Russia poses the greatest threat to Sweden due to its aggressive attitude towards the West, the Scandinavian nation's security service Sapo has said. It wrote in its annual report that while ...

Helsinki, Finland — Despite repeated threats from Russia, Finland is poised to join the U.S.-led NATO military alliance. The historic move — set to be mirrored by Sweden — will effectively ...

(Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that Sweden and Finland joining NATO could accelerate the militarisation of the Arctic region. Responding to a question about how the two ...

“Russia’s aggression ... is serious about ending its—and NATO’s—military dependence on the United States, look for Sweden to make inquiries about joining, and expanding, the SAMP/T ...

Finland is expected to exceed NATO’s 2% GDP defense spending target in 2022, and Sweden ... Russia launched its war on Ukraine in late February. Biden encouraged their joining and welcomed ...

Sweden and Finland applied for NATO membership in response to the Feb. 24 invasion. Russia has repeatedly warned both countries against joining the alliance. NATO's 30 allies signed the accession ...

He said from Moscow’s perspective, Finland and Sweden joining NATO will be “very problematic” and leave Russia in a difficult military position as the Baltic Sea’s coastline would be ...

But that changed after Moscow invaded Ukraine. Today, the... How the U.S. and Russia feel about Finland and Sweden joining NATO EMILY FENG, HOST: Finland and Sweden have long kept a careful ...

Sweden said it possesses unique abilities to strengthen the NATO alliance. Its defense minister singled out its submarines to Business Insider. They are quiet, small, and can stay down for a long ...

Russia has become increasingly isolated from the rest of Europe over the last 30 years, and maps of the continent illustrate just how drastic the change has been. Finland and Sweden this week ...

Latvia borders Russia to its east and Russia ... and that it “marks Sweden’s largest commitment yet since joining NATO" last year. Commander Lieutenant Colonel Henrik Rosdahl of the 71st ...