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Sweden and Turkey Hold Talks on Journalist Joakim Medin's Detention

New allegations about imprisoned journalist Joakim Medin have been made in talks between Sweden's and Turkey's foreign ministers. We have a good dialogue, says Maria Malmer Stenergard (The Moderate Party).
Sweden and Turkey Hold Talks on Journalist Joakim Medin's Detention

George Simion Leads Romania's Presidential Election with 40% Votes

George Simion from the far-right party AUR is heading for a clear victory in the first round of Romania's presidential election. When almost all votes have been counted, he has received around 40 percent.
George Simion Leads Romania's Presidential Election with 40% Votes

Rutte Proposes 3.5 Percent GDP Defense Spending for NATO Members

Nato's Secretary General Mark Rutte wants the member countries to increase their defense spending to 3. 5 percent of GDP – and then allocate an additional 1.
Rutte Proposes 3.5 Percent GDP Defense Spending for NATO Members

USA and Ukraine Sign Critical Minerals and Energy Deal

USA and Ukraine have agreed on a deal that gives the USA access to Ukrainian natural resources such as critical minerals, oil, and gas. Despite some hesitation from Ukraine's side, they finally agreed to a deal to secure continued support from the USA.
USA and Ukraine Sign Critical Minerals and Energy Deal

Kristersson Warns of Shaky Global Order at EPP Congress

In Valencia, Europe's currently heaviest party group is meeting – the conservative and Christian democratic EPP. Amidst shaky peace negotiations for Ukraine and customs chaos.
Kristersson Warns of Shaky Global Order at EPP Congress

Romania's Presidential Election: Far-Right Leader George Simion Leads Polls

Tiktok and Donald Trump are in focus as Romania holds presidential elections – six months after the fiasco last autumn. The Far-Right is leading in the opinion polls.
Romania's Presidential Election: Far-Right Leader George Simion Leads Polls

Nordic-Baltic Ministers Emphasize Strong Support for Ukraine

Our time is described as "probably the most dramatic period in modern history", when Nordic and Baltic foreign ministers hold a top meeting on Bornholm. Together with Germany, Poland, and France, a strong support for Ukraine is expressed at a crucial moment.
Nordic-Baltic Ministers Emphasize Strong Support for Ukraine

NATO Trust Declines in Finland Amid Trump Presidency Concerns

Only just over 3 out of 10 Finns – 32 percent – trust that NATO's security guarantee is sufficient to deter an attack from one of the defense alliance's member states, shows a new survey from the market-liberal Finnish think tank EVA. This is a decrease of 21 percentage points compared to the autumn of 2023, when the previous survey was conducted.
NATO Trust Declines in Finland Amid Trump Presidency Concerns

Trump Claims Crimea Will Remain Under Russian Control

USA's President Donald Trump says in an interview with Time that the Ukrainian Crimea, which was occupied and annexed by Russia in 2014, remains Russian. .
Trump Claims Crimea Will Remain Under Russian Control

NATO Chief Rutte: Russia Must Act on Ceasefire Talks

Nato's Secretary General Mark Rutte says, after a meeting with US President Donald Trump on Thursday, that it is Russia that must deliver in the negotiations on ceasefire, not Ukraine. > There is something on the table now, I believe, where the Ukrainians are really playing ball.
NATO Chief Rutte: Russia Must Act on Ceasefire Talks

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
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