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US looking forward to Sweden becoming NATO member before July summit: Austin

The United States looks forward to welcoming Sweden as a NATO member before the alliance's upcoming summit in July and will encourage Turkey and Hungary to ratify accession, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday during a visit to Sweden.

Reuters

Austin hopes Turkey will act on Sweden NATO bid before July

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says it’s important that Turkey decides to allow Sweden to join NATO “sooner versus later.”

The Independent UK

MoD equipment plan ‘out of date and fails to reflect lessons from Ukraine’

The Public Accounts Committee said it was not convinced there was ‘sufficient urgency’ to deliver new capabilities.

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US urges NATO vigilance for signs Russia could use nuclear weapon in Ukraine

The U.S. and its NATO allies must remain alert for signs Russian President Vladimir Putin could use a tactical nuclear weapon in a "managed" escalation of his war in Ukraine, the second-highest U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday.

Reuters

RAF intercepts three Russian jets flying near Nato airspace

Two Russian fighter jets and a spy plane were intercepted by the RAF and German Air Force.

The Independent UK

US sets $259 million F-16 equipment sale to Turkey

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration notified Congress on Monday of the planned sale to Turkey of avionics software upgrades for its current fleet of F-16 fighter aircraft, a deal valued at up to $259 million.

Reuters

Finland joins NATO: Big shift in Europe

Finland was a model of successful neutrality for 75 years. This tectonic shift signals a dangerous new world

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In Germany, the times are changing. But many would rather turn back the clock

The conflict in Ukraine has jolted people out of their affluent ease and forced them to take sides

The Guardian - UK

NATO member Finland breaks ground on Russia border fence

The construction of barbed-wired fence along Finland’s long border with Russia - primarily meant to curb illegal migration - has broken ground near the southeastern town of Imatra less than two weeks after the Nordic country joined NATO as the 31st member of the military alliance

The Independent UK

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The Guardian view on the Pentagon leaks: this system puts lives at risk

Editorial: Publishing internal documents in wartime will always be controversial. But the US secrecy world is not fit for purpose either

The Guardian - UK

Finland starts fence on Russian border amid migration, security concerns

Finland is building the first stretch of a fence on its border with Russia on Friday, less than two weeks after it joined the NATO military alliance to complete a security U-turn taken in response to the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

Hungary’s loyalties tested as Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds on

Budapest withdraws from a Russian-controlled bank after it was sanctioned, but ties with Western powers remain shaky.

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The Independent UK

Russia trained Belarusian pilots in nuclear weapons use

Belarusian air force crews have completed their training in the use of tactical nuclear weapons as part of Russia’s plan to deploy the weapons to its ally Belarus amid the fighting in neighboring Ukraine

Reuters

Hungary quit Russian bank as U.S. sanctions 'ruined' it, PM Orban says as relations worsen

Hungary abandoned a Budapest-based Russian bank this week because U.S. sanctions had "ruined" it, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday, adding that Hungary would comply with sanctions on Russia but continue to speak out against them.

The Independent UK

Ukraine, Romania, Moldova boost ties at security meeting

Neighbors Romania, Ukraine, and Moldova have signed joint agreements in Romania’s capital after a trilateral security meeting focused on ways to strengthen security in their Black Sea region to counter threats posed by Russian aggression

The Independent UK

Pentagon leaks show difficulty of keeping secrets in a vast intelligence network

Britain issues more than 180,000 security clearances every year, as Kim Sengupta explains

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Joe Biden breaks Pentagon papers silence and reveals probe into Discord leaker

US President Joe Biden has spoken out after an number of top secret documents appeared to have been leaked from the Pentagon onto the internet showing infromation about the Russia-Ukraine war

The Independent UK

Biden breaks silence on leaked Pentagon documents

President Joe Biden on Thursday said while he was concerned that sensitive government documents had been leaked, ‘there’s nothing contemporaneous that I’m aware of that is of great consequence’

The Independent UK

Biden says nothing of 'great consequence' in Pentagon leaks

President Joe Biden on Thursday said while he was concerned that sensitive government documents had been leaked, “there’s nothing contemporaneous that I’m aware of that is of great consequence.”

The Independent UK

Finnish president: Joining NATO won't solve all our problems

Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö has warned that the country’s new status as a NATO member “doesn’t solve every problem,” and says Helsinki should not let down its guard on security issues

Reuters

Kyiv calls for NATO to secure Black Sea and integrate Ukrainian defences

BUCHAREST - NATO should play a bigger role in security in the Black Sea, and integrate Ukrainian air and missile defences with those of its allies, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba said on Thursday.

Reuters

UN migration agency sounds alarm over sea deaths as EU arrivals rise

Three times as many people sought to reach the European Union across the Mediterranean in the first three months of 2023 compared to a year before, the bloc's border agency said, as the U.N. migration arm decried the deadliest first quarter since 2017.

Reuters

U.S. sanctions leaders of Russian bank, warns Hungary over ties with Moscow

The United States imposed sanctions on three top officials of the Russian-controlled International Investment Bank in Budapest on Wednesday after it said Hungary had ignored U.S. concerns raised over the "opaque Kremlin platform".

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