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By moving to trash their relations with Russia, Sweden and Finland’s leaders are taking their people down a dangerous road

Sweden and Finland have broken their status of neutrality and are seeking NATO membership in response to Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. It’s the latest sign that entire countries are falling for the media’s anti-Russia spiel. After years of relatively calm relations with Moscow, Stockholm and Helsinki have cast their neutrality aside …

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Russia halts gas supplies to Finland

Russia has halted natural gas deliveries to Finland after state energy wholesaler Gasum failed to make a required payment in rubles, the Finnish gas system operator Gasgrid Finland said on Saturday.  “Gas imports through Imatra entry point have been stopped,” the statement read. Gasum also confirmed on Saturday that the deliveries had stopped. Earlier …

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Gas cut-off date for Finland confirmed

Natural gas supplies to Finland will be halted starting this Saturday, Russian company Gazprom Export said on Friday, confirming earlier reports by Finnish state-owned energy group Gasum. “As of the end of the working day on May 20 (the payment deadline stipulated by the contract), Gazprom Export did not receive …

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Another NATO state wants to block Sweden and Finland from joining

Croatian President Zoran Milanovic plans to instruct Ambassador Mario Nobilo, the country’s permanent representative to NATO, to block the accession of Finland and Sweden to the decades-old military alliance, he said Wednesday.  Refusing consent would turn the international community’s attention to problems facing ethnic Croats in neighboring Bosnia and Herzegovina, …

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NATO member blocks accession talks for Sweden and Finland – media

Turkey has blocked NATO accession talks with Finland and Sweden on Wednesday, several media outlets have reported. Representatives of the military bloc’s member states have gathered seeking to open the negotiations just hours after both nations officially submitted their applications. However, Ankara has reportedly stopped the vote on the start of …

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NATO members make new security vows to Finland and Sweden

Denmark, Iceland, and Norway have joined a growing number of countries offering defense pledges to Sweden and Finland, which have both formally embarked on membership bids in the NATO military alliance.  Citing Helsinki and Stockholm’s “right to choose their own security arrangements” as sovereign nations, the three European states declared …

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Turkey opposes Finland and Sweden in NATO – Erdogan

Turkey will not say “Yes” to Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership bids, the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said on Monday, adding that any attempts to persuade Ankara to change its position would be fruitless. “These countries do not have a clear unequivocal stance against terrorist organizations. Sweden is the …

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Russia compares Ukraine, Finland & Sweden NATO ambitions

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has explained why the NATO aspirations of Ukraine were more concerning for Russia than those of Finland and Sweden, which officially announced on Sunday that they were looking to join the US-led military bloc.  “We have no territorial disputes with either Finland or Sweden. Ukraine could …

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Finland officially decides to join NATO

Finland has officially announced its intention of joining the NATO military alliance, the government announced on Sunday. During a cabinet meeting, President Sauli Niinistö and ministers “agreed that Finland would apply for membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),” the statement read. Finnish accession to the US-led bloc would require …

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