Sweden, which has begun the process of accession to NATO, plans to send a reduced battalion of approximately 600 soldiers to Latvia at the beginning of 2025. The goal is to reinforce the ...

Sweden’s NATO accession has been held up by objections from Turkey since last year. The Turkish parliament’s ratification of the accession protocol is one of the last steps in the process.

TASS/. Sweden’s accession to NATO is only a matter of time, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told Channel One on Thursday. "The summit [in Vilnius] will probably be remembered ...

NATO wants to bring Sweden into the fold by the time U.S. President Joe Biden and other allied leaders meet in Lithuania on July 11-12, but Turkey and Hungary have yet to endorse the move. All 31 ...

The sea—now almost entirely enclosed by NATO nations following the accession of Finland and Sweden to the transatlantic alliance—serves as a vital gateway to the world for Russia's Baltic ...

Swedish JAS 39 Gripens based in Poland carried out their first NATO interception, identifying a Russian IL-20 over the Baltic ...

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“The accession of Finland and Sweden will make them safer, NATO stronger, and the Euro-Atlantic area more secure. The security of Finland and Sweden is of direct importance to the ...

Plus, accession grants NATO access to both Finnish and Swedish territory in a crisis, which would "ease concerns about reinforcing the Baltic states and reduce the chances of a successful Russian ...

MOSCOW, March 13. /TASS/. Moscow’s reaction to Sweden’s accession to NATO will depend on what practical steps Stockholm takes, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told the ...

President Biden delivers remarks and signs the Instruments of Ratification for the accession protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty for the Republic of Finland and Kingdom of Sweden.

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