Turkey has reservations about Finland and Sweden joining NATO
Berlin Turkey has reiterated its reservations about Finland and Sweden joining NATO, but has signaled its willingness to talk. His country has always been in favor of an “open-door policy,”…
NATO accession Sweden: Analysis sees “conflict-preventing effect”
Peter Hultqvist and Ann Linde Sweden’s defense minister and foreign minister present the analysis during a press conference in Stockholm. (Photo: via REUTERS) Stockholm An eagerly awaited security analysis in…
President and Prime Minister for NATO membership
Stockholm, Berlin It was a relatively short statement and yet of historical importance: At 10 a.m. local time, Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin issued a joint…
President and Prime Minister for NATO membership
Stockholm It was a relatively short statement and yet of historical importance: At 10 a.m. local time, Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin issued a joint statement…
President and Prime Minister for NATO membership
Sanna Marin and Sauli Niinistö The Finnish Prime Minister and the Finnish President are in favor of joining NATO. (Photo: imago images/Lehtikuva) Helsinki Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister…
“We are ready to join tomorrow”
Alexander Stubb “Finland was not neutral for ideological reasons, but out of necessity.” (Photo: dpa) The former prime minister and former foreign minister of Finland, Alexander Stubb, has announced that…
Philip Morris buys Swedish Match for $16 billion
New York, Stockholm The US tobacco company Philip Morris International is expanding its range of smoke-free products and is taking over the smaller European competitor Swedish Match. Philip Morris is…
Philip Morris considers acquisition of Swedish Match
New York, Stockholm The US tobacco company Philip Morris International is interested in taking over the smaller European competitor Swedish Match. Both sides confirmed negotiations in separate press releases on…
Kaliningrad: Russian military simulates nuclear attack
Iskander missile system Russia threatens nuclear armament on its western flank. (Photo: IMAGO/SNA) Dusseldorf In the Kaliningrad exclave on the Baltic Sea, the Russian army has simulated attacks with the…
Sweden and Finland are rapidly striving to join NATO
Magdalena Andersson (left) and Sanna Marin The heads of government of Sweden and Finland are preparing for their countries to join NATO. (Photo: IMAGO/Lehtikuva) Stockholm Jonas Gahr Støre exuded optimism.…
The self-destruction of the Russian economy – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
The mind is still dominated by the images of the Easter brunch, the Easter menu or the walks in the park, when the bad habit of crisis news from the…
Finland brings that to NATO militarily
Finnish military exercise In Finland, one third of the adult population belongs to the reservists. (Photo: dpa (M)) For the past five years, Finland has led the UN ranking of…
Russia threatens nuclear weapons in the Baltic Sea region
Dmitry Medvedev (Photo: imago images/ITAR-TASS) Berlin If Finland and Sweden join NATO, Russia threatens to station nuclear weapons on the Baltic border and to significantly increase Russian troops in the…
Russia threatens nuclear weapons in the Baltic Sea region
Dmitry Medvedev (Photo: imago images/ITAR-TASS) Berlin If Finland and Sweden join NATO, Russia threatens to station nuclear weapons on the Baltic border and to significantly increase Russian troops in the…