CDU leader Friedrich Merz has defended his stance towards Ukraine. He said the country is in a situation where it really needs more help. He called on Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) to address a clear message to all Putin supporters. CDU/CSU parliamentary group leader Friedrich Merz has accused Russia of war crimes following the rocket … Read more
BRUSSELS ∙ Finland has become the 31st member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which ensures mutual military cooperation. Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Havisto handed over the official documents to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken at a ceremony held at the NATO headquarters. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February last year, Finland … Read more
Yesterday, Wednesday, the Russian Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu, appointed the Chief of Staff of the Russian Army, General Valery Gerasimov (67 years), as commander of what the Kremlin calls a “special military operation” in Ukraine. This appointment is the largest of its kind announced by the Russian Ministry of Defense, and comes in parallel with … Read more
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told the German news agency (dbi) that the countries of the alliance will discuss their defense spending target in the coming months, at a time when some countries are demanding to make the level of the two percent currently stipulated as a minimum spend. “Some allies are very much in … Read more
141 of the 157 MPs existing voted in favor, only the SPD was against. The Senate currently authorised the program in August. – “The priority of the new mandate is to strengthen NATO’s jap border,” summarized the proposal all through the plenary session of Protection Minister Jana Černochová (ODS). – He was referring to a … Read more
Slovakian Minister of Defense Jaroslav Naď already asked for help from the Czech Republic in June. In addition to Czechs, Poles will also be involved in the project. – “I don’t see any problem at all, the government will certainly approve it,” said Fiala, according to whom Slovakia can count on aid from September 1. … Read more
Finland and Sweden have officially applied for membership in the North Atlantic Alliance. What does this say about Putin as a strategist? And what is the view of current developments directly from Finland, which has a long common border with Russia and has fought an armed conflict with its powerful neighbor in the past, which … Read more
The decision should be approved by the Finnish parliament in the coming days, but this step is considered a formality, the AP agency wrote. – Already yesterday, according to the Finnish presidency, the conversation between Niinistö and Russian President Vladimir Putin was “direct and clear and without exaggeration”. According to his office, the Finnish president … Read more