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Sweden, Finland to submit NATO membership bid Wednesday

  by Marc Preel with Elias Huuhtanen in Helsinki © Agence France-Presse Stockholm, SWEDEN (AFP) -- Finland and Sweden announced…

Putin says Europe’s oil sanctions are ‘economic suicide’

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said the oil sector was undergoing a "tectonic change", but claimed Europe would be…

‘Dancing, not war’: Signs of normality in Ukraine’s shattered Kharkiv

by Patrick Fort © Agence France-Presse Kharkiv, UKRAINE (AFP) -- Three women plant flowers on a roundabout in central Kharkiv,…

Rattled by Russia, Finns flock to military training

  by Elias Huuhtanen © Agence France-Presse Santahamina, FINLAND (AFP) --  On a windy military island off Helsinki, people from…

Sweden, Finland NATO bid no threat to Russia but may ‘trigger response’: Putin

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin said Monday that while Russia does not see Finland and Sweden's decision…

Sweden, Finland NATO bids are ‘grave mistake’: Russia

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia warned Monday that decisions by Finland and Sweden to join the NATO military alliance…

Finland’s president informs Putin of NATO membership bid

Putin says Finland joining NATO would be a "mistake" as there is no threat to Finland's security HELSINKI, Finland (NATO)…

EU hikes military aid for Ukraine as Sweden edges to NATO membership

by Isabelle LE PAGE and David STOUT in Kyiv Europe pledged another half billion dollars in military support for Kyiv…

Russia advises against travel to UK

Moscow on Friday advised its citizens against travel to the United Kingdom, citing London's "unfriendly" stance as well as huge…

UK sanctions Putin circle including alleged girlfriend

Britain on Friday sanctioned 12 members of Russian President Vladimir Putin's "inner circle" including his reputed girlfriend, accusing them of…

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