WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden met with leaders of Finland and Sweden at the White House on Thursday to offer strong US support for their applications to join NATO, while Turkey threatened to attack the Scandinavian countries. block to join NATO. alliance. Biden, who has called on the West to stand up … Read more
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan holds a press conference during the NATO summit at Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 14, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register ISTANBUL, May 19 (Reuters) – Turkey has told its allies it will reject Sweden and Finland’s membership in NATO, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan … Read more
Ukrainian soldiers, many wounded, transferred to Russian-occupied cities US reopens embassy in Kiev Ukraine says saboteurs attacked Russian armored train KYIV/MARIUPOL, Ukraine, May 19 (Reuters) – Moscow said nearly 700 Ukrainian fighters had surrendered in Russian-occupied Mariupol as it made significant gains in the south as the United States became the last western country to … Read more
BRUSSELS, May 17 (Reuters) – Finland and Sweden formally applied on Wednesday to join the NATO alliance at Allied headquarters, a decision spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and kicking off a membership process that expected to last only a few weeks. Sweden and Finland were both neutral during the Cold War, and their decision … Read more
NATO chief: Russian offensive will not go ahead Russian Donbas Campaign Has Lost Momentum – British Army Finland confirms bid for NATO membership RUSKA LOZOVA, Ukraine, May 16 (Reuters) – Ukraine counterattacked by Russian forces on the eastern front on Monday with reports of fighting near the second-largest city of Kharkiv, after Western military agencies … Read more
Russian troops make progress in Donbas – Ukrainian army Ukraine says it is on the offensive near Izium Finnish president confirms bid for NATO membership Russian Donbas Campaign Has Lost Momentum – British Army RUSKA LOZOVA, Ukraine, May 15 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s front lines had shifted on Sunday as Russia advanced in the hotly contested … Read more
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addresses the media at a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 13 May 2022. Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Lavrov says sanctions show no one is safe from … Read more
Hundreds of Russian war victims brought to railway yard Ukraine’s deputy prime minister says war “enters a new, long phase” Military photos of Ukraine show failed Russian river crossing Kiev says it is negotiating evacuation of injured Mariupol KYIV, May 14 (Reuters) – The bodies of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine were taken to a … Read more
Ukraine says it damaged Russian supply ship in Black Sea Relatives of Mariupol fighters call for rescue Finland wants security after Russian invasion of Ukraine Sweden is expected to follow in a bid to join the alliance KHARKIV, Ukraine, May 13 (Reuters) – Ukraine said it had damaged a Russian Navy logistics ship near Snake … Read more
A model of the natural gas pipeline can be seen for the displayed colors of the Finnish and Russian flags in this image, taken April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register HELSINKI, May 12 (Reuters) – Key Finnish politicians have been warned that Russia could halt its … Read more
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