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[ariane] 17/2/2023 15:59

Finland and Sweden’s plans to join NATO could be delayed after Turkey’s devastating earthquake

Published Fri, Feb 17 2023
7:47 AM ESTUpdated 4 Min Ago

Silvia Amaro
@Silvia_Amaro

Key Points

Joining NATO has been a somewhat difficult process for Finland and Sweden, with Hungary and Turkey holding back their approvals.

All other 28 NATO nations have approved the accession of Helsinki and Stockholm.

The entire process might now be on hold for longer, given the recent 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6.

[waldron] 15/5/2022 14:11

Finland will apply to join NATO, president says, in a historic move for the traditionally neutral country


Published Sun, May 15 2022
6:22 AM EDT
Updated 3 Hours Ago

Katrina Bishop
@KatrinaBishop

Holly Ellyatt
@HollyEllyatt
CNBC


Key Points

Finland will apply for membership in NATO, the country’s president said Sunday.

It’s a historic move for the Nordic country, which has had a decades-long policy of military neutrality until now.

Finland shares an 830-mile border with Russia; if it joins the military alliance, the land border that Russia shares with NATO territories would roughly double.

[waldron] 15/5/2022 14:10

Finland will apply to join NATO, president says, in a historic move for the traditionally neutral country


Published Sun, May 15 2022
6:22 AM EDT
Updated 3 Hours Ago

Katrina Bishop
@KatrinaBishop

Holly Ellyatt
@HollyEllyatt
CNBC


Key Points

Finland will apply for membership in NATO, the country’s president said Sunday.

It’s a historic move for the Nordic country, which has had a decades-long policy of military neutrality until now.

Finland shares an 830-mile border with Russia; if it joins the military alliance, the land border that Russia shares with NATO territories would roughly double.

[waldron] 13/5/2022 16:32

Erdogan says Turkey doesn’t support Sweden, Finland joining NATO


Published Fri, May 13 2022

10:11 AM EDT

Updated 18 Min Ago

Natasha Turak
@NatashaTurak
cnbc


Key Points

NATO ascension for a new member state requires consensus approval from all existing members.

Turkey joined NATO in 1952, and has the second-largest military in the 30-member alliance after the United States.

Finland’s leaders on Thursday called for NATO membership “without delay” and neighboring Sweden is expected to follow suit.

[grupo] 16/2/2022 09:57

NATO says Russia is increasing troop numbers at Ukrainian border, calls for talks
Published Wed, Feb 16 20224:49 AM EST
Chloe Taylor
@ChloeTaylor141
cnbc

Key Points

NATO has accused Russia of increasing its troop count at the Ukrainian border a day after Moscow claimed it had begun withdrawing some of its military units.
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday “it appears that Russia continues their military buildup” at the border.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday that the Kremlin is sending the West “mixed signals.”

[grupo] 16/2/2022 09:56

NATO says Russia is increasing troop numbers at Ukrainian border, calls for talks
Published Wed, Feb 16 20224:49 AM EST
Chloe Taylor
@ChloeTaylor141
cnbc

Key Points

NATO has accused Russia of increasing its troop count at the Ukrainian border a day after Moscow claimed it had begun withdrawing some of its military units.
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday “it appears that Russia continues their military buildup” at the border.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday that the Kremlin is sending the West “mixed signals.”

[la forge] 29/3/2020 11:28

Avalon.red
NATO warns ‘very likely that Russia will try to take action’ over Covid-19
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By LLB Reporter at 12:10 pm March 29, 2020 Business News, Coronavirus, World News

The UK has seen a spike in “unusually high levels” of activity in the English Channel by Russian warships, and three weeks ago Russian bombers flew along UK airspace in Scotland.

Europe is now exposed to Russia, and military experts fear Putin could use the coronavirus pandemic as a cover to start a military strike.

NATO exercises have been scaled back in Europe as the UK are using the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to fight against coronavirus.

Despite Russia locking down 145m people, the Russian military remains operational.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, “It is very likely that Russia will try to take action while the US and Nato is distracted with Covid-19, arguably the first time we have a serious home threat that is impacting our readiness.

“In terms of overall readiness, the question is: how many soldiers can you cut from a brigade before it is inoperational?

“The other challenge is the logistics and supply of strategic medical reserves. The US’s number poised: Putin one priority is saving American lives. This means fewer personnel abroad and less resources.

“All this is ringing alarm bells in foreign capitals.”

The former US diplomat Brett Bruen, the head of the Global Situation Room think tank, said the decision made by the US to send just 6,000 US troops to Europe’s exercise, Defender Europe 20, and move troops back to the US to help with coronavirus was “carefully watched by Putin.”

Last week nine Royal Navy warships shadowed seven Russian warships after “unusually high levels of activity” in the English Channel and North Sea.

As the Royal Navy prepares to help the NHS and other government departments deal with the response to the coronavirus outbreak, nine British ships have been shadowing seven Russian vessels in waters around the UK.

Three weeks ago six RAF fighter jets were scrambled as a Russian bomber tried to enter UK airspace over Scotland.

The Ministry of Defence said the unidentified aircraft was tracked heading towards Scotland which prompted three pairs of Typhoons from its Quick Reaction Alert programme.

Two pairs of Tornadoes were dispatched from RAF Lossiemouth near Scotland, whilst the third flew from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.

A Voyager tanker, the air-to-air refuelling aircraft, from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, was also deployed.


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