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Swedish Gripen Jets Complete First NATO Mission Over Baltic Sea

Two Swedish Jas 39 Gripen have carried out the first sharp mission within NATO's reinforced incident preparedness, writes the Defence on its website. The fighter jets, which are based in Poland, made a visual identification of a Russian signals intelligence aircraft.
Swedish Gripen Jets Complete First NATO Mission Over Baltic Sea

Trump Claims Russia Agrees to Settlement in Ukraine Conflict

USA's president Donald Trump believes that Russia has agreed to a settlement to end the war of aggression against Ukraine. I believe that we have a settlement with Russia.
Trump Claims Russia Agrees to Settlement in Ukraine Conflict

NATO Chief Mark Rutte Heads to US for Key Meetings

Nato's Secretary General Mark Rutte is traveling to the USA for tough meetings over two days, the military alliance announces in a [press release](https://www. nato.
NATO Chief Mark Rutte Heads to US for Key Meetings

Trump's Final Offer: Russia Retains Key Ukrainian Territories

The USA wants to speed up the negotiations about Russia's invasion war in Ukraine. Ukraine is being pressured to make major concessions.
Trump's Final Offer: Russia Retains Key Ukrainian Territories

Trump's Peace Threat: US Exit from Talks Seen as Impractical

The USA is trying to pressure both Ukraine and Russia into an agreement by threatening to abandon the peace negotiations. But in practice, it would be difficult for the USA to completely leave the process, says USA expert Jan Hallenberg.
Trump's Peace Threat: US Exit from Talks Seen as Impractical

US State Department to Cut 15% of Staff, Close 100 Offices

The personnel strength at the US Department of State is to be reduced by 15 percent and over 100 offices are to be closed, according to a downsizing plan. Foreign Minister Marco Rubio states that it is about a change of course from "decades of excess and bureaucracy".
US State Department to Cut 15% of Staff, Close 100 Offices

US Urges Ukraine to Concede Crimea, Halt NATO Bid

The USA is reported to propose that Ukraine meets Russia's demands and gives up the Crimean Peninsula and the strive for Nato. According to President Zelensky, a Ukrainian delegation is traveling to London on Wednesday.
US Urges Ukraine to Concede Crimea, Halt NATO Bid

Norway's Leaders Meet with Trump at White House

Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg are to meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, reports VG. .
Norway's Leaders Meet with Trump at White House

Skepticism Surrounds Putin's Ceasefire Announcement in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin has announced a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine. "Drones over our airspace reveal Putin's true image of Easter and human life", writes Volodymyr Zelenskyj on X.
Skepticism Surrounds Putin's Ceasefire Announcement in Ukraine

Trump's EU Talks: Agriculture, Security, and Currency on the Agenda

Donald Trump's tariff shock has been postponed for 90 days. Now tough negotiations are awaiting between the EU and the USA – about other things than tariffs.
Trump's EU Talks: Agriculture, Security, and Currency on the Agenda

USA Considers Recognizing Crimea as Russian in Peace Deal Talks

The USA is prepared to recognize the Ukrainian region of Crimea as Russian, as part of a broader peace agreement between Moscow and Kyiv, sources tell Bloomberg. .
USA Considers Recognizing Crimea as Russian in Peace Deal Talks

EU Expansion: Hungary's Block Delays Ukraine and Moldova Membership

Membership in the EU can serve as a political security guarantee for Ukraine, believes expansion chief Marta Kos. As early as 2030, four new countries may have joined – if only Hungary stops blocking.
EU Expansion: Hungary's Block Delays Ukraine and Moldova Membership

Trump Warns of Exiting Ukraine Talks if Progress Stalls

USA "is soon above" the attempts to reach a breakthrough in the talks about Ukraine, if Moscow and Kyiv do not act. This says USA's President Donald Trump and thereby repeats Foreign Minister Marco Rubio's previous warnings.
Trump Warns of Exiting Ukraine Talks if Progress Stalls

Russia Expands Military Presence Near Finnish Border, Warns Finnish Defense Chief

Russia increases its activity along the border with Finland and stress-tests Nato. This warns Vesa Virtanen, head of the Finnish defence staff, in an interview with German Die Welt.
Russia Expands Military Presence Near Finnish Border, Warns Finnish Defense Chief

Sweden and Finland to Develop Joint Evacuation Plan for Crisis Scenarios

Sweden is to develop a plan for large-scale evacuation in the event of a crisis or war, together with Finland. .
Sweden and Finland to Develop Joint Evacuation Plan for Crisis Scenarios

Rutte: Ukraine Peace Talks Challenging Amid Ongoing Violence

Nato's Secretary-General Mark Rutte made an unannounced visit to Ukraine to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyj on Tuesday. Rutte condemns Russia for a "terrible pattern" of deadly attacks on civilians and emphasizes that it complicates the US-led talks on ceasefire.
Rutte: Ukraine Peace Talks Challenging Amid Ongoing Violence

US Budget Proposal Targets UN and NATO Funding Cuts

Many closed embassies, withdrawn funds to both the UN and Nato, and mass layoffs of diplomats. These cutbacks are included in an "aggressive" budget proposal for the US Department of State.
US Budget Proposal Targets UN and NATO Funding Cuts

Hungary's Opposition Leader Vows to End Isolation and Rejoin EU Mainstream

Hungary is to break its international isolation and hold a referendum on Ukrainian EU membership. This promises opposition leader Péter Magyar, who has the wind at his back ahead of next year's parliamentary elections.
Hungary's Opposition Leader Vows to End Isolation and Rejoin EU Mainstream

Government Plans 300 Billion Kronor Defense Upgrade by Autumn

The Government aims to have negotiated with the opposition by autumn on how to borrow and allocate 300 billion kronor for the upgrading of the defence. It may also result in a new NATO goal for civil defence.
Government Plans 300 Billion Kronor Defense Upgrade by Autumn

30 Nations Plan Peacekeeping Force for Ukraine; US Role Uncertain

Our plans are well developed and now we are increasing, promise 30 willing countries for a future peacekeeping force in Ukraine – on land, in the air and at sea. But if the USA supports is still unclear.
30 Nations Plan Peacekeeping Force for Ukraine; US Role Uncertain

Chinese Soldiers Reportedly Fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Kyiv Claims

Chinese soldiers are fighting for Russia in the ongoing invasion war in Ukraine, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyj. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry is summoning China's ambassador to the country for talks.
Chinese Soldiers Reportedly Fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Kyiv Claims

Sweden to Host NATO Foreign Ministers in Helsingborg, May 2026

Sweden will host NATO's informal foreign minister meeting in 2026. The meeting will be held in Helsingborg in May, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Sweden to Host NATO Foreign Ministers in Helsingborg, May 2026

NATO Chief Rutte Calls China's Military Growth Shocking

China's expansion of its army is shocking, believes Nato's Secretary General Mark Rutte. .
NATO Chief Rutte Calls China's Military Growth Shocking

NATO Chief Rutte Avoids US Tariff Debate, Focuses on Defense

The unity is pressured in NATO when the USA introduces tariffs against its partners. But the Secretary-General dodges answering.
NATO Chief Rutte Avoids US Tariff Debate, Focuses on Defense
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