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Police in the Swedish city of Stockholm have imposed an indefinite ban on granting permission for protests involving the burnings of the Islamic Qur’an, supposedly due to concerns over threats to Swedish security.

French President Emmanuel Macron said that he does not support the policy of trying to force regime change in Russia against Vladimir Putin. 

MUNICH (AP) — Finland’s defence minister said Saturday that his country will join NATO without waiting for Sweden if its Nordic neighbour’s accession is held up by the Turkish government.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – A week before the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin’s U.N. ambassador claimed that the West is driven by its determination to destroy Russia and declared: “We had no choice other than to defend our country – defend it from you, to defend our identity and our future.”

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) – In a dusty workshop in northern Lithuania, a dozen men are transforming hundreds of wheel rims into potbelly stoves to warm Ukrainians huddled in trenches and bomb shelters. As the sparks subside, one welder marks the countertop: 36 made that day. Hours later, they’ve reached 60.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said to prepare for a “long war” against Russia, while calling for more weapons to be sent to Ukraine.

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss has warned that the rise of Communist China is a “threat” to the “free world”, and urged more military alliances and economic solidarity to contain it. 

A pair of F-35s stationed in northern Europe were dispatched to intercept a trio of Russian warplanes, including two jet fighters.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned Ukraine is using up ammunition far faster than its allies can provide it.

The leader of the Russian autonomous republic of Chechnya expects Kremlin forces to capture Kyiv (Kiev) by the end of 2023 and wants to invade Poland once Ukraine is defeated.

A growing debate is emerging in Germany as to whether military conscription should be reintroduced after it was abolished in 2011.

The Finnish president said in an interview published Saturday that he trusts that Finland and Sweden will be admitted into NATO by July, and hinted that he wants the United States to put pressure on Turkey to approve their membership bids.

Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt has criticised Swedish police in Stockholm for allowing Danish anti-Islam activist Rasmus Paludan to carry out the burning of the Qur’an. Bildt, who served as Swedish Prime Minister from 1991 to 1994 and later

The UK is expanding training of Ukraine to “fighter jet pilots”, PM Sunak announced as Zelenskyy arrived in London on a surprise visit.

Norwegian authorities cancelled a Qur’an burning protest that was set to take place on Friday after Turkish officials summoned the Norwegian ambassador in Ankara.

Germany is reportedly considering diverting green agenda cash aimed at reducing coal power to the defence industry, amid the war in Ukraine.

The British military’s supply of ammunition would run dry in just one day in a direct engagement with Russia as a result of years of spending cuts to the nation’s defence, a former top general has warned.

Turkey for a second day on Friday railed against a group of Western countries that temporarily shut their consulates in Istanbul.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the strongman leader of NATO member Turkey, has expressed misgivings about sending Ukraine advanced weapons such as tanks, and suggested it is about filling the arms industry’s pockets.

Turkish President Erdogan has stated that unless Sweden bans the burning of the Qur’an, he will not agree to the country’s NATO bid. 

Former British premier Boris Johnson has been slammed as a “coward” and a “liar” by Tucker Carlson after backing out of an appearance on his FNC show. 

Finnish police shut down the burning of the Islamic Qur’an in a demonstration against the country joining NATO.

The Chinese Communist Party, through its foreign ministry and state media outlets, sternly condemned NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg for seeking friendly ties with China’s neighbors, fuming in particular over a potential “devilish deal” with Japan.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine may not have happened without Brexit, top Eurocrat Guy Verhofstadt claimed on Tuesday.

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that he will not rule out sending fighter jets to Ukraine, reports have claimed.

North Korean state media on Monday denounced NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg’s visit to South Korea as a “prelude to confrontation and war.” During his visit, Stoltenberg urged South Korea to “step up to the specific issue of military support” for Ukraine.

Britain’s armed forces are no longer able to play a full role in NATO or defend the homeland after years of cutbacks, according to British defence sources, with a senior American general warning London that it has a “barely tier two” force.

Providing new tanks to Ukraine won’t change the reality on the ground of the current conflict with Russia, according to retired Army Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis, who claimed the United States has “no plan” or strategy and warned of the real-world danger of invoking NATO’s “mutual defense” clause, which would trigger a nuclear war.

The Ukrainian government is pushing the envelope further, with discussions about more sophisticated military equipment advancing.

Retired army General Petr Pavel defeated populist billionaire Andrej Babis in a runoff vote on Saturday to become the new Czech president.

Russia now believes it is in a “war against Nato and the West,” a top official at the European Union an official said on Friday.

In a stunning statement, Germany’s Foreign Minister declared that her country and Europe as a whole is in a “war against Russia” in Ukraine.

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has publicly demanded that Ukraine be admitted into NATO and be handed more guns from the West to fight Russia.

Finland’s top diplomat appeared to suggest that the country may have to consider joining NATO without Sweden after objections from Turkey.

Forever war: Finnish PM Sanna Marin said Europe should support Ukraine “as long as needed” even if the war lasts upwards of 15 years.