“Finland’s room to manoeuvre and freedom of choice also include the possibility of military alignment and of applying for NATO membership, should we ourselves so decide
Hanna Ojanen’s article, ‘Between Russia, Sweden, and NATO: Finland’s defence of “sovereignty equality”’ is cited in the Montreal Gazette
We could not expect much more from this telephone conversation, knowing that it is not with France that the Russians intend to talk about European security but with the Americans
The danger of war is high. Russia underestimates the social dynamics in Ukraine and overestimates the will of the West to defend the country against a Russian invasion
Gustav Gressel explains in an interview how Moscow would proceed in the event of an attack on Ukraine and how great the chance would be for Ukrainian troops to be able to defend themselves against the nuclear power Russia
You say, ‘guys, stop it’ and you put up the means to do so. After the Russians have gotten this message, then you can talk about rules. Then you can have these kinds of speeches, but not now
Emmanuel Macron must make Olaf Scholz clearer about his intentions
Marie Dumoulin comments on what Macron and Scholz might say during their meeting in Berlin on Russia
Blocking arms exports at a time when Ukraine is facing invasion is not a good policy
Gustav Gressel speaks about Germany’s decision to block Estonia from transferring weapons to Ukraine
the decision on whether or not to continue these talks will be taken by Vladimir Putin and no-one knows right now what it will b
In Poland there was concern that NATO would lose its focus on Russian security threats, but now it’s obvious that this is the only framework that can protect us and provide long-term security
Kadri Liik and Piotr Buras comment on NATO regaining unity and strength amidst Russia’s threats to the West
think what Moscow is after is formal guarantees that Ukraine not become a NATO member
