An 18-year-old high school student was charged today in the March murders of two female teachers at his school in Malmo, Sweden, prosecutors said. The young man will stand trial for the murder of two female teachers during an attack he launched “with a knife and an axe”, the Swedish prosecutor’s office announced. The defendant’s […]
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Stoltenberg: With 32 nations we will be even stronger and our people even safer
LAST UPDATE: 14.25 “With 32 nations around the table, we will be even stronger and our peoples even safer as we face the biggest security crisis in decades,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in his opening remarks before the meeting for the signing of the accession protocols of Finland and Sweden. This is a […]
NATO: Allies sign Sweden’s and Finland’s accession protocols today
NATO member countries will today sign the accession protocols necessary to invite Sweden and Finland to join the Atlantic alliance in a ceremony at the organization’s headquarters in Brussels. Swedish Foreign Minister Anne Linde and her Finnish counterpart Pekka Haavisto are expected to attend the ceremony along with representatives of the 30-member Western military alliance. […]
What did Erdogan achieve in Madrid? Absolute nothingness
By Bobby Ghosh Judging by Turkey’s pro-government media, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan scored a major geopolitical victory for his country at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Madrid last week. “Turkey has slammed its fist on the table, Europe is on its knees,” declared the conservative newspaper Yeni Akit. This was a reference […]
Germany: Expects Finland and Sweden to join NATO quickly
The German government expressed the belief that the process of ratifying the accession of Sweden and Finland will be completed quickly and without problems – also by Turkey. “No, we don’t expect any delays. I think yesterday’s NATO summit showed it emphatically, how united the Alliance stands and how fast it moved, considering that the […]
Sweden to Erdogan: ‘Decisions to extradite suspects are made by the independent judiciary’
Decisions in Sweden to extradite suspects are made by an independent judiciary, the justice minister said tonight, responding to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who said Stockholm had promised him it would extradite “73 terrorists” as part of of their agreement on its accession to NATO. “In Sweden, the law is enforced by independent courts,” […]
Erdogan’s threats to Finland-Sweden: Realize their promises or their accession will not reach our parliament
LAST UPDATE: 18:43 The terms of the memorandum we signed with Sweden and Finland must be understood, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during remarks after the NATO summit in Madrid. “Turkey sees the memorandum with Sweden and Finland as a recognition of Turkey’s sensitivity on the issue of terrorism,” Erdogan said, adding that “the […]
German Press: Absolute Dominance or Pyrrhic Victory of Turkey?
Turkey got what it wanted from Sweden and Finland at the NATO summit, according to the German press. It remains open whether he won concessions from the US. There is no doubt that Turkey has prevailed with its demands in the dispute over the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO, comments the Neue Zürcher […]
NATO: Europe’s new strategic geography ‘squeezes’ Russia
By David Axe Turkey has lifted its objections to Finland and Sweden joining NATO, setting the stage for the largest enlargement of the Alliance in a generation that will significantly change the strategic geography of Europe – in NATO’s favor. The decision was taken on the first day of the NATO Summit in Madrid. “We […]
Government sources: Sweden, Finland, Ankara agreement is a reflection of Turkey
“The tripartite agreement between Sweden, Finland and Turkey paves the way for the strengthening of the European arm within NATO, without affecting EU-Turkey relations and relevant European decisions,” government sources said. of Turkey. In detail and for each aspect of this agreement, government sources emphasize: “The agreement between Finland, Sweden and Turkey, which launches the […]
