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World

Norwegian-led training base for Ukrainian soldiers opened in Poland

The new cold war

Published today 14:55
– By Editorial Staff
EU representatives visit Camp Jomsborg during the opening ceremony.
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A Norwegian-led training center for Ukrainian troops has opened in southeastern Poland. Camp Jomsborg can accommodate up to 1,200 soldiers at a time and will focus on drone warfare.

The facility in Nowa Dęba-Lipa was inaugurated on Wednesday in the presence of defense ministers from Norway and Estonia, as well as representatives from Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Denmark.

Camp Jomsborg, built by engineers from Norway’s Brigade Nord, represents another escalation of Western support for Ukraine since the war with Russia broke out in 2022. Poland has since become a central hub for logistics and training of Ukrainian forces.

According to Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, the training will be conducted by instructors from allied NATO countries, with particular focus on modern drone technology.

— There is no other army in the world as well trained in drones and counter-drone systems as Ukraine’s, he claimed at the inauguration ceremony.

Around 250 Norwegian soldiers are already stationed at the site, and five rotations of 500 troops each are planned for next year. Estonia has also sent personnel, and more nations are expected to follow.

“Not a one-way street”

Kosiniak-Kamysz argued that the cooperation not only benefits Ukraine, but that the allied countries also benefit from Ukrainian combat experience.

— This is not a one-way street. An important element is that we will draw on Ukrainian experience. Right next to us is a drone launch strip, the defense minister said.

He emphasized that the base symbolizes NATO countries’ unity and claimed that “peace requires strength, skill, training, a well-prepared army, a strong alliance and resilient societies”.

On the same day as the inauguration, EU leaders agreed to create a so-called “drone wall” along the bloc’s eastern flank, following claims from Poland and Estonia about Russian airspace violations. Moscow has dismissed the accusations as groundless and accused the EU of trying to incite a war against Russia.

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Europe

Hungary: Brussels prepares for war – and Europeans will pay the price

The new cold war

Published today 10:19
– By Editorial Staff
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó sounds the alarm: EU leadership under Ursula von der Leyen is sacrificing Europe for Ukraine.
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“Brussels is preparing for war and they want Europeans to pay the price”, writes Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó in a harsh attack against the EU’s new seven-year budget.

He warns that the union’s power holders are prioritizing Ukraine’s military over Europe’s own and very urgent problems.

In the post, published ahead of the informal EU summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, Szijjártó emphasized that Europe’s security and economic situation has deteriorated sharply as a result of failed decisions in Brussels.

“Brussels is preparing for war, and they want Europeans, including Hungarians, to pay the price. The proposed budget for the next seven years is much more about Ukraine than about the European Union itself”, wrote Szijjártó.

He described the draft as “a Ukraine budget”, focused on arming the country and keeping its state structure alive, while Europe’s own urgent needs are neglected. Instead, Brussels should address declining competitiveness, secure energy supply, and rebuild the foundations for European growth, he argued.

“But instead, the European Commission wants to send European taxpayers’ money – including Hungarians’ money – to Ukraine, to finance the Ukrainian state and military”, the minister warned.

Wants to see “patriotic shift”

Szijjártó emphasized that Hungary rejects the idea that the country’s citizens’ money should be used for war efforts.

“We don’t want Hungarian taxpayers’ money to be sent to Ukraine, we don’t want it to be spent on war, and we don’t want it to cover the arming and operation of the Ukrainian military”, Szijjártó explained further.

The minister concluded by stating that the EU can only change course if a “patriotic shift” occurs in Brussels.

“Until then, Brussels will remain committed to pro-war, pro-migration, and pro-gender policies. But we don’t want war, we don’t want migration, we don’t want gender madness, and we don’t want Hungarians’ money to be siphoned off to Ukraine”, he wrote.

The day before Szijjártó’s statement, on September 30, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán directed harsh criticism at Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in a post on X.

“Dear Donald Tusk, You may think that you are at war with Russia, but Hungary is not. Neither is the European Union. You are playing a dangerous game with the lives and security of millions of Europeans. This is very bad!” Orbán emphasized.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/stoltenbergs-call-sacrifice-welfare-to-stop-putin/

World

Stoltenberg’s call: Sacrifice welfare to stop Putin

The war in Ukraine

Published yesterday 16:26
– By Editorial Staff
Jens Stoltenberg meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Norway’s finance minister and former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says that Western Europe must continue sending billions to Ukraine – even if this comes at the expense of citizens’ healthcare and welfare.

— I know that one additional billion to Ukraine or one billion extra to national defense is one billion less to other good purposes like health, education and infrastructure. But we must remember that the highest cost is to let Putin win, said Stoltenberg during the conference Warsaw Security Forum on Tuesday.

Stoltenberg, who led the US-led military alliance from 2014 to 2024, is now Norway’s finance minister and during the forum he revealed that Norway under his leadership has tripled military support to Ukraine and significantly increased its own defense spending.

His statements align with the military alliance’s current Secretary-General Mark Rutte, who has previously urged member countries to cut welfare in order to increase support to Kiev further.

Stoltenberg was NATO chief when the Ukraine conflict escalated into a full-scale war in February 2022. Even before the invasion, he had pushed for Ukrainian NATO membership and NATO-adapted infrastructure in the country – measures that according to Russia provoked the war.

“Starting to talk about a third world war”

After the 2022 invasion, Stoltenberg intensified demands that Ukraine should be admitted to the alliance and urged member countries to increase their military and financial support to the country.

Several Western European governments have dramatically increased their military spending over the past year, citing the alleged threat from Russia. At the same time, many European countries are struggling with strained welfare systems and demands for savings at home.

Moscow categorically denies plans to attack NATO or EU countries and claims that these allegations are used as a pretext to justify military investments at the expense of welfare.

— Some officials in NATO and the EU are beginning to seriously talk about a third world war as a potential scenario, warns Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, accusing the West of fueling anti-Russian hysteria.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/orban-brussels-talks-about-peace-but-plans-war/

World

Orbán: Brussels talks about peace but plans war

The new cold war

Published 30 September 2025
– By Editorial Staff
"Hungarians and Slovaks know what war means, and we will not be pushed onto that path", promises Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accuses EU leaders of forcing member states into war against Russia and compares Brussels to communist-era oppression.

— When Brussels speaks of European peace, it actually means war, he says, warning that young Europeans will be sent to the front if the leaders get their way.

In a speech delivered this week during a meeting with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, Orbán directed sharp criticism at EU leadership and claimed it is openly preparing for war while talking about peace.

— Just like the old empires that oppressed us, the European union has now turned itself into a war project, emphasized the Hungarian Prime Minister.

— In Brussels they openly declare that the task of the coming decade is to defeat Russia on the eastern Front. This means that every European person, every European business, and every European nation state should serve this goal, if they belong to the union, Orbán said.

The Hungarian leader argued that this is something Hungary opposes, but that the EU is still trying to force this agenda upon them.

— We Hungarians do not want this, yet they want to force it upon us, my friends, this is called oppression.

Draws parallels to communist era

Orbán drew parallels to the communist era and argued that today’s EU resembles the oppression of that time.

— We are not surprised, we have seen this before. I remember how in the communist times, they spoke of freedom, they even called the newspaper by that name. Now when Brussels speaks of European peace, it actually means war.

He emphasized that both Hungarians and Slovaks have their own experience of war’s consequences.

— Hungarians and Slovaks know what war means, they young are taken to the front, our assets are sooner or later seized and channeled into war aims, and then economic misery follows as we pray the front does not reach us, because then no stone will be left standing.

“They are all agents of Brussels”

Orbán also attacked what he describes as Brussels’ political representatives in Central Europe, including in Hungary.

— The political representatives of Brussels war are present in every central European country and they are at work here in Hungary as well. They are easy to recognize: aggressive, violent, threatening. They are all agents of Brussels. Manufacturing fake news, spreading slander and whispering propaganda with the goal of destabilization.

Despite the harsh rhetoric, Orbán concluded with a call for unity and reflection.

— We live in a time when sobriety, calmness and composure are needed and we must repeat again and again that we believe in the power of love and unity.
Whoever learns from the past will protect the future.

“Know what war means”

On the social media platform X, Orbán further developed his criticism.

“Brussels has turned the EU into a war project. They speak of peace but prepare for war, trying to force all nations into their agenda”, he wrote, adding:

“Hungarians and Slovaks know what war means, and we will not be pushed onto that path. We choose sovereignty, and the power of love and unity over oppression”.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/georgias-prime-minister-the-west-is-trying-to-stage-a-coup/

World

Georgia’s Prime Minister: The West is trying to stage a coup

The new cold war

Published 24 September 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Georgian Prime Minister Kobakhidze warns that the demonstrations could lead to the same chaos as in Ukraine.
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze accuses foreign intelligence services of financing the anti-government protests and warns that they are trying to stage a coup similar to the one in Ukraine in 2014.

The statement comes after growing pressure from Western governments and domestic protests, which have condemned what they regard as Georgia’s departure from the country’s planned path toward EU membership.

At Monday’s press conference, Kobakhidze drew parallels to the Euromaidan protests in Kiev and directed sharp criticism at opposition parties.

— A revolution orchestrated by a foreign agency will not occur in Georgia; we will not permit it. We possess all the necessary resources to prevent this, said Kobakhidze to journalists.

The prime minister repeatedly emphasized the connection to the events in Ukraine in 2014 and what followed thereafter.

— All of this is orchestrated by foreign special services, just as it was during the Maidan. You remember how those protests were financed by foreign intelligence agencies, and you also recall what followed for Ukraine, he said.

“Must expose all external interference”

Kobakhidze claimed that the Ukrainian state has collapsed and that the country has endured two wars – both triggered by revolutions financed from abroad.

— Of course, we cannot allow such a scenario to unfold in Georgia. We simply do not have the resources for that. That’s why we must expose any such external financing and interference, the prime minister emphasized.

Georgia, which is a former Soviet republic, has in recent years come into conflict with the EU over the country’s democratic development and reform work.

The Euromaidan protests in Kiev began in November 2013 after Ukraine’s government suspended plans for an association agreement with the EU. The demonstrations, which received extensive Western support, then escalated during the winter.

Over a hundred people were killed in the clashes and in February 2014, President Viktor Yanukovych and his pro-Russian administration were forced to resign and were quickly replaced by a US- and EU-backed government.

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