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Turkey threatens to block Nordic NATO bids over ‘security concerns’
May 26, 2022 10:59Turkey has threatened to obstruct the process of Sweden and Finland joining the NATO military alliance if the two Nordic states fail to address Ankara’s “security concerns” related to the pair’s support for Kurdish militants outlawed in Turkey.
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Military aid to Ukraine, and new NATO members, inciting a protracted war
May 24, 2022 08:18As the war in Ukraine continues, the West is taking measures to expand NATO, spearheaded by the United States, stoking the flames of war.
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Belarusian president: Poland, NATO plotting to ‘dismember’ Ukraine
May 24, 2022 06:26Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has expressed concern about what he terms the West’s intention to “dismember” Ukraine, and accused Poland of seeking to seize the Western part of the former Soviet country.
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Are Finland & Sweden on suicidal course to join NATO?
May 22, 2022 09:05In view of these fast-paced developments, it is still not too late for Finland and Sweden to withdraw their request to join NATO, and like Hungary and several other European countries, strive to forge friendly relations with Russia, which after all, unlike the US, is a fellow European country.
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Russia taking ‘countermeasures’ against Finland, Sweden joining NATO, cuts gas flows to Helsinki
May 20, 2022 14:30Moscow is set to take “adequate countermeasures” to oppose military threats near its western borders posed by Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership, says Russia’s defense minister.
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Biden: US fully backs Sweden and Finland NATO bids
May 20, 2022 05:42US President Joe Biden says that Finland and Sweden have the "full, total, complete backing" of the US for their application to join NATO amid resistance from Turkey.
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Russia demands review of sanctions in order to open Black Sea ports
May 19, 2022 17:08The Kremlin says anti-Russia sanctions will must be reviewed first if Moscow is to heed an appeal by the United Nations to open Ukraine’s Black Sea ports for grain export.
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Finland PM says no nuclear arms or NATO bases on Finland's soil even after membership
May 19, 2022 14:16Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin has rejected the possibility of deploying nuclear weapons or establishing NATO military bases on her country's soil even in the event that Helsinki becomes a member of the US-led Western military alliance.
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No end to Ukraine conflict until all Russian conditions met: Moscow envoy to Iran
May 19, 2022 10:37As the Russia-Ukraine conflict rages on for almost two weeks, Russian ambassador to Iran, Levan Dzhagaryan, held a press conference to expound on the latest developments of Russia's military operation in Ukraine.
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Finland, Sweden to buy weapons after applying for NATO membership
May 19, 2022 10:32Finland and Sweden are set to buy portable firearms and anti-tank weapons, Finland’s defense ministry has announced, as the Nordic countries have formally applied to join NATO.