Tag: Politico
EU diplomats think Baltic state hypocritical over Ukraine Politico
Estonia reportedly renewed its own arsenal at the EU’s expense while sending old stocks to Kiev’s forces, according to the newspaper A number of EU diplomats are growing concerned that some member states may have tapped the European Peace Facility (EPF), which is intended to partially reimburse countries that have sent military aid to Ukraine, […]
NATO negotiations, elections and exciting summer plans: Finland in the world press
Sweden saw the meeting as a step forward despite Turkey’s blockade and objections. “The most important thing today is that we have gathered,” the Swedish negotiator Oscar Stenström told reporters at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Politico reported. Stenström added that the countries have agreed on further meetings. The article also discusses the alliance’s speculation about […]
Denmark has not decided to send combat aircraft to Ukraine
Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen says that he is “open to” Denmark sending modern combat aircraft to Ukraine, but only as long as other countries do the same, DR reports. On the anniversary of the invasion, Ukraine’s need for support is as strong as ever. During his tour of Europe two weeks ago, President Zelensky […]
World Insights: The US is the world’s biggest spy power
© Provided by Xinhua Living up to the epithet “surveillance empire,” the United States has for decades conducted indiscriminate mass surveillance of foreign governments, corporations, and individuals as well as its own citizens. BEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) — A completely harmless, unmanned civilian airship has been caught in the crosshairs in the latest anti-China stunt […]
Hersh claims Russia’s Nord Stream 1 and 2 blown up on order of Biden
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Navy’s Diving and Salvage Center can be found in a location as obscure as its name-down what was once a country lane in rural Panama City, a now-booming resort city in the southwestern panhandle of Florida, 70 miles south of the Alabama border. The center’s complex is as nondescript as […]
Trkiye denies the connection between the F-16 agreement and Nordic NATO bids
Ankara hopes to buy 40 new Lockheed-produced jets, but the deal has opponents in Washington Turkey’s proposed purchase of F-16 fighter jets from the US and its gatekeeping for NATO as Finland and Sweden seek to join the US-led military bloc are “not related,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has insisted. The arms sale would […]
US Considers Teaching Ukrainians About Patriot Use At Home Politico
The anti-missile system will reportedly not be sent to Ukraine for several months, until it has operators ready The United States may begin training Ukrainian troops on its soil for the first time since hostilities with Russia broke out, US officials cited by Politico indicated. Officials quoted by the outlet said it made sense to […]
Sweden crushes Ukrainian fighter hopes
Kiev had previously been optimistic about receiving aircraft from Stockholm Sweden has no intention of supplying Ukraine with its state-of-the-art Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets, Defense Minister Pol Jonson said on Sunday. Kiev had previously said it would like to receive modern aircraft from its Western backers, including Stockholm. Speaking at a joint press […]
Sweden will not send fighter jets to Ukraine – defense minister
Kiev had previously been optimistic about acquiring Western aircraft Sweden has no intention of supplying Ukraine with its state-of-the-art Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets, Defense Minister Pol Jonson said on Sunday. Kiev had previously said it would like to receive modern aircraft from its Western backers, including Stockholm. Speaking at a joint press conference […]
Sweden will not send fighter jets to Ukraine’s defense minister
Kiev had previously been optimistic about acquiring Western aircraft Sweden has no intention of supplying Ukraine with its state-of-the-art Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets, Swedish Defense Minister Pol Jonson said on Sunday. Kiev had previously said it would like to receive modern aircraft from its Western backers, including Stockholm. Speaking at a joint press […]
WHO wants to rename monkeypox as ‘MPOX’: Report
Citing people with knowledge of the matter, the Politico report says Washington is worried about the virus’ name deepening stigma and impacting the country’s vaccination campaign. As of early May 2022, cases of monkeypox have been reported in countries where the disease is not endemic and continue to be reported in several endemic countries. Nearly […]
Germany blocks Chinese media for chip takeover
Berlin is reportedly concerned about national security and possible economic dependency Germany is on a mission to protect its domestic chip industry from takeovers by Chinese companies, according to media reports. The country’s economy ministry formally blocked a Swedish subsidiary of China’s Sai Microelectronics from buying Dortmund-based chip maker Elmos for 85 million euros, Politico […]
The content of Finland’s draft law on NATO membership was revealed by the media
Officials have reportedly used the ?threat? from Russia as a reason to join the US-led military bloc The draft bill on Finland’s NATO membership contains no restrictions on the bloc’s bases and the deployment of nuclear weapons on its soil, Iltalehti newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing foreign policy and security sources. According to the outlet, […]
Details of Finland’s potential NATO membership revealed by the media
Officials have reportedly listed the ?threat? by Russia as a reason to join the US-led military bloc The draft bill on Finland’s NATO membership does not include any restrictions on the bloc’s bases and deployment of nuclear weapons on its soil to deter Russia, Finnish newspaper Iltalehti reported on Wednesday, citing foreign policy and security […]
Ukraine a testing ground for Western arms defense minister
Foreign weapon systems are compared against each other on the battlefield, Aleksey Reznikov told the media The conflict in Ukraine gives Western arms manufacturers a chance to see which products will do best in a real fight against Russia, the country’s defense minister has said. “We have a combat test field in Ukraine during this […]
Ukraine is a testing ground for Western defense minister
Foreign weapon systems are compared against each other in real combat with Russia, Aleksey Reznikov told the media The conflict in Ukraine gives Western arms manufacturers a chance to see which products will do best in a real fight against Russia, the country’s defense minister has said. “We have a combat test field in Ukraine […]
Ukraine is a test area for Western weapons, says the Minister of Defense
Foreign weapon systems are measured against each other in real combat with Russia, Aleksey Reznikov told the media The conflict in Ukraine gives Western arms manufacturers a chance to see which products will do best in a real fight against Russia, the country’s defense minister has said. “We have a combat test field in Ukraine […]
Right-wing extremists make gains in EU as Brussels hints at consequences
Right-wing populists continue to win in Europe – a “difficult” scenario for the unelected EU leaders Europe’s far-right won another victory this week when Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and her party, the Brothers of Italy, won large in the country’s general election. It is the first time since 1948, when Italy’s anti-fascist constitution came into force, […]
Biden to appoint Arctic ambassador to China Eyes Region
UPPSALA, SWEDEN – The Biden administration plans to name an ambassador-at-large for the Arctic amid growing awareness of the region’s potential strategic importance, which China is the latest major power to claim. It is not clear who the nominee will be, or when the nomination will be made, according to Politico. The nomination will be […]
The Republican senator slows down the US approval of Finland’s NATO application
The outspoken Republican senator intends to postpone the American approval of Finland’s NATO application, which must be approved by all 30 NATO member countries. Its. Rand Paul Kentucky has called on the US to ignore NATO’s Article 5, which automatically guarantees US aid to another member state under attack. He argues that any such action […]
The Ukrainian commander reports that more foreign fighters have died
Two Americans, a Canadian and a Swede killed in Russian ambush in Donbass, their superior officer says A Ukrainian commander of pro-Kiev foreign fighters has revealed the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two Americans, a Canadian and a Swede during clashes with Russian forces in Donbass. US citizens Luke ‘Skywalker’ Lucyszyn and Bryan Young, Canada’s […]
Ireland closes borders on non-Ukrainian refugees
DUBLIN – Ireland has been forced to close its visa-free open borders to refugees after it ran out of beds for Ukrainian refugees last week. Ireland has received more than 43,000 refugees since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February. However, officials said so many beds are now occupied by refugees from other countries that […]
NATO chief can not guarantee membership for Finland and Sweden
Getting the two Nordic nations into the military alliance is still the goal, says Jens Stoltenberg NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said it is uncertain whether the military alliance will be able to overcome Turkey’s opposition to membership for Finland and Sweden. The two Nordic countries applied to join the US-led bloc in May, […]
NATO chief “can not guarantee” membership for Finland and Sweden
Getting the two Nordic nations into the military alliance is still the goal, says Jens Stoltenberg NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said it is uncertain whether the military alliance will be able to overcome Turkey’s opposition to membership for Finland and Sweden. The two Nordic countries applied to join the US-led bloc in May, […]
Zelensky attends NATO summit in Madrid
Kyiv [Ukraine]June 10 (ANI): North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Deputy Secretary-General Mircea Joane has confirmed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been invited to the Alliance’s summit in Madrid. The summit will take place in Madrid, Spain on June 28 and June 29, respectively, The Kyiv Independent reported. The summit would be attended for the […]
Friday’s newspapers: Political fires, empty homes and US Senate committee support Finland’s NATO application
Helsingin sanomat newspaper wrote The Center, the National Coalition Party (NCP) and the Left Alliance will meet for their annual meetings this weekend. The members of the Center Party will meet in Lappeenranta, the NCP will head to Kalajoki and Pori will host the Left Alliance. All three chairs, Annika Saarikko (Center), Petteri Orpo (NCP) […]
Mariupol is still Ukrainian, says mayor of besieged port city
Ukraine said it was not opening humanitarian corridors on Wednesday that would allow civilians to evacuate, accusing Russian forces of violating agreements on granting safe passage. Mariupol’s mayor, Vadym Boichenko, told a press conference that Russian forces had destroyed all the buses slated for use in evacuations. Follow the day’s events as they unfolded on […]
Ramzan Kadyrov is known as Putin’s attacking dog
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov was only 27 years old when he inherited the power from his father, Ahmad Kadyrov, who was killed in a bombing in 2004. “He would never have gotten the job if he had not had the father he had,” says Maria Persson Löfgren, Swedish Radio’s Russia correspondent. . Training videos on […]
The situation around Ukraine does not change Sweden’s attitude towards joining NATO
Stockholm [Sweden]February 12 (ANI / Sputnik): The situation around Ukraine did not affect Sweden’s position when it comes to joining NATO, and Stockholm does not want to become a member of the alliance, the Swedish state secretary told Prime Minister Karin Wallensteen. “In a situation like this, more than ever, stability and predictability are important […]
YLE: EU countries have prepared a joint response to Russia
The Foreign Ministry also confirmed that EU and NATO countries have coordinated their responses to the Kremlin. The response of the military alliance is signed Jens StoltenbergDirector General of NATO. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about a week ago posted written message To EU and NATO member states, including Finland. Lavrov said Russia expects each […]
The Data Protection Commissioner raped the Finnish police for a controversial facial identity application
The Office of the Deputy Ombudsman has issued a note to the Police Board on the use of the controversial Clearview AI facial recognition software. The program is based on the illegal processing of people’s personal data, including publicly published social media photographs that have been excavated from the web to assist law enforcement in […]
‘Unthinkable to continue EU-Australia trade’
Brussels [Belgium]September 20 (ANI / Sputnik): Trade negotiations between the European Union and Australia are likely to collapse due to a lack of confidence after Canberra released a multi-billion dollar defense contract with France, European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune told Politico. Last week, Paris recalled its ambassador from Canberra and Washington, after Australia chose to […]
Politico: Helsinki is not a likely venue for the Biden-Putin summit
Finland’s chances of hosting an inter-meeting Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin look thin because of the former president of the United States Donald Trumpaccording to his meeting with Putin in Helsinki in 2018 Politico. "Trump fulfilled his reputation for being too eager to please Putin when he seemed to accept Putin’s denial of Russia’s interference […]
“It is safe to go home”: Denmark removes residence permits for Syrian refugees
Denmark has become the first EU country to revoke the Syrian refugees’ residence permits and insists that the war-torn country is safe to return to. But all the while, its own embassy in Damascus remains closed “due to the current security situation”. Syrians say returning is not an option, and rights groups have widely condemned […]
The mafia is suspected of having influence over vaccine queues
The mayor of Corleone in Sicily has resigned and at least 1,000 people in the country are being investigated by the police on suspicion that the mafia has gained influence over the vaccination queues, according to the newspaper Politico. Italy is still facing high death rates in covid-19, which has so far been explained by […]
News in Digest: Storm over Syrians sent home
Denmark has turned right towards refugees, ” claims an op-ed written by Michala Clante Bendixen, chair of Refugees Welcome, on politico.eu. “What has happened to Denmark? “Once known as a liberal, tolerant, open society with respect for human rights and a strong and humane welfare state, we have now become the first country in Europe […]
Online misogyny, nasal vaccines and manure trucks: Finland in the world press
Ministers are often overwhelmed by explicit messages that attack their values and question their leadership skills. The Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin herself has targeted Twitter posts that contain sexist tropes about women and household chores. At the same time, the recently established Finnish company has received significant attention in its efforts to develop […]
Former US ambassador could be accused of illegally tweeting support for Trump
Carla Sands, the former U.S. ambassador, is likely to be charged in connection with dozens of tweets alleging she violated the Hatch Act, which stipulates that all federal government officials should not be biased in their statements. Not only did Sands use the embassy’s official Twitter account to express her support for Donald Trump during […]