NATO
Finland must apply to join the NATO military alliance “without delay”, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Thursday, a major...
Sweden says it received U.S. security assurances if it hands in NATO application
Sweden has received assurances from the United States that it would receive support during the period a potential application to join NATO is processed by the...
Repurposing the peace dividend
By Maria Demertzis The war in Ukraine has brought an end to a 60-year period in which Europe has enjoyed a peace dividend, an amount...
Growing majority of Swedes back joining NATO, opinion poll shows
A growing majority of Swedes are in favour of joining NATO, a poll showed on Wednesday, as policy-makers in both Sweden and Finland weigh up...
Russia already has nuclear weapons in the Baltic region, says Lithuania after Medvedev’s threat
Russia already has nuclear weapons in the Baltic region, Lithuanian Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said on Thursday. Anusauskas told Lithuania’s BNS wire that nuclear weapons...
Nicosia keen on Nato membership but Turkey remains an obstacle
Foreign Minister, Ioannis Kasoulides on Sunday suggested that Nicosia was keen on joining Nato in light of the current status quo on the island, if...
Towards a ceasefire in the Ukraine war
By Pravin R Jethwa RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin appears to have successfully achieved two immediate objectives in Russian foreign policy by invading Ukraine: first, he...
Putin, Zelenskiy and the West face deadly Ukraine decision points
By Peter Apps As Britain teetered on the edge of Nazi invasion in 1940, Prime Minister Winston Churchill reportedly waylaid legendary American war reporter Edward...
Osadchiy warns that Moscow is keeping score, recording Nicosia’s positions
Russian ambassador to Nicosia, Stanislav Osadchiy has warned that Moscow is keeping score and will take everything that Nicosia does as regards the war in...
Akel MEP abstains during EP resolution seeking tougher response to Russia
Akel’s MEP Giorgos Georgiou abstained during a European Parliament (EP) resolution vote which seeks a tougher response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, arguing that it...