FILE – Iraqi Defense Minister Najah al-Shammari speaks to journalists after his meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 23, 2019. Iraq’s former defense minister, who holds dual Iraqi-Swedish citizenship, has been arrested in Sweden, suspected of illegally receiving benefits in the Scandinavian country. Prosecutor […]
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Sweden has declared it will discuss with NATO leaders plans to ramp up militarisation of the island of Gotland, a thousand square mile spit of land that is widely seen as the most strategic location in the Baltic Sea. Described by analysts and commentators as a ‘giant aircraft carrier’, Stockholm-administered […]
Sweden’s formal accession to NATO today is a towering smörgåsbord of a body blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s worldview and designs of global domination. Not only does it transform the Baltic Sea into a NATO lake, but it also isolates the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad situated between Poland and […]
Sweden officially abandoned its neutral stance and became the 32nd member of NATO on March 7. The last step of the ratification process took place in Washington, after Sweden and Hungary submitted the necessary documents. Ulf Kristersson, Sweden’s Prime Minister, announced the historic moment with a post on X, reading: […]
Henrik Larsson is standing in front of the patch of grass where he first learned to kick a ball. Behind him is the block of apartments where he spent his childhood, the balcony from which his mum would call him in for dinner. In front of him are the swings […]
A new map showcasing the European countries in NATO following Sweden’s approval into the organisation after a tough two-year struggle. On February 26, Hungary’s parliament finally ratified Sweden’s bid to join NATO, making them the 32nd member of the alliance after nearly two years of negotiations. Sweden applied to join […]
Chilling new video shows a convoy of devastating Russian Yars missile launchers travelling 250 miles to Moscow after Sweden’s bid to join NATO was finally approved. Hungary – which was the last nation among the alliance states holding out on the decision – gave the go-ahead for the “historic” move […]
Olsson has 47 senior caps for Sweden Sweden midfielder Kristoffer Olsson has been placed on a ventilator in hospital after losing consciousness at home. Midtjylland said the ex-Arsenal player, 28, is “suffering from what appears to be an acute brain-related illness”. The Danish club announced he was taken to Aarhus […]