DefenceTalkSweden announced on Friday it had reauthorized exports of war materials to Turkey in an apparently significant concession to Ankara, which is threatening to block the Nordic country’s NATO membership. Ankara requested the lifting of the restrictions — which were introduced in 2019 following a Turkish offensive in northeastern Syria — after Sweden applied to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sweden-allows-military-exports-to-turkey-after-nato-application-79456/

DefenceTalkBritish Prime Minister Liz Truss vowed Wednesday before the United Nations to keep up military aid to war-ravaged Ukraine until it triumphs against Russia. Truss became the latest Western leader at the UN General Assembly in New York to rail against Russian President Vladimir Putin, who hours earlier mobilized reservists in a clear sign he […]https://www.defencetalk.com/truss-at-un-vows-uk-military-aid-until-ukraine-prevails-79428/

DefenceTalkNATO on Thursday condemned a cyberattack on Albania that Tirana and Washington blamed on Iran, and pledged to bolster the alliance member’s defences against hackers. “We stand in solidarity with Albania following the recent cyber attack on its national information infrastructure,” NATO allies said. “We strongly condemn such malicious cyber activities designed to destabilise and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-condemns-alleged-iranian-cyberattack-on-albania-79375/

DefenceTalkThe United States on Thursday approved another $2 billion in loans and grants for Ukraine and its neighbors to buy US military equipment, the State Department said. The new aid from the Foreign Military Financing program is in addition to $675 million in fresh direct aid to Ukraine announced earlier Thursday by Defense Secretary Lloyd […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-2-bn-military-loans-and-grants-to-ukraine-neighbors-79349/

DefenceTalkAround a hundred German soldiers arrived in Lithuania on Sunday, after Germany pledged to bolster its presence on NATO’s eastern flank following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The troops drove off the ferry in the port city of Klaipeda. They were to make up the command unit of a new brigade, a group usually made up […]https://www.defencetalk.com/more-german-troops-begin-arriving-in-lithuania-79320/

DefenceTalkTurkey’s justice minister Thursday said Sweden’s pledge to extradite a Turkish convict fell far short of Stockholm’s commitments under a deal paving the way for its NATO membership bid. NATO member Turkey is threatening to freeze Sweden’s attempts to join the Western defence alliance unless it extradites dozens of people Ankara accuses of “terrorism”. A […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-says-first-swedish-extradition-falls-short-of-demands-79217/

DefenceTalkNATO peacekeepers in Kosovo “will take any measure that is necessary” to ensure peace there, the alliance’s chief said Wednesday as Serbia-Kosovo tensions simmered. “Should stability be jeopardized, KFOR stands ready to intervene and will take any measure that is necessary to ensure a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement for all the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-says-troops-in-kosovo-will-intervene-to-keep-peace-79213/

DefenceTalkFinland’s parliament said Tuesday its website came under cyber attack, as the Nordic country applies for NATO membership following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “A denial of service attack is taking place against the parliament’s external website,” parliament said in a statement. The attack began around 2:30 pm (1130 GMT), slowing down or completely denying access […]https://www.defencetalk.com/finnish-parliament-website-targeted-in-cyber-attack-79181/

DefenceTalkThe United States’ quest to dominate the oceans and NATO’s expansion are the biggest threats facing Russia, according to a new Russian naval doctrine signed by President Vladimir Putin on Sunday. The 55-page document said the “main challenges and threats” to national security and development were Washington’s “strategic objective to dominate the world’s oceans” and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-says-us-nato-main-threats-to-national-security-79156/

DefenceTalkTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday renewed his threat to “freeze” the NATO membership bids of both Sweden and Finland unless the military alliance complies with Ankara’s conditions. At a NATO summit in Madrid at the end of June, Erdogan called on the two countries to “do their part” in the fight against terrorism, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/erdogan-renews-threat-to-freeze-swedish-finnish-nato-bids-79104/