- 17 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National Securitynato
Biden says he is worried Putin does not have a way out of Ukraine war
POTOMAC, Md. (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he is worried that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not have a way out of the Ukraine war, and…
U.S. offers assurances to Sweden, Finland over NATO application
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is confident it can address any security concerns Sweden and Finland may have about the period of time after they apply for NATO membership…
Sweden says it received U.S. security assurances if it hands in NATO application
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden has received assurances from the United States that it would receive support during the period a potential application to join NATO is processed by the 30 nations…
Ukraine: The March of Folly Continues
Let us start by briefly narrating one or two major developments since my last column “Ukraine: When Will the Madness End?” dated 3rd April 2022-https://chanakyaforum.com/ukraine-when-will-the-madness-end/ The War Crimes Charge Against…
By K P Fabian
What you need to know about Finland and Sweden’s path to NATO membership
By Anne Kauranen and Johan Ahlander HELSINKI/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Finland and Sweden have been considering applying for membership of the NATO military alliance, which would…
Finland almost certainly to apply for NATO membership, says Swedish Foreign Minister
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Finland will almost certainly apply for membership in NATO, Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde told Swedish television on Sunday. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has forced both Sweden…
How Russia-Ukraine Copied Finland War Without Lessons
Finland is a unique country with a distinct language and culture. However, its possession was always contested between Sweden and Russia. Though Finland mainly remained under Swedish control in 1809,…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
Finland and Sweden could join NATO quickly, Stoltenberg says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Finland and Sweden will be able to join NATO quickly should they decide to ask for membership in the Western military alliance, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said…
Russia says pumping Ukraine with weapons is threat to European security
LONDON (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that Western arms supplies to Ukraine, including heavy weapons, posed a threat to the security of the European continent. The comment from…
Britain’s Truss tells China its rise depends on playing by the rules
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss warned China that failure to play by global rules would cut short its rise as a superpower, and said the…
Putin ally says Ukraine heading for collapse into several states
LONDON (Reuters) -One of President Vladimir Putin's closest allies said on Tuesday that Ukraine was spiralling towards a collapse into several states because of what he cast as a U.S.…
Nuclear Resurgence for Peace and War
The emergence of Covid-19 and climate change as existential threats to mankind had relegated the nuclear danger to a second level threat till the Russia-Ukraine war broke out. In 1991,…
By TP Sreenivasan
