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22.06.2024 13:10 Today, meeting in Paris with leaders in the French defence and security sectors, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence Kusti Salm noted that relations between Estonia and France in defence matters are at an all-time high.

22.06.2024 13:10 'The fact that Norway, Sweden and Finland are now united in NATO is good for Norwegian, Nordic and Allied security. And today we have achieved an important milestone. We have agreed to establish a military transport corridor through North Norway, North Sweden and North Finland. This will make it possible to move personnel and equipment quickly from Norwegian harbours through Sweden and into Finland,'

22.06.2024 13:10 Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Střre, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Finnish President Alexander Stubb were in Bodř on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Discussions at the high-level meeting were focused on the efforts to strengthen security and defence cooperation in the northern Nordic region.

22.06.2024 13:10 A Federal Foreign Office Spokesperson issued the following statement today on the latest incidents between Chinese and Philippine units in the South China Sea:

22.06.2024 13:10 A seven-member US Congressional delegation led by Rep. Michael McCaul, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today.

22.06.2024 13:10 U.S. Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, established the first Role II medical field hospital in Palau during exercise Valiant Shield 24 at Camp Katuu, Palau, June 7-18, 2024.

22.06.2024 13:10 Service members assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, in coordination with British and Lithuanian allies, participated in a personnel recovery exercise June 10, 2024, in the Baltic Sea.

22.06.2024 13:10 U.S. and Allied forces are conducting mine hunting and mine detonation exercises in the Baltic Sea as part of Baltic Operations 2024, the premier maritime-focused annual military exercise in the Baltic Region. Mine countermeasure exercises, conducted by personnel at Truppenübungsplatz Putlos and Hohn Air Base in Germany, commenced June 7 and culminated in an MCM combat rehearsal, June 18.

21.06.2024 11:30 The United States will "reprioritize" planned deliveries of Patriot air-defense missiles to get them to Ukraine faster, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on June 20 as Washington works to fill Kyiv's "desperate need" for more air-defense capabilities.

21.06.2024 11:30 The White House announced Thursday it would move Ukraine to the front of the line for deliveries of powerful air defense missiles, after a barrage of Russian missile and drone attacks damaged energy facilities throughout the besieged country.

21.06.2024 11:30 Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles and drones overnight, damaging energy infrastructure and prompting even more power blackouts, while Ukrainian drones reportedly struck deep inside Russian territory, setting oil installations on fire in two regions.

21.06.2024 11:30 The United States called on Vietnam Thursday to support Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity following Vladimir Putin's one-day visit to Hanoi, part of the Russian president's brief Asian tour seeking to shore up alliances in the face of mounting Western sanctions.

21.06.2024 11:30 South Korea says it will review the possibility of supplying weapons to Ukraine, after North Korea and Russia signed a mutual defense pact during President Vladimir Putin's visit to Pyongyang.

21.06.2024 11:30 Today, Congressman Mike Turner , Chairman of the House Permanent Select on Intelligence, a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, and head of the U.S. delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly delivered a major speech about the Russian nuclear anti-satellite threat at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

21.06.2024 11:30 A key U.S. lawmaker warned Thursday that Russia is on the verge of ushering in the end of the Space Age with its new, nuclear anti-satellite weaponry.