US clears Norway for $293 million small diameter bomb sale to equip F-35 fleet
Separately, the US cleared a potential $15 billion sale to Poland for Patriot air defense systems and related equipment.
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Iraq protesters breach Sweden’s embassy over Qur’an burning
Followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr enter mission’s compound to denounce incident outside Stockholm mosque Iraqi protesters have breached Sweden’s embassy in Baghdad, angered by a Qur’an burning outside a Stockholm mosque that sparked condemnation…
NATO’s July summit in Vilnius [What Think Tanks are thinking]
This note gathers links to the recent publications and commentaries from many international think tanks on the NATO summit and related issues.
Sweden wants to join NATO by next month, PM says
Sweden has set its sights on joining at the alliance’s July 11-12 summit, but both Turkey and Hungary have so far held back from ratification.
Ukraine defence minister expects Nato ‘guarantee’ after war
Exclusive: Oleksii Reznikov says entry to alliance non-negotiable and pledges need to be made nowUkraine’s defence minister has raised the stakes before the next Nato summit, saying he expects a “guarantee” that his country will be invited to join the …
Nato ready to face threat from ‘Moscow or Minsk’, says alliance head after Wagner chief’s exile
Jens Stoltenberg says alliance has strengthened eastern flank and will protect ‘every inch of Nato territory’ after Prigozhin moveSee all our Ukraine coverageNato chief Jens Stoltenberg has said the alliance is ready to defend itself against any threat…
Wagner Group in Belarus spells trouble, Eastern Europe’s NATO allies warn
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is trying to allay fears by some Eastern European members over exiled members of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group residing in Belarus.
With an eye on Ukraine, head of British Army says ‘mass is still indispensable’
“We should treat many of these lessons with caution; one wonders what shape we would be in if, in the first few days after the Russian invasion, we had sold off our armor to invest in [Turkish made Bayraktar] TB2 or one-way attack drones,” …
Greek voters propel new far-right Spartans group into parliament
Kyriakos Mitsotakis of centre-right New Democracy party wins second term as prime minister but unheard-of group delivers shockGreece’s general election has propelled a far-right group called the Spartans, a previously unheard-of political force, into t…
Sweden’s NATO bid set to be discussed as Trudeau meets Nordic leaders
Trudeau is scheduled to meet privately with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on the sidelines of the annual Nordic leaders’ summit.