Czech government that campaigned against arming Kyiv will now buy it American weapons for Ukraine
Czech FM said Prague will redirect budget money into the NATO program that buys US-made arms for Kyiv.
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Russian maps blurred 119 of Russia’s own military sites in the Nordics and Baltics—and gave away their locations
The objects blurred on Yandex run from air bases and shipyards to nuclear-weapons facilities, reporters from four countries found.
Russian strike on a Norwegian charity’s demining team kills two, wounds four in Kherson Oblast
The workers were clearing mines to make farmland safe when the strike hit, the group said.
Russia can’t attack NATO right now—ISW explains what the new border bases are really for
The think tank says Russia's new NATO-border bases prepare post-Ukraine-war force projection, not a near-term attack.
Norway pledges air defense support to Ukraine after Zelenskyy call
The conversation followed Russia's 2 June attack that killed 23 people and wounded 151 across Ukraine.
Norway pledges $45 million for Ukraine’s energy resilience through new EU agreement
Oslo announced the deal on 26 May after Foreign Minister Eide's meeting with European Commissioner Marta Kos in Brussels, with money channelled through the EU's Ukraine Investment Framework.
Ukraine has stabilized the front—next priorities are air defense and anti-ballistic systems, President says
Zelenskyy credited drones, mid-range strikes, and long-range sanctions in his 25 May address. Defensive results in 2026 are better than before, he said.
EU Parliament press Norway to boost Ukraine aid from energy profits; Stoltenberg cites existing support
Members of the European Parliament urge Norway to channel surging oil and gas revenues into Ukraine aid, with a Greens lawmaker floating a windfall tax on Equinor. FM Stoltenberg points to existing support levels.
Zelenskyy flew to Oslo to lay groundwork for joint project. Drone Deal is next step
The joint declaration is signed.
Ukraine proposes Norway access to its drone war secrets
Ukraine is arriving at Ramstein not only with a list of needs but with a portfolio of battle-proven capability that its partners want access to.
Promised in 2023. Grounded in Belgium. Norway’s F-16s still haven’t reached Ukraine.
A Western advisor says the jets were urgently needed this winter – and could have saved lives.
Foreign tourists fined, two drones seized after unauthorized flights over Norway’s main northern naval base
Six foreign nationals flew drones over Ramsund naval station — the Norwegian Navy's main base and logistics center in the north. Police fined all six and are investigating three.
Norway drops $200 million lifeline into Ukraine’s budget—10 million pensioners teachers and emergency workers rely on it
Since 2022, $52 billion mobilized, as massive global effort sustains Ukraine’s resilience.
Ukraine needs pickup trucks more than tanks—so Norway’s mayor drove one to Kyiv on International Women’s Day
The volunteer pipeline keeping Ukraine’s army mobile is stretched to breaking point. Norway’s capital sent its mayor to help.
Ukraine’s defense industry is building a direct pipeline into Europe’s weapons market — one NATO certification at a time
Finland became the eighth Alliance member to finalize a mutual quality assurance deal, with five more in negotiation.
Ex-Council of Europe chief, who emailed Epstein and was cultivated by KGB in 1970s, suddenly hospitalized after corruption case launch
The corruption case against Jagland unravels a web of espionage, lobbying, and financial connections.
Russian spies buying properties near military bases across Europe, three intelligence agencies warn
Summer houses, churches, warehouses, and even islands have been acquired in at least a dozen countries, with officials fearing some already contain explosives, drones, and weapons, The Telegraph reports.
US envoy names Norway, Netherlands, Germany as PURL program leaders with $4.5 billion in weapons commitments
A US-NATO weapons purchasing program for Ukraine has doubled its funding from $2.1 billion in September to $4.5 billion by February
Norway doubles energy aid to Ukraine as millions freeze through Russian strikes
New €86.4mn pledge brings total to €163.6mn.
Ukrainians warned for years that Europe’s human rights chief was a Kremlin conduit. The Epstein files just proved them right.
Thorbjørn Jagland offered to connect Jeffrey Epstein to Lavrov. KGB defectors had named him "Yuri" decades earlier.