United States Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, traveled this Saturday to Stockholm ( #Sweden) in connection with the start of the Baltops 22 military exercises, which NATO will carry out in the Baltic Sea fromn June 5 to 17 . Sweden will host this 51st edition in the context of the 500th anniversary of its Navy.
Aboard a 257-meter-long US amphibious assault ship, Milley took part in a press conference, saying "it is important" for the Alliance to "show solidarity with Finland and Sweden" in their desire to join the military bloc. "It's important that the United States come here and show solidarity," he stressed.
"This is a great day for the United States. This is the first time that a ship of this size sails through the Baltic Sea and docks in Stockholm," said the high military official, quoted by local media. "This is a big exercise with 7,000-8,000 soldiers from 16 countries, two of which are not NATO members," he added.
In his remarks, Milley stressed that Sweden's NATO membership is important from a strategic military perspective.
"Sweden may not have the largest defense force, but it is of a very high quality, with great capability in various aircraft, including a first-class air force, modern technical equipment, a strong navy and well-trained ground forces," he said. , noting that the country will also strengthen the position of the Alliance in the Baltic Sea region.
For his part, the Swedish Defense Minister, Peter Hultqvist, who also participated in the ceremony, thanked Washington for its support and highlighted the need for collaboration between countries due "to the delicate situation" caused by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. "What we see today in Stockholm sends an important signal about security in our part of the world. It is important that we have several countries represented here today. We are in a delicate situation, which makes this collaboration even more important," he said.
"This is the first big war since the Second World War in our neighborhood. You could say it is a new Cold War or a new Iron Curtain. One must realize what is happening and stick together with other democratic countries," stressed.
The exercises, which will last two weeks, will involve 45 ships, more than 75 aircraft and nearly 7,000 troops from 14 NATO countries, as well as Sweden and Finland. Amphibious, anti-submarine, artillery and air defense operations will be carried out during the exercises.
Aboard a 257-meter-long US amphibious assault ship, Milley took part in a press conference, saying "it is important" for the Alliance to "show solidarity with Finland and Sweden" in their desire to join the military bloc. "It's important that the United States come here and show solidarity," he stressed.
"This is a great day for the United States. This is the first time that a ship of this size sails through the Baltic Sea and docks in Stockholm," said the high military official, quoted by local media. "This is a big exercise with 7,000-8,000 soldiers from 16 countries, two of which are not NATO members," he added.
In his remarks, Milley stressed that Sweden's NATO membership is important from a strategic military perspective.
"Sweden may not have the largest defense force, but it is of a very high quality, with great capability in various aircraft, including a first-class air force, modern technical equipment, a strong navy and well-trained ground forces," he said. , noting that the country will also strengthen the position of the Alliance in the Baltic Sea region.
For his part, the Swedish Defense Minister, Peter Hultqvist, who also participated in the ceremony, thanked Washington for its support and highlighted the need for collaboration between countries due "to the delicate situation" caused by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. "What we see today in Stockholm sends an important signal about security in our part of the world. It is important that we have several countries represented here today. We are in a delicate situation, which makes this collaboration even more important," he said.
"This is the first big war since the Second World War in our neighborhood. You could say it is a new Cold War or a new Iron Curtain. One must realize what is happening and stick together with other democratic countries," stressed.
The exercises, which will last two weeks, will involve 45 ships, more than 75 aircraft and nearly 7,000 troops from 14 NATO countries, as well as Sweden and Finland. Amphibious, anti-submarine, artillery and air defense operations will be carried out during the exercises.
Erdogan claims that #Sweden has so far extradited "three or four terrorists" to #Turkey out of a total of 73, adding that "this is not enough"
The Turkish president stated that Ankara will be cautious about the promises that were made during the NATO summit as "a country that has been repeatedly stabbed in the back in its fight against terrorism."
The Turkish president stated that Ankara will be cautious about the promises that were made during the NATO summit as "a country that has been repeatedly stabbed in the back in its fight against terrorism."
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Anti-Iran terror group's ringleader confesses receiving support from #Sweden
#Sweden and #Finland haven’t handed over a single terrorism suspect since a NATO deal was signed, Ankara says
Sweden and Finland will not become NATO members if they continue to ignore Ankara’s extradition demands, Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag has said.
“Until now, none of the persons accused of terrorism, whose extradition from Sweden and Finland was requested by Turkey, have been returned,” Bozdag told reporters on Saturday.
“Our expectation is not about those accused of fraud. The Swedish and the Finnish governments should understand this very well.”
Bozdag said the process of Sweden and Finland joining NATO “will not move a step forward” unless the matter is resolved.
Turkey agreed to formally back the invitation of the two Nordic states to join the US-led military bloc in June on condition that they would not support organizations that Ankara views as terrorist groups. Turkey has since stated that Sweden and Finland have failed to respect this deal.
Ankara has requested the extradition of 33 people accused of terrorism, according to the country’s media. The Swedish government, meanwhile, said this month that it would extradite one man convicted of credit card fraud.
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said in June that Stockholm is handling extraditions to Turkey in accordance with international and European law. She added that Sweden does not support people who pose a threat to Turkish security.
Sweden and Finland will not become NATO members if they continue to ignore Ankara’s extradition demands, Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag has said.
“Until now, none of the persons accused of terrorism, whose extradition from Sweden and Finland was requested by Turkey, have been returned,” Bozdag told reporters on Saturday.
“Our expectation is not about those accused of fraud. The Swedish and the Finnish governments should understand this very well.”
Bozdag said the process of Sweden and Finland joining NATO “will not move a step forward” unless the matter is resolved.
Turkey agreed to formally back the invitation of the two Nordic states to join the US-led military bloc in June on condition that they would not support organizations that Ankara views as terrorist groups. Turkey has since stated that Sweden and Finland have failed to respect this deal.
Ankara has requested the extradition of 33 people accused of terrorism, according to the country’s media. The Swedish government, meanwhile, said this month that it would extradite one man convicted of credit card fraud.
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said in June that Stockholm is handling extraditions to Turkey in accordance with international and European law. She added that Sweden does not support people who pose a threat to Turkish security.
Türkiye is now ready to greenlight #Finland’s entry into NATO but isn’t for #Sweden
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Türkiye is now ready to greenlight #Finland’s entry into NATO but isn’t for #Sweden
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Neither you nor I will know what happened. #Sweden won't share findings of the investigation into the explosions of the Nord Stream gas pipelines with Russian authorities or Gazprom , Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Monday.
BERLIN, Oct 14 (Reuters) - #Sweden has rejected plans for a joint investigation with Denmark and Germany of the recent terrorist attack of Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, German weekly Spiegel reported on Friday, citing German security sources.
Sweden has determined that it could not share findings of its investigation with other states for security reasons, the report said.
Germany’s federal police have completed their part in investigating an alleged act of sabotage on the Nord Stream pipelines and handed over their findings, said an interior ministry spokesperson on Friday. (Writing by Rachel More, editing by Kirsti Knolle and Anoncandanga)
Sweden has determined that it could not share findings of its investigation with other states for security reasons, the report said.
Germany’s federal police have completed their part in investigating an alleged act of sabotage on the Nord Stream pipelines and handed over their findings, said an interior ministry spokesperson on Friday. (Writing by Rachel More, editing by Kirsti Knolle and Anoncandanga)
Hungarian Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee will consider on October 24 the ratification of #Sweden and #Finland to #NATO, according to its website.
The promoter of the proposal is Ágnes Vadai, deputy of the opposition Democratic Coalition party.
This is not the first time that Hungarian parliamentarians have discussed the accession of these two Nordic countries to the Alliance.
On October 3, the ratification proposal was rejected by 117 deputies, while 39 supported it.
On October 6, David Pressman, the US ambassador to Hungary, stated that he hopes "there is no need to exert pressure" on Budapest to ratify the respective treaty.
The promoter of the proposal is Ágnes Vadai, deputy of the opposition Democratic Coalition party.
This is not the first time that Hungarian parliamentarians have discussed the accession of these two Nordic countries to the Alliance.
On October 3, the ratification proposal was rejected by 117 deputies, while 39 supported it.
On October 6, David Pressman, the US ambassador to Hungary, stated that he hopes "there is no need to exert pressure" on Budapest to ratify the respective treaty.
In #Sweden, targets depicting Russian armored vehicles and soldiers were installed at one of the ground forces' training grounds. Something similar is practiced in U.S. army Naturally, the models imitate Russian military equipment. This practice dates back to the Cold War days.
#Sweden plans to declare nuclear weapons cannot be stationed on its territory when the country joins the NATO military alliance, following in the footsteps of its Nordic neighbors, the Swedish foreign minister told local news agency TT on Friday