According to an analyst at the Swedish Energy Agency, Rebecka Bergholtz, there is great concern about the future of Europe’s natural gas supply, particularly once winter starts, as shortages are likely to keep existing, which will result in price volatility. Electricity prices throughout Sweden have reached record highs, peaking in the southern part of the
In mid-May, Sweden and Finland officially applied to join NATO, explaining the decision by growing tenses around the Europe due to the difficult situation in Ukraine and Russia’s special military operation there. The Head of the Finnish intelligence service Supo, Antti Pelttari, expressed his surprise of the fact Russia has not responded to Helsinki’s initiative
Russia will be obliged to respond to the threat from NATO in the event of an expansion of the alliance’s infrastructure in Finland and Sweden, Russian Security Council Secretary, Nikolai Patrushev, said. “In the event of the expansion of the alliance’s military infrastructure on the territory of Finland and Sweden, Russia will perceive this as
Finnish Prime Minister, Sanna Marin, said on Thursday, May 19, that Helsinki is opposed to NATO deploying nuclear weapons or establishing bases inside Finland if it joins the military alliance. Swedish Prime Minister, Magdalena Andersson, has also said Sweden doesn’t plan on hosting NATO nuclear weapons or bases. Finland and Sweden formally applied to join
Sweden and Finland, which previously adhered to the policy of military neutrality, officially announced their intention to become members of NATO on May 15, 2022, explaining that they see a threat from Russia. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, speaking on the air of the “Solovyov Live” programme, said that the
Joining NATO will not contribute to strengthening the security of Sweden and Finland, and Moscow will not accept the current situation as it is, according to the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Sergei Ryabkov, on Monday, May 16, 2022. Recently, it became known that the Social Democratic Party in power in Sweden spoke in favor of
Russia has clearly expressed its position on the possible accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO, as stated by the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. “Brussels, under the auspices of the US, has been drawing these countries into its structures for a long time. Actual retraction measures were carried out. There is nothing new here.
Denmark and Sweden have resumed processing and issuing all types of visas to Russian citizens. Denmark has also lifted all anti-coronavirus restrictions. “The standard time for processing visa applications for Russian citizens applying, for example, to visit friends, relatives, tourism, is up to 10 calendar days (delivery time is not included) in accordance with the
The decision of the Finnish authorities to join NATO, from a strategic point of view, is absolutely wrong, since this is the consequence of following Washington’s will and not the country’s own interests, as stated by Russian political scientist, director of the Center for Geopolitical Expertise, Valery Korovin. Earlier, The Times reported that Finland and
The accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO would have serious military and political consequences and would require an adequate reaction from Russia, according to the official representative of the country’s Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. “It is quite obvious that the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, which is primarily a military structure and
During the Russian exercises “Zapad-2021” (“West-2021”), the Swedish military simulated a war situation: one of the Swedish submarines received an unexpected order to meet at sea with a support ship and take on board combat torpedoes. In such a way Swedes rehearsed actions in case the enemy defeated all the coastal bases of the fleet.
Sweden’s relations with Russia have been damaged by the telephone conversation of the country’s Foreign Minister, Ann Linde, with two Russian pranksters “Vovan” and “Lexus”. However, even though it’s a prank, the content of the conversation does not seem to have any positive attitude towards the Russian government, which follows from the official Facebook post
Novosibirsk scientists received a mega-grant for the development of science in the amount of 100 million rubles. The Institute of Thermophysics will buy new modern equipment, and a professor from Sweden will be in charge of the project, VN.ru reports. A young scientist, Mikhail Filippov, is working on how to quickly and permanently cool a
