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Spain Secures Exemption from NATO Defense Spending Increase

Nato countries are reported to be in agreement to increase defense expenditures to five percent of the states' gross national product. Spain, which opposed the increase, has been exempted from the decision.

Spain Secures Exemption from NATO Defense Spending Increase

Europe Boosts Defense Spending Amid NATO Budget Targets

Russia and the USA have made Europe break with decades of military disarmament. The arms industry is flourishing again as Nato unites on new budget targets.

Europe Boosts Defense Spending Amid NATO Budget Targets

Spain Opposes New NATO Defense Spending Targets

Next week, the NATO countries are expected to agree on a new budget target to allocate at least 5 percent of their GDP to defense. But Spain is resisting.

Spain Opposes New NATO Defense Spending Targets

Finland Exits Ottawa Treaty on Personal Mines

Finland leaves the Ottawa Treaty on personal mines. This means that in the future, it will be allowed for the Finnish defense forces to use personal mines.

Finland Exits Ottawa Treaty on Personal Mines

Sweden Agrees on Defense Loans Amid Uncertainty Over Future Payment

All parties agree that Sweden should borrow to quickly strengthen the defense. But after 2030, the strengthening should start being paid from the state budget.

Sweden Agrees on Defense Loans Amid Uncertainty Over Future Payment

Swedish Parties Unite for Historic Defense Investment Agreement

All parties in the Riksdag support a historic buildup of the Swedish defense, according to SVT. .

Swedish Parties Unite for Historic Defense Investment Agreement

EU Foreign Minister: United NATO and EU Can Counter Russia

Europe is under attack in a world that is becoming increasingly more dangerous with each passing day, warns the EU's Foreign Minister Kaja Kallas in a debate in the EU Parliament where she calls for increased defense investments ahead of next week's NATO summit in The Hague. –Russia is already a direct threat to the EU.

EU Foreign Minister: United NATO and EU Can Counter Russia

Europe Boosts Defense Spending Amid NATO Budget Targets and Russian Threats

Russia and the USA have made Europe break with decades of military disarmament. The arms industry is flourishing again as Nato agrees on new budget targets.

Europe Boosts Defense Spending Amid NATO Budget Targets and Russian Threats

NATO Chief Confident in Agreement on Increased Defense Spending

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is quite certain that NATO countries will back a significantly increased defence expenditure target at the summit in The Hague after Midsummer. It looks like we will be able to reach an agreement in The Hague, he said at a press conference in Stockholm.

NATO Chief Confident in Agreement on Increased Defense Spending

Kristersson on Iran-Israel Conflict: Sweden on Alert

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) says that the government and authorities are on their toes when it comes to potential spreading effects from the attacks between Israel and Iran. We currently have no signs that anything serious is directed specifically at Sweden.

Kristersson on Iran-Israel Conflict: Sweden on Alert

Denmark Approves US Military Bases Amid Greenland Concerns

Denmark approves a bill proposal that allows American military bases on Danish soil – a message that comes at a time when the President of the USA has shown great interest in taking control of the kingdom's territory Greenland. .

Denmark Approves US Military Bases Amid Greenland Concerns

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to Visit Sweden Friday

On Friday, NATO's Secretary General Mark Rutte will come to Sweden for a meeting with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M), announces the government. After the meeting, they will hold a joint press conference in Rosenbad in Stockholm Rutte, formerly long-time Prime Minister of the Netherlands, succeeded Jens Stoltenberg as NATO chief in October last year.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to Visit Sweden Friday

Nato Chief Calls for 400% Boost in Air and Missile Defense

Nato chief Mark Rutte demands an increase of 400 percent for air and missile defense to counter the threat from Russia. .

Nato Chief Calls for 400% Boost in Air and Missile Defense

Hultqvist Suggests Foreign Involvement in Swedish Telecom Sabotage

It can be foreign actors who are behind the extensive sabotage of telecommunication masts along E22 on the Swedish east coast. This is the opinion of the Social Democrats' defence policy spokesperson Peter Hultqvist.

Hultqvist Suggests Foreign Involvement in Swedish Telecom Sabotage

US Appoints Alexus Grynkewich as New NATO Commander in Europe

The US has nominated a new commander for NATO in Europe. .

US Appoints Alexus Grynkewich as New NATO Commander in Europe

NATO Chief Proposes 5% Defense Budget Target

Nato chief Mark Rutte is now officially proposing 5 percent as the new budget target for the defense, divided into 3. 5 percent traditional defense and 1.

NATO Chief Proposes 5% Defense Budget Target

NATO Nations Sign Agreement for Mass Purchase of Swedish CV90 Vehicles

Sweden and several NATO countries sign agreement in Brussels on large purchase of Swedish CV90 combat vehicles. The orders are not to affect deliveries to Ukraine, promises the defence minister.

NATO Nations Sign Agreement for Mass Purchase of Swedish CV90 Vehicles

NATO Urged to Accelerate Defense Spending Amid Russia Concerns

Russia does not care about our papers, warns Lithuania and demands a faster pace towards NATO's new budget target. The figures seem already clear – but how fast they will be reached and what they will contain is still not given.

NATO Urged to Accelerate Defense Spending Amid Russia Concerns

Sweden Takes Lead in NATO's Electronic Warfare Coalition Supporting Ukraine

Sweden enters as a shared leading country in a coalition that supports Ukraine in the field of communications. .

Sweden Takes Lead in NATO's Electronic Warfare Coalition Supporting Ukraine

Europe Leads in Israeli Weapon Purchases Amid Rising Defense Exports

Despite the war in Gaza and the country's increased isolation as a result, Israel's export of defense materials has hit a record for the fourth year in a row, Bloomberg reports. Over five years, sales have more than doubled to 14.

Europe Leads in Israeli Weapon Purchases Amid Rising Defense Exports

NATO Allies Pledge Ships and Billions in Support to Ukraine

Ukraine's friends do not betray, the countries in the Ramstein group promise after yet another meeting at Nato headquarters. Ships, drones and "billions" in new support are promised - and also an invitation to Nato's summit in The Hague.

NATO Allies Pledge Ships and Billions in Support to Ukraine

Russia Claims NATO's Baltops Exercise in Baltic Sea is Provocative

The Nato exercise Baltops, which begins in the Baltic Sea tomorrow, is according to Russia "extremely provocative". The exercise - where among others Sweden and the USA participate - is seen as a build-up for battle against Russia.

Russia Claims NATO's Baltops Exercise in Baltic Sea is Provocative

Trump Attends NATO Summit in The Hague Focusing on Membership Fees

The President of the USA, Donald Trump, is traveling to The Hague when the Nato military alliance is holding a summit, the White House announces. .

Trump Attends NATO Summit in The Hague Focusing on Membership Fees

Nawrocki's Win in Poland Signals Challenges for Ukraine's EU Path

Karol Nawrocki's victory in the Polish presidential election is a setback for Ukraine. Poland will slow down Ukraine's path to the EU and Nato as much as possible, says analyst Stefan Ingvarsson.

Nawrocki's Win in Poland Signals Challenges for Ukraine's EU Path