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Finland edged closer to joining NATO Wednesday after its parliament approved its accession and Hungary’s ruling party said it would support the bid being ratified.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Monday came in the wake of the devastating earthquakes that have rattled the Turkish leader’s projection of his country as a regional hegemon. With Turkey turning into a recipient of generous US humanitarian aid, will Ankara play the role of Washington’s friend rather than foe?
A speech made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been quickly misinterpreted by many, in a video circulating on Twitter where he allegedly asks for pre-emptive nuclear strikes against Russia. Zelensky was referring to economic “strikes”, not nuclear strikes. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.
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An estimated 70,000 Czechs from across the political spectrum, took to the streets to protest against the Czech government, EU and NATO.
The US approves Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership, backing the expansion of the transatlantic alliance in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Euronews says THE FINNISH parliament amended its laws on Tuesday, to strengthen the fences along the country’s border with Russia, as the Nordic nation continues the process of joining NATO.
Euronews says THE ACCESSION of Sweden and Finland to NATO is “the fastest” in the alliance’s history and will take months, rather than years, to complete.
Aljazeera says RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin has condemned NATO’s “imperial ambitions”, accusing the military alliance of seeking to assert its “supremacy” through the Ukraine conflict.
Euronews says FINLAND AND SWEDEN have struck a deal with Turkey that sees Ankara drop its objections to the two Nordic countries joining NATO.
The Metro says one of Putin’s top propagandists has said World War Three has begun and Russia will now ‘demilitarise’ Nato.
The Independent says Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has poured cold water on Sweden and Finland’s “historic” announcements that they will to apply to join Nato.
The Independent says Sweden is set to follow Finland in applying to join Nato after the country’s ruling Social Democrats party announced on Sunday it was dropping its long-standing opposition to membership of the bloc.
Finland on high alert after Putin issues threat Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned his Finnish counterpart that joining Nato and abandoning Finland’s neutral status…
The Metro says Russia’s ambassador to the EU has said there will be a ‘military and technical’ response to Finland joining NATO.
The Guardian says Finland is expected to announce its intention to join Nato on Thursday with Sweden likely to follow soon after, diplomats and officials have said.
UN chief to meet Zelensky and Putin to push urgent steps for peace. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow…
The Daily Express says NATO alliance: Sweden and Finland held secret talks with Stoltenburg to guarantee backing
France24 says French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Wednesday backed closer ties between NATO and Russia, adding that if she won the presidency Paris would once again leave the military command of the US-led alliance.
Finland will make a decision on whether to apply for NATO membership in “weeks rather than months”, its prime minister has said. Prime Minister Sanna…
The Guardian says Sweden’s ruling party has begun debating whether the country should join Nato, and neighbouring Finland expects to reach a decision within weeks.