Tag: World War I

  • Turkish attacks on America’s Kurdish allies echo the Ukraine war

    Turkish attacks on America’s Kurdish allies echo the Ukraine war

    Bucharest, Romania – US President Joe Biden’s administration is toughening its language toward NATO ally Turkey as it tries to dissuade Turkish President Recep Erdogan from launching a bloody and destabilizing ground offensive against US-allied Kurdish forces in neighboring Syria. Since November 20, after six people died in a bomb attack in Istanbul a week…

  • Winter campaign

    Winter campaign

    As the conflict drags on for ten months, what initially seemed like a three-day rush to Kiev has slowed to a slow, grinding war of attrition. The front lines, with the major exceptions of Kharkiv and Kherson, have remained mostly static. In the Kharkiv region, Russians settled on the outskirts of the city of Kharkiv…

  • EU seeks special court for Russian crimes against Ukraine

    EU seeks special court for Russian crimes against Ukraine

    European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday called for a special court to prosecute Russian crimes against Ukraine. Von der Leyen proposed a UN-backed court “to investigate and prosecute Russia’s crimes of aggression.” She also said that Russia and Russian oligarchs must pay for the costs of rebuilding Ukraine from the damage done…

  • Polish Culture Festival in Reykjanesbær 2022 – Friday

    Polish Culture Festival in Reykjanesbær 2022 – Friday

    November 11, this year on Friday, is the Polish Independence Day. On November 11, 1918, the Regency Council handed over the military power and the supreme command of the Polish troops subordinate to it to Józef Piłsudski. On the same day, in Compiègne, Germany signed an armistice ending World War I. After more than 120…

  • Danish News Round-Up: The Danish Parliament must consider proposals for a bereavement plan

    Danish News Round-Up: The Danish Parliament must consider proposals for a bereavement plan

    On August 23, a citizens’ motion emerged outlining a plan to offer support to families during the critical period immediately following the sudden death of the mother or father. In less than a month, the proposal gained an impressive 50,000 supporters. Support for bereaved familiesIn the days, weeks and months after a child loses one…

  • According to the UN, 4 million children were driven into poverty when the war between Ukraine and Russia escalated

    According to the UN, 4 million children were driven into poverty when the war between Ukraine and Russia escalated

    “Children bear the heaviest burden of the economic crisis caused by the war in Ukraine,” UNICEF said. The report further stated that due to the ongoing economic downturn, 2.8 million children now live in households below the poverty line. In addition, there are still 110,000 children living in poverty in Romania, Al Jazeera reported. “Children…

  • The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army poses with a swastika bracelet

    The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army poses with a swastika bracelet

    General Valery Zaluzhny, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, posted a photo on Twitter showing him wearing a swastika bracelet. General Valery Zaluzhny, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, posted a photo on Twitter of himself wearing a swastika bracelet. Although Kyiv dismisses accusations of Nazism within its ranks as “Russian propaganda”, its soldiers…

  • In the shadow of war: Ingrid scouted for enemy planes

    In the shadow of war: Ingrid scouted for enemy planes

    Thousands of women are recruited during World War II to guard Sweden’s airspace and borders. For the first time, women in the defense receive weapons training and receive the same salary as men. But they have to fight to be accepted. When the German Engelbrecht division travels through Sweden, it is Ingrid who guards the…

  • Turkey’s Erdogan renews threats to block NATO’s bid from Sweden, Finland continues threats against Greece

    Turkey’s Erdogan renews threats to block NATO’s bid from Sweden, Finland continues threats against Greece

    By John SolomouNicosia [Cyprus] October 3 (ANI): Once again, Turkey’s mercurial President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has renewed his threats against Sweden and Finland that he would block their efforts to join the NATO alliance if they do not keep their promises they allegedly made to Ankara and has further escalated Ankara’s bellicose rhetoric against NATO…

  • Russia warns EU state of Soviet debt

    Russia warns EU state of Soviet debt

    Talk of “compensation” over Soviet rule could lead to Latvia owing Moscow money rather than the other way around, diplomats said The Russian embassy in Riga has scoffed at Latvian media reports that a government commission is working to determine “reparations” from the Soviet “occupation” of the Baltic state, which is now a member of…

  • The Russian embassy warns the EU state that it could end up in debt

    The Russian embassy warns the EU state that it could end up in debt

    Talk of “compensation” over Soviet rule could lead to Latvia owing Moscow money rather than the other way around, diplomats said The Russian embassy in Riga has scoffed at Latvian media reports that a state commission is working to set up “damages” from the Soviet Union “occupation” of the Baltic state, which is now a…

  • Macron approves NATO expansion

    Macron approves NATO expansion

    More than two-thirds of the alliance’s members have now agreed to the accession of Finland and Sweden French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday signed the official documents approving Finland’s and Sweden’s applications to become NATO members. While Macron once called the US-led military bloc “brain death,” he has changed tack since Russia began its military…

  • Historic and modern boats are displayed on the Day of the Russian Navy

    Ships from bygone eras sailed alongside the Navy’s modern fleet in the Neva River in St. Petersburg Russia celebrated its Navy Day on Sunday with annual parades across the country, including the main one in the city of St. Petersburg. This year’s event marked 350 years since the birth of Peter the Great, the 18th-century…

  • NATO reveals its goal in the Ukraine conflict

    NATO reveals its goal in the Ukraine conflict

    Avoiding a “full-scale war” with Russia is one of the main priorities, says Jens Stoltenberg One of NATO’s main goals in the Ukraine conflict is to prevent a “all-out war” with Russia, the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. “In this conflict, NATO has two tasks: to support Ukraine and to prevent the…

  • Marit Paulsen

    Marit Paulsen

    Politician Marit Paulsen talks about Europe’s development from the 1940s to our present in her Summer program. We hear about her upbringing during World War II Norway, with older siblings who were active Nazis and a mother who was a so-called “German woman”. Marit Paulsen also talks about her time as a welder and the…

  • The climate heat, election campaign in war then and now, and football for the elite in the EC and young people in the Gothia Cup

    The climate heat, election campaign in war then and now, and football for the elite in the EC and young people in the Gothia Cup

    The heat threatens food production in government-crisis Italy The worst drought in 70 years is being talked about in northern Italy. Not only the crops are threatened, but also a lot of the vines. The drought has also become one of the most urgent issues politically, which has also succeeded in dividing the various interests…

  • Greenland: more abortions than births

    Greenland: more abortions than births

    According to the National Board of Health, Greenland’s National Board of Health, the island’s birth rate is still lower than the number of abortions despite a dive in the latter. In 2021, there were 842, a decrease from 889 in 2020, 902 in 2019 and a ten-year high of 931 in 2018. Progress on the…

  • NATO leaders gather for the Madrid summit

    NATO leaders gather for the Madrid summit

    NATO leaders gather in Madrid, Spain, for a summit that will include a discussion on support for Ukraine and how the alliance will adapt to meet current and future challenges. The leaders are expected to agree to increase support for Ukraine as it defends itself from a Russian invasion. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told…

  • NATO leaders gather for the Madrid summit

    NATO leaders gather for the Madrid summit

    US President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that the US is sending additional naval fighters to be stationed in Spain, establishing a permanent headquarters for the US 5th Army Corps in Poland, adding a rotating brigade of 3,000 soldiers and 2,000 other personnel who will have its headquarters in Romania, and send two more F-35…

  • Biden: The United States strengthens European military presence

    Biden: The United States strengthens European military presence

    US President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that the US is strengthening its military presence in Europe, including the deployment of additional sea fighters in Spain and the positioning of more troops elsewhere. Biden, in Madrid for a NATO summit with 30 countries, said that the United States would establish a permanent headquarters for the…

  • The former president explains what could trigger NATO wars with Russia

    The former president explains what could trigger NATO wars with Russia

    An attack on Crimea from Ukraine could lead to World War III, Medvedev has warned Ukraine could unleash a world war by attacking Crimea, if it becomes a full NATO member, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned. “For us, Crimea is part of Russia. And it will be so forever. Any attempt to invade…

  • The attack on Crimea could trigger Medvedev during World War III

    The attack on Crimea could trigger Medvedev during World War III

    An attack on the peninsula from Ukraine could lead to a war between Russia and NATO, the former president has warned Ukraine could unleash a world war by attacking Crimea, if it becomes a full NATO member, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned. “For us, Crimea is part of Russia. And it will be…

  • The biggest show on earth

    The biggest show on earth

    Copenhagen is no stranger to streets that are crowded with tourists and locals – especially in the summer. And it will not be any different on July 1, when eager Danes with a passion for cycling stand along the city streets to watch the first stage of the Tour de France: the time trial prologue.…

  • Moscow will send Belarus nuclear-capable missiles within a few months

    Moscow will send Belarus nuclear-capable missiles within a few months

    Russia will deliver missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads to Belarus in the coming months, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday when he received Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. Read about today’s events when they developed on our live blog. All times Paris time (GMT + 2). This live page is no longer updated. For more…

  • What punishment can a Soviet citizen receive for marrying a foreigner

    What punishment can a Soviet citizen receive for marrying a foreigner

    Women who married foreign men in the 1940s Soviet Union could spend several years in a labor camp. Soviet security agencies ran a program of strict surveillance of such ladies. Very few ever managed to reunite with their husbands – and often paid a high price beyond that. Kharitonenko Manor on the Sofiyskaya Embankment in…

  • Julian Assange is being crucified for our sins

    Julian Assange is being crucified for our sins

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is being slowly murdered by the forces of the U.S. and British states, his crime has been to expose their crimes. His treatment reinforces the lessons of what he has already exposed. But aren’t the U.S. and Great Britain the good guys, a moral that we as Westerners have inculcated in…

  • Robert Weil – the shadow billionaire

    Robert Weil – the shadow billionaire

    In Swedish Radio’s Sunday interview, you meet the person behind the mask of the public in journalism’s most basic form – the interview. The host is Martin Wicklin. Producer: Ulrika Stenström. Contact: [email protected] About Robert Weil He was born in 1948 and the children of parents who fled to Sweden during World War II. Inspired…

  • Yle’s party poll: NCP rises to record support, center loses foothold

    Yle’s party poll: NCP rises to record support, center loses foothold

    Differences in support for Finland’s most important parties have increased. The largest opposition party, the NCP, has widened the gap between it and the prime minister Sanna MarinThe Social Democrats are more than seven percentage points away, while the SDP has moved almost four percentage points past the second main opposition group, the Basic Finns.…

  • Finland’s joining NATO is a natural step for an EU official

    Finland’s joining NATO is a natural step for an EU official

    Helsinki has not been neutral for a long time, EU Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen has said Helsinki would always join NATO eventually, as it has become closely intertwined with the West over the years, EU Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen – who hails from Finland – told Germany’s RND media group on…

  • By throwing their ties with Russia, Sweden and Finland’s leaders are taking their people on a dangerous path

    By throwing their ties with Russia, Sweden and Finland’s leaders are taking their people on a dangerous path

    Neutrality has been abandoned without any objective reason other than American-driven Russophobia Sweden and Finland have broken their neutrality status and are seeking NATO membership in response to Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. It is the latest sign that entire countries are falling for the media’s anti-Russian games. After years of relatively calm relations with…

  • Finland’s top lawmakers detest Turkey’s NATO threat

    Finland’s top lawmakers detest Turkey’s NATO threat

    The President of Parliament says that Helsinki can not change its laws and extradite “innocent people” to allay Ankara’s concerns about terrorism Finland’s top lawmaker has ruled out reassuring Turkey to gain approval for the country’s NATO membership, saying parliament cannot change laws and extradite “innocent people” whom Ankara considers terrorists. Parliament Speaker Matti Vanhanen,…

  • Medals with meaning: Restoring their reputation after the horrors of Medallion Man, rappers and ‘Jim’ll fix it’

    Medals with meaning: Restoring their reputation after the horrors of Medallion Man, rappers and ‘Jim’ll fix it’

    In the early to mid-20th century, military men wore their medals with pride. Victoria and the Iron Cross, legions of honor and purple hearts – when they really stood for something. In the 1970s came ‘The Medallion Man’. The fabric was gone, the shirt open and the chest bare: a quick way to a woman’s…

  • Finnish brewery launches NATO beer

    Finnish brewery launches NATO beer

    As Finland takes the first steps in applying for NATO membership, the small brewery has launched a new NATO-brand beer. Dubattuna Otan (French version of NATO), the beer’s blue label features a cartoon character dressed in a metal armor suit adorned with a compass of the NATO flag. The drink is made by Olaf Brewing…