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Russia occupies entire Luhansk region in response to accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO - Shoigu In response to the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO, Russia intends to occupy the entire territory of Luhansk region and to form new military units in the west of the country. 20.05.22 16:14 42 518 127 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Erdogan strongly opposes Sweden's and Finland's accession to NATO Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said he will "say no" to Sweden's and Finland's NATO membership. 19.05.22 18:22 14 140 78 World

"We don't care how many countries to destroy - 28 or 32," - State Duma Deputy Zhuravlyov on accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO. VIDEO Russian State Duma deputy Alexei Zhuravlyov said Russia's war with NATO would be nuclear and he did not care how many countries joined the alliance. 19.05.22 11:51 26 337 111 Society

Turkey has blocked start of talks on Finland and Sweden joining NATO Turkey has blocked NATO's initial decision to process Finland's and Sweden's applications to join the Alliance, calling into question hopes that the two Scandinavian countries will join soon. 18.05.22 17:31 9 030 99 World

Biden to meet Swedish and Finnish leaders: Discussing applications for NATO membership and support for Ukraine U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with the Swedish Prime Minister and the Finnish President in Washington. 17.05.22 20:09 1 666 13 World

Putin threatens "response" to NATO's military infrastructure expansion in Alliance territories The expansion of NATO's military infrastructure in the territories of the member states will provoke a response from Russia. 16.05.22 15:40 18 539 71 Previously in trend: War

Sweden has officially decided to join NATO Sweden's ruling Social Democrats have said they support the country's accession to NATO. 15.05.22 18:31 5 900 45 World

Turkey opposes Finland and Sweden joining NATO as "refuge for terrorist organizations", - Erdogan Turkey does not view the intention of Sweden and Finland to join NATO. Because he considers the Scandinavian countries a refuge for "terrorist organizations". 13.05.22 15:13 20 983 100 World

NATO will increase its presence in Baltic Sea if Sweden applies, Stoltenberg said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that NATO will increase its presence near the Swedish border and in the Baltic Sea while a potential application for membership is being considered. 05.05.22 19:24 1 474 3 World

Zakharova threatens Sweden and Finland because of possibility of joining NATO: Negative consequences are obvious The Russian side claims that the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO could have negative consequences. In particular, to instability in northern Europe. 15.04.22 14:36 24 634 77 Previously in trend: War

Russia threatening Baltics with nuclear weapons through NATO enlargement If Sweden and Finland join NATO, Russia could withdraw nuclear weapons from the Baltic. In particular, ships with appropriate missiles. 14.04.22 13:40 23 566 63 World

Finland and Sweden joining NATO will not bring security to Europe, - Peskov Russian President Dmitry Peskov's spokesman said Sweden and Finland's intentions to join NATO would not bring security to the European region. 11.04.22 13:52 24 931 85 World

Sweden begins to investigate war crimes in Ukraine The National Department for Combating Organized Crime of the Swedish Prosecutor's Office began a preliminary investigation into possible war crimes in Ukraine and initiated the taking of eyewitness testimonies as part of this. 05.04.22 19:11 6 572 4 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Kremlin will try to create "something like North Korea" in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, - Bildt Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt warns that the Kremlin will try to create state formations in the temporarily occupied territories to oppose them to an independent Ukraine. 01.04.22 09:41 11 894 38 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Russia planning to move further to Europe – Zelensky in Swedish parliament. VIDEO President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has said, speaking in the Swedish Parliament, that Russia will not stop at Ukraine and expects to go further to Europe with the war. 24.03.22 13:50 8 920 14 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia War

OSCE Chairperson-in-Office arrives in Ukraine OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden Ann Linde has arrived in Ukraine on a two-day working visit, the Swedish Embassy in Ukraine has said on Twitter. 19.01.21 11:16 816 1 Ukrainian Politics

OSCE Chair Linde Will Visit Donbas Between January 19 And 20 Chairperson of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) / Foreign Affairs Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden, Ann Linde, will stay on an official visit in Ukraine in the period of January 19-20, and is planning to visit Donbas. 18.01.21 13:19 426 5 Ukrainian Politics

Zelenskyi appoints Ukraine's ambassador to Sweden President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has appointed Andrii Plakhotniuk as Ukraine's ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden. 22.09.20 11:41 2 263 1 Ukrainian Politics

Flood-hit Ivano-Frankivsk region receives humanitarian aid from Sweden. PHOTOS The rescuers of Ivano-Frankivsk region received humanitarian assistance from the Swedish government to eliminate the effects of floods in the region, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine has reported. 03.07.20 14:22 2 813 18 Incidents

Eight countries at UN condemn Russia's aggression against Ukraine Eight Nordic and Baltic states strongly support Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. 21.02.20 11:23 5 524 78 Ukrainian Politics

Zelenskyi invites Sweden to join investigation into UIA plane crash President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi in a phone conversation with Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden, Stefan Löfven, expressed condolences to the families of the Swedish citizens killed in the UIA plane crash in Iran and invited Sweden to join the investigation, according to the president’s press service. 09.01.20 15:20 1 631 35 Previously in trend: Iran plane crash

Ukraine president, Swedish and Lithuanian foreign ministers discussed Donbas situation. PHOTO President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko held a meeting with Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania and Sweden, Mr. Linas Linkevičius and Ms. Margot Wallström. 15.06.17 17:26 3 344 17 Ukrainian Politics

NATO, British, Swedish aircraft conducted aerial reconnaissance of Russia’s Kaliningrad oblast The reconnaissance aircraft of the Royal Air Force, NATO and Sweden carried out reconnaissance mission at the Russian border in the south of the Baltic Sea on Wednesday, April 19. 20.04.17 12:00 12 530 33 Incidents

No Ukrainians suffered in Stockholm terrorist attack, - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine At least four people were killed and another 15 were injured in Stockholm on April 7. 08.04.17 12:55 2 733 7 Ukrainian Politics

Surveillance camera footage of Stockholm attack published on Internet. VIDEO The surveillance camera recorded a moment when panicked shoppers dodged a terrorist truck hurtling towards them by piling inside a clothes store. 08.04.17 11:27 99 912 58 World

39-year-old man from Uzbekistan accused of terrorist attack in Stockholm, - Telegraph The suspect arrested over a deadly terror attack in Stockholm is a 39-year-old father-of-four from Uzbekistan. 08.04.17 10:58 39 987 170 World

Footage captures scene of Stockholm truck terror attack. VIDEO The truck, steered onto a busy sidewalk of Swedish Stockholm, stopped only after ramming into a corner of the building. 07.04.17 18:32 80 422 85 Incidents

Truck ploughs into pedestrians in Stockholm, - The Telegraph A truck drove onto a busy sidewalk of one of the main streets of the Swedish capital and rammed into the corner of a department store. 07.04.17 16:58 31 951 48 Incidents

Stockholm teens say Russian journalists attempted to bribe them for "action" on camera Teens in Rinkeby area of Stockholm told Danish radio they were offered money by a Russian TV crew in exchange for 'action' on camera. 07.03.17 12:07 36 245 74 World

Sweden reopens military conscription amid Russia's Baltic military drills, - BBC Swedish MPs backed the country's government decision to reintroduce military conscription. 02.03.17 19:26 11 988 41 World

Swedish armed forces become target of extensive cyber attack Sweden's armed forces were recently exposed to an extensive cyber attack that prompted them to shut down an IT system used in military exercises, daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter reported on Wednesday. 26.01.17 13:59 14 769 32 World

Putin may not have plan, but obeys imperial instinct and seeks weak points, - Bildt Swedish diplomat Carl Bildt believes that the West's support of the independence of Russia's neighbors will gradually force Russian leadership to give up its "imperial instincts." 19.01.17 13:42 8 897 60 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Poroshenko, Wallstrom discuss visa waiver, association deal, Russia sanctions as European Council session approaches. VIDEO President Petro Poroshenko has met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Margot Wallstrom. 28.11.16 19:15 3 992 27 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU Sanctions against Russia

Sweden Foreign Minister Wallstrom arrives in Kyiv to discuss Russian aggression Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom arrived in Kyiv last night to discuss the issue of continuation of Ukrainian reforms and Russia's aggression in the Donbas with Ukrainian leaders. 28.11.16 09:11 4 701 58 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Sweden to locate Cold War missiles on its Gotland island, - media Faced with aggressive behavior on part of Russia, Sweden is redeploying its mothballed Cold War missile launchers out of storage in museums to shore up the defenses on its Baltic Sea front line. 22.11.16 14:36 14 718 33 Sport

173 Ukrainian soldiers died in Donbas over 2016, - Minister Poltorak Since the beginning of 2016, Russian-hybrid forces have committed more than 12,000 cease-fire violations, killing 173 Ukrainian soldiers, Defense Minister of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak said during a visit to Sweden. 06.10.16 22:58 5 166 26 Ukrainian Politics

Putin's threats towards Finns disappoint. Russia may not decide who will join NATO, - Vershbow Russia has no right to decide for Finland or Sweden whether these countries may join NATO. 08.07.16 10:46 38 358 107 World

Sweden, as fourth largest Ukraine’s contributor, insists on tangible results of reform, Minister for Enterprise and Innovation says One of Ukraine’s major reforms must be the one of the system combating corruption. 13.06.16 16:24 5 084 58 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine Aid to Ukraine

Russia to take "military-technical measures" if Sweden joins NATO, - Lavrov Russia is set to adopt "military-technical measures" should Sweden accede to NATO. 29.04.16 09:38 82 727 307 World

'I call on Russia to immediately release Nadiia Savchenko and other Ukrainian nationals who have been illegally detained', - Wallström Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden Margot Wallström has called on Russia to immediately release Savchenko and other Ukrainian nationals illegally detained on numerous occasions. 13.03.16 17:43 6 478 67 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Pidhrushna won bronze at International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup in Sweden Biathlon World Cup sprint race among women came to an end in Ostersund (Sweden). 05.12.15 17:29 13 268 51 Sport

Russia's endorsement of mock elections in Donbas is grave breach of Minsk agreements, Swedish Foreign Minister says The endorsement of the Russian Federation of the fake elections scheduled by the pro-Russian militants in the east of Ukraine is a blatant violation of the Minsk agreements. 18.09.15 20:12 7 990 87 Incidents

Russia ordered employee of Swedish Embassy in Moscow out of the country A senior official of the Embassy of Sweden in the Russian Federation was declared persona non grata. 03.08.15 23:16 35 640 264 Incidents

Sweden is Prepared to Make Foreign Submarine Surface With Armed Force Sweden’s armed forces chief said Tuesday that the military would attempt to force a suspected Russian submarine that has intruded into its waters to come to the surface 22.10.14 23:21 146 097 448 World

EU Actively Discusses Ukraine's Accession, Head of Swedish Parliament Says Chairman of the Swedish Kingdom’s Riksdag Urban Ahlin stated that the European Union is discussing the idea of Ukraine's accession to the EU. 10.10.14 16:12 60 812 147 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU

"RED CARD PUTIN": Swedish Rally Against Putin's Policies. Russian Fans Put Up a Fight. PHOTOS+VIDEO The rally against the policies of President Vladimir Putin took place Thursday evening near Friends Arena in Stockholm before the Euro 2016 qualifying match between Sweden and Russia (The score was 1:1). 10.10.14 10:26 67 606 162 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russian Fighter Jets Violated Sweden's Airspace Two Russian fighter jets violated Swedish airspace on Wednesday, prompting the government to request an urgent report from the Armed Forces. 19.09.14 10:11 89 177 172 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

"We Must Never Accept the Annexation of Crimea to Ensure There would be no Other Crimean Scenario" - Swedish Foreign Minister Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt believes that Europe should never recognize the annexation of Crimea otherwise this could happen again in the future. 08.07.14 17:57 26 554 225 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea