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Romania supports accession of Sweden, Finland to NATO: Foreign Minister
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bucharest [Romania], May 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu affirmed that Romania stands ready to support the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO and expects that the Nordic states will make a considerable contribution to bolstering NATO's Eastern flank, Romanian
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Finland to decide on NATO membership in next few days, President tells Put
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], May 14 (ANI): Finland's President Sauli Niinisto held a telephonic conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday and told him that the Nordic nation will decide to seek NATO membership in the first few days.
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Finland wishes to preserve peace on border with Russia: Foreign Minister
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], May 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto on Saturday said that it was important for Helsinki to remain in contact with Moscow to preserve peace on the Russian-Finnish border.
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Russia suspends electricity supply to Finland
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 13 (ANI): Russia's largest electricity company RAO Nordic has suspended electricity supply to Finland from Saturday, owing to non-payment for the supplied electricity.
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Biden backs NATO's open-door policy in call with Sweden, Finland leaders
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 14 (ANI): US President Joe Biden, in a call with leaders of Sweden and Finland discussed close defense cooperation between countries and underscored his support for NATO's open-door policy.
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Finland sees no direct military threats from Russia: Ambassador to NATO
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], May 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Finland does not see any direct military threats posed against it by Russia at the moment, Finnish Ambassador to NATO Klaus Korhonen told CNN.
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Time for Sweden, Finland to join NATO now: Former NATO Secretary-General
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says that the time for Sweden and Finland to join the military alliance is now, while Russian President Vladimir Putin is "preoccupied" with Ukraine.
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Finnish, Swedish NATO membership to turn region into 'Theater of War': Rus
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Finland's and Sweden's possible accession into NATO would be detrimental to their security and that of Europe, Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov told Sputnik.
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MOC approves Paralympic gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia's proposal to tr
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The Mission Olympic Cell in their latest meeting added six Para Athletes including four Para-Badminton players to the Core team list of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) and also approved Paralympic Gold Medallist Devendra Jhajharia's proposal to train i
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Swedish Green Party Opposes Sweden Accession to NATO
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Sweden should refrain from joining NATO, even if Finland decides to become a member of the alliance, Swedish Green Party spokeswoman Marta Stenevi said on Saturday.
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PM Modi invites Nordic companies to invest in Sagarmala project
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], May 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday invited Nordic companies to invest in the Blue Economy sector, including the Sagarmala project and asked the sovereign wealth funds of the Nordic countries to invest in India.
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Nordic PMs condemn Russian aggression against Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], May 4 (ANI): The Nordic Prime Ministers strongly condemned the "unlawful and unprovoked aggression" against Ukraine by Russian Forces, the joint statement of the 2nd India-Nordic Summit said on Wednesday.
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