STOCKHOLM—The killing of a woman at an annual political event in Sweden earlier this month is now being investigated as an act of terror, authorities said. Sweden’s domestic security agency, known by its acronym SAPO, said that the 32-year-old man who is in custody over the July 6 knife attack is now suspected of “terrorist…
Welcome to the New NATO
Commentary Something happened that I thought I would never see in my lifetime. On July 5, Sweden and Finland signed accession protocols to begin the process of joining NATO. Full Swedish and Finnish membership in the Atlantic Alliance is likely before the end of the year. This expansion of NATO is, to me, nothing short…
Canada First Ally to Ratify NATO Membership Bids From Sweden, Finland
Canada has become the first country to ratify Sweden and Finland’s request to join NATO, bringing the two countries closer to full membership. The Prime Minister’s Office says Justin Trudeau met with Finland’s president, Sauli Niinistö, and Sweden’s prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, at the NATO Summit last week. In a statement, Trudeau says Canada champions…
Finland, Sweden Sign to Join NATO but Need Ratification
BRUSSELS—NATO’s 30 allies signed an accession protocol for Finland and Sweden on Tuesday, allowing them to join the nuclear-armed alliance once parliaments ratify the decision, the most significant expansion of the alliance since the 1990s. The signing at NATO headquarters follows a deal with Turkey at last week’s NATO summit in Madrid, where Ankara lifted…
NATO Invites Sweden and Finland to Join in Midst of Russia-Ukraine War
NATO’s leadership formally invited Sweden and Finland to become members of the military bloc on Wednesday after Turkey’s president signaled that he wouldn’t block their bids. “Today we have decided to invite Finland and Sweden to become members of NATO, and agreed to sign Accession Protocols,” NATO said in a declaration following meetings in Madrid,…
Turkey Agrees to Allow Sweden and Finland to Join NATO: Officials
Turkey has agreed to support Finland’s and Sweden’s bids for NATO membership, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday, in a move that is sure to ratchet up tensions between the bloc and Russia. “I am pleased to announce that we now have an agreement that paves the way for Finland and Sweden to join…
The Baltic Noose the Kremlin Fears
Commentary Has the Kremlin decided to fight a hot war in the Baltic Sea’s cold waters? On June 17 the Russian Navy deliberately violated Danish territorial water, specifically the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm, which lies north of Poland. During the Cold War Bornholm was a Berlin-like intelligence outpost behind enemy lines. On June 18…
2 People Wounded in Attack in Sweden, 1 Arrested
COPENHAGEN—Two people were wounded in an attack in the Swedish town of Vasteras on Tuesday, police said, adding that one person had been arrested. Police in a statement said a sharp object had been used and that the attack had been classified as attempted murder. Police said the attack took place in central Vasteras, about…
No Signs of Russian Threat to Sweden, Finland: NATO Deputy Chief
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—NATO’s deputy chief sees no immediate military threat to Sweden and Finland from Russia and is confident that the aspiring NATO members will join the alliance despite Turkey’s objections, he told the Copenhagen Democracy Summit on Friday. Finland and Sweden applied to join NATO last month in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but…
Keeping Schools Open During Pandemic Helped Swedish Children Avoid Learning Loss: Study
There’s no evidence that Sweden’s youngest schoolchildren, who have never had to miss a single day in school because of the COVID pandemic, suffered any drop in their reading skills, a new study suggests. When the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus first hit Sweden, the country’s public health authorities made it clear that daycare centers…
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