# nato - Sunday 22 May, 2022
# Cyber Threat
# Cyber Threat
We speak to an officer in the Irish Defence Forces’ Communications Information Services Corps about the HSE attack and future threats.
# nato - Saturday 21 May, 2022
# NATO
# NATO
Turkey has long accused Nordic countries of harbouring extremist Kurdish groups.
# nato - Thursday 19 May, 2022
# Ukraine
- The Russian military says that a total of 1,730 Ukrainian fighters who were making a last stand in Mariupol have surrendered.
- The Red Cross said that registrations of Ukrainian prisoners of war began on Tuesday under an agreement between Russia and Ukraine.
- US President Joe Biden backed Finland and Sweden's Nato membership bids after meeting the countries' leaders in Washington.
# nato - Wednesday 18 May, 2022
# NATO
# NATO
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said he welcomes the requests.
# Olle Thorell
# Olle Thorell
Olle Thorell is an MP for the ruling Social Democrats party and also a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Swedish parliament.
# nato - Tuesday 17 May, 2022
# NATO
# NATO
Germany also plans to ramp up its military collaboration with Sweden and Finland as they seek to join NATO.
# nato - Monday 16 May, 2022
# The Fix
# The Fix
Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.
# Stockholm
# Stockholm
Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson called it “a historic change in our country’s security policy” as she addressed legislators.
# nato - Sunday 15 May, 2022
# Sweden
# Sweden
The turnaround comes amid soaring political and public support in Sweden for joining the Western military alliance after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
# NATO
# NATO
NATO Jens Stoltenberg has said Ukraine can win the war against Russia.
# Russia
# Russia
The move is a stunning reversal of Finland’s policy on military non-alignment dating back more than 75 years.
# nato - Saturday 14 May, 2022
# Kharkiv
- "The breaking point will be in the second part of August," Major General Kyrylo Budanov said
- The intelligence chief also made unverified claims that a coup is under way in Moscow to depose Putin
- Putin told his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto that Finland scrapping its military neutrality would be a "mistake"
# nato - Friday 13 May, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
Sweden is expected to follow suit within days amid fears triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
# nato - Thursday 12 May, 2022
# NATO
- Kyiv is preparing for its first war crimes trial of a captured Russian soldier.
- Gazprom announced it would stop supplying gas via the Polish part of the Yamal-Europe pipeline.
- Finland's president and prime minister have said they are in favour of applying for Nato membership.
# Nato Membership
# Nato Membership
Rory Fitzgerald says we need to get real in the debate around Irish neutrality in the face of Russian aggression in Europe.
# Sauli Niinisto
# Sauli Niinisto
The announcement paves the way for the alliance to expand amid Russia’s war in Ukraine.
# nato - Monday 9 May, 2022
# Stockholm
# Stockholm
A decision in favour of joining would in all likelihood pave the way for Sweden to submit a membership bid.
# nato - Saturday 30 April, 2022
# Alexander Stubb
# Alexander Stubb
Alexander Stubb is a former Prime Minister of Finland and has dedicated his political career to campaign for Finnish NATO membership.
# nato - Monday 25 April, 2022
# Finland
# Finland
Raili Lahnalampi has served as Finland’s senior diplomat in Dublin since 2019.
# nato - Sunday 10 April, 2022
# NATO
# NATO
Only six of Finland’s 200 MPs in a recent poll by public broadcaster Yle openly voiced anti-NATO views.
# nato - Wednesday 30 March, 2022
# Neutrality
# Neutrality
Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said Ireland’s neutrality has never stopped us participating in world events.
# nato - Thursday 24 March, 2022
# NATO
# NATO
In a video address, Ukraine’s president reminded Nato leaders that thousands of Ukrainians have died in the past month.
# nato - Saturday 19 March, 2022
# Drills
# Drills
The exercise was unrelated to the war in Ukraine.
# nato - Wednesday 9 March, 2022
# Explainer
# Explainer
Security analyst Dr Tom Clonan said the West giving Ukraine fighter jets is much more “provocative” than anti-tank missiles.
# Rejection
# Rejection
Any decision to provide the MiGs would be a morale booster for Ukraine, but it also would raise the risks of a wider war.
# nato - Tuesday 8 March, 2022
# Podcast
# Podcast
Listen to hear Andrew Cottey from UCC to explain more.
# nato - Monday 7 March, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
Ukrainian officials have continued to call for direct air-support from the international community.
# nato - Sunday 6 March, 2022
# Escalation Risks
# Escalation Risks
The US said it is ‘working actively’ on a deal with Poland to supply Ukraine with jets.
# nato - Friday 25 February, 2022
# NATO
# NATO
Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance will ‘defend every ally against any attack’.
# nato - Sunday 20 February, 2022
# Moscow
- Emmanuel Macron talked with Vladimir Putin today, before calling Volodymyr Zelensky
- Minister Simon Coveney said that the prospect of war in Ukraine is now the expectation
- Joint Russian and Belarusian military drills are continuing today amid increased tension with Ukraine
# nato - Thursday 10 February, 2022
# Ukraine Tensions
# Ukraine Tensions
Translations of what Sergei said indicate that he described their meeting like “a mute person talking to a deaf person”.
# nato - Wednesday 9 February, 2022
# Diplomacy
# Diplomacy
Ukraine’s deputy defence minister said the Russian forces are being used primarily “for political pressure and blackmail”.
# nato - Tuesday 8 February, 2022
# Opinion
# Opinion
Throughout history, false flag operations have been mounted many times to justify the invasion of a neighbouring territory.
# nato - Monday 7 February, 2022
# Progress
# Progress
But the Kremlin also warned that the situation is too complex for a breakthrough after “just one meeting”.
# nato - Friday 4 February, 2022
# Leaders Meeting
# Leaders Meeting
Both countries also agreed on their stance that Taiwan is part of China.
# nato - Thursday 3 February, 2022
# Ukraine Crisis
# Ukraine Crisis
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg raised concerns about Russian troop buildup in Belarus.
# nato - Wednesday 2 February, 2022
# Defuse
- The Pentagon has said the troops would be in place 'in the coming days'.
- US officials have said these may be 'preliminary' steps and more troops may follow.
- France is also set to send troops to bolster NATO forces.
# Tensions
# Tensions
The Russian president was speaking last night.
# nato - Friday 28 January, 2022
# Vincent Guérend
# Vincent Guérend
French Ambassador Vincent Guérend spoke to The Journal about his country’s perspective on the Russian exercise.
# nato - Tuesday 25 January, 2022
# Russia
# Russia
The security analyst says it also demonstrates Ireland’s failure to meet the minimum standards of our Neutral status.
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