Ukraine has received large amounts of weapons and ammunition from its Western allies. The country is preparing for a counteroffensive where analysts believe they will target Russia’s supply lines. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Helsinki, Finland, for talks with the country’s
Utah Jazz All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen has officially reported for his military service in Finland this week. The 25-year-old Finnish basketball star appeared at the Finnish Defense Forces Sports School in Santahamina, Helsinki, on Monday with a shaved head ready to fulfill
Finland’s much-delayed and costly new nuclear reactor, Europe’s most powerful by production capacity, has completed a test phase lasting more than a year and started regular output, boosting the Nordic country’s electricity self-sufficiency significantly. The Olkiluoto 3 reactor, which has 1,600-megawatt capacity,
Utah Jazz All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen has offseason plans. The 2023 All-Star selection will fulfill his mandatory service in the Finnish military after the season, according to a report by ESPN. Lauri Markkanen, #23 of the Utah Jazz, looks on during the
Finland joined NATO to become the alliance’s 31st member on Tuesday, issuing a major rebuke to Moscow and doubling the border length Russia shares with the military alliance. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine spurned Finland to join the military alliance
Russia has warned it will bolster its defences near its border with Finland if NATO deploy any additional troops or equipment to the country as it becomes the 31st member of the alliance. Finland’s blue and white flag is scheduled to be
Finland is set to become NATO’s 31st member, doubling the military alliance’s border along Russia in a strategic and political blow to President Vladimir Putin. As will all NATO members, Finland will benefit from the collective security guarantee of Article 5: “an
Finland’s main conservative party claimed victory in parliamentary elections Sunday in a tight three-way race that saw right-wing populists take second place, leaving Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Social Democratic Party in third, dashing her reelection hopes. The results were hailed in the
Turkey’s parliament has passed a bill approving Finland’s entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in a huge blow to Vladimir Putin. The decision, made on Thursday (March 30) will massively enlarge the alliance’s border with Russia. The legislature in Ankara
France’s top diplomat said Thursday that she hoped the NATO applications of Sweden and Finland would be “ratified quickly” as the Turkish parliament was expected to vote soon on whether Finland should join the 30-member alliance. French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna referred