Tag: Finland

According to the Finnish government, the Russian Federation terminated a key military supplement to the Vienna Agreement of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). This supplement has allowed the Russian Federation and Finland to inspect each other's military bases. Both countries have focused on inspections of...

At approximately 0800 EST, reports began to emerge of a Finnish Air Force aircraft crash in Keuruu, Finland. https://twitter.com/SiSuPoliisi/status/1658078033050255361?s=20 By 0816 EST, the Finnish Air Force had confirmed that a BAE Hawk jet trainer had crashed, with both pilots ejecting safely. The Air Force also confirmed that the pilots were being...

A temporary pedestrian bridge in Espoo, a city near the Finnish capital of Helsinki, collapsed this morning, injuring approximately 24 individuals, most of whom were children, according to local rescue services. The Helsinki Hospital Authority confirmed in a statement that none of the injuries sustained were life-threatening. As per a report...

Turkish Preaident Erdogan says no to new NATO nations following their recent applications to join. Turkiye will say "no" to entry of Finland and Sweden into NATO, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday, as senior representatives of the two countries are set to visit Turkiye for talks in the...

Sweden and Finland’s final and largest hurdle to join NATO may be Turkey, who has voiced staunch opposition to allowing the two countries to join the organization. Turkey has largely cited the two Nordic countries’ policies towards Kurdish fightingand political  groups that Turkey views as terrorist organizations. https://twitter.com/AnnLinde/status/1469369722760314880?s=20&t=lSyteKWzDaRxEAHBo7g1JA Sweden has long...

A close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Russia would deploy nuclear weapons and hypersonic missiles in the Baltic Europe region if Sweden and Finland joined NATO. Dmitry Medvedev the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council said that if the two nations join NATO then Russia would...