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Major NATO War Games Set to Begin Miles From Russian Base
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization will soon conduct large-scale exercises in the Baltics, with thousands of troops from more than a dozen nations set to take part in war games just 40 miles from the nearest Russian military base.
NATO Members Pledge to Defend Sweden, Finland if Russia Attacks
Iceland, Denmark and Norway have offered security guarantees to Finland and Sweden if either come under attack, after Stockholm said it would follow Helsinki in requesting membership in the NATO bloc.
US Will ‘Strongly Support’ NATO Membership for Finland, Sweden
The United States will welcome Helsinki and Stockholm into the NATO alliance with open arms, Washington's top diplomat told lawmakers. Russia has warned of steep consequences should the Western military bloc further expand to 32 members.
NATO Members to Hold Drills With Finland as Helsinki Mulls Joining Alliance
Finland will soon host naval drills alongside NATO members Estonia, Latvia and the Netherlands, its military said, following recent reports that both Helsinki and Stockholm could apply to join the North Atlantic military bloc as early as next month.
News Roundup 4/16/2022
Russia Blinken believes the war in Ukraine will last past 2022. [Link] A US official admits the US did not discuss Urkaine’s NATO status before the invasion. [Link] Russia says it will step up strikes on Keiv in response to Ukraine’s cross-border attack. [Link] Russia formally warns the US against arming Ukraine. [Link] Russia warns of nuclear deployments to the Baltic region if Finland and Sweden join NATO. [Link] Ukraine is taking photos of dead Russian soldiers and using facial recognition to identify the family members. Kiev is then showing families photos of their dead relatives....
US Officials Say Finland, Sweden Likely to Join NATO in Coming Months
US officials say Finland and Sweden are poised to apply for membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO is prepared to grant the two Nordic states rapid entrance into the alliance, a move Russia views as “geared towards confrontation.”
Infant Mortality Spikes in Afghanistan as Officials Say 13,000+ Newborns Have Died Since January
The Afghan government has estimated that more than 13,000 newborns have died in the country so far this year – just six months after the US withdrew humanitarian aid, seized official bank accounts and sanctioned the new regime in Kabul. Health Ministry spokesman Jawid Hazher “expressed alarm” over the growing crisis last week, saying there have been about 124,800 premature births in Afghanistan since the beginning of 2022 alone. “Normally 10 percent of these children die,” he added, “so, as an estimate, 13,700 of these children died” since January. While Hazher said economic factors...
NATO to Deploy 4 New Battlegroups to Eastern Europe, Warns of Consequences for Chemical Weapons Use
NATO is preparing a military build-up along its Eastern flank, according to the civilian head of the alliance, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. The deployment will consist of four new battlegroups deployed to Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Romania. Battlegroups typically are made up of 1,000-1,500 soldiers. The trans-Atlantic alliance currently has similar deployments in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. Stoltenberg described the new security situation in Eastern Europe, “Along with our existing forces in the Baltic countries and Poland, this means that we will have eight...
Turkish-Held Areas in Syria Become Asylum for ISIS
The news of an ISIS leader elimination, Abu Ibrahim al-Quraishi, by the U.S. forces in Syria’s Idlib went around the whole world last month. On the night between Wednesday February 9 to Thursday February 10, American commandos had airdropped from helicopters in the town of Atmeh that located near the Turkish border, and then they stormed a house, where allegedly the Daesh’s boss was hiding. Al-Quraishi blew himself up during the erupted clashes. According to the White Helmets, thirteen people were also killed in the explosion, including four children and three women. It is worth noting...
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