SwedenFormer Foreign Minister and IAEA Director General Hans Blix calls for a halt to the Sweden-USA DCA, citing concerns over unchecked US military power and lack of public discourse.
Topic: The new cold war
EU bans more Russian media outlets
WorldRia Novosti, Izvestia, Rossiyskaya Gazeta and Voice of Europe are no longer allowed to operate within EU borders.
Minsk reveals alleged EU plan to attack Belarus
Europe"The radicals are producing combat drones to deliver strikes on critical sites in Belarus", according to the country's top security official, Ivan Tertel.
Comment: Double standards as US accuses China of supporting Russia
WorldJenny Piper: When it comes to Washington and favoring the military-industrial complex, it's all about the silk gloves.
US and China account for half of world military spending
WorldThe United States remains the "undisputed number one" on the list, accounting for 37% of the world's total military spending.
Author Jan Guillou slams Sweden’s defense agreement with the US as “Surrender Document”
Sweden"Now we are prisoners under contract on board the aircraft carrier, not knowing where we are going and having no say in the matter", the author says.
Russia’s economy expected to outpace West
EconomyDespite the sanctions, Russia is expected to grow at a faster rate than the United States, France, and Germany.
Argentina seeks NATO partnership
World"We will continue to work on recovering links that will allow us to modernise and train our forces to NATO standards", promises the country's defense minister, Luis Petri.
Norway to boost conscription to 13,500 by 2036
Norway– We will need more people with professional military experience in the future, says defense minister Bjørn Arild Gram.
Swedish conscripts could be forced to fight on “NATO’s outermost border”
Sweden"Cannot be ruled out", confirms Defense Minister Pål Jonsson (M).
German MP urges attacks on Moscow government buildings
WorldIt is "necessary to attack the Russian Ministry of Defense or the intelligence service", according to Roderich Kiesewetter.
NATO exercise Nordic Response 2024 begins
The NordicsInvolves 4500 Swedish soldiers, officers and civilian staff.
Swedish retirees most positive about NATO
SwedenThe military alliance is viewed more negatively by people with a foreign background.
Only formalities remain for Sweden to join NATO
World"We are ready to take our share of responsibility for NATO's security", Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson declares.
Swedish defense industry soars amid global tensions
SwedenHundreds of new employees are hired, and factories run five shifts to produce weapons around the clock.
Russia and Belarus banned from World Cup
SportThe International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) says it is "not safe" to allow the teams to participate.
Baltic ministers wanted by Russia
EuropeEstonian PM Kaja Kallas is among those wanted for "desecration of historical memory and hostility to Russia".
Stoltenberg: “We must prepare for decades of war”
WorldClaims that "Russian aggression" could spread to other countries if Ukraine loses the war.
Alexander Stubb becomes Finland’s next president
FinlandThe liberal-conservative politician has called nuclear weapons a "guarantor of peace" and promises to do "whatever it takes" to support Ukraine.
Fewer people want to go to war for Finland after NATO membership
FinlandThe defence minister wants to prohibit reservists from "opting out" of the military.
“Open letter to the Prime Minister of Hungary”
Debate"Dear Prime Minister Orbán, we urge you to be a leader for us as well in this dire situation by stopping our treasonous government from handing our country over to NATO", writes 'Mother Svea and her children'.
Pierre Schori: “Insane Swedish NATO process”
SwedenThe former UN ambassador describes it as a "process of humiliation" in which Sweden kowtowed to Erdogan's pressure.
Russia: “NATO exercise is hybrid warfare”
EuropeSweden is participating with thousands of soldiers and navy personnel.
Swedish children worried about war
SwedenFollowing the supreme commander's statements, more children than usual have called the children's rights organization BRIS to express their concerns.