The Baltic country, one of the EU’s staunchest opponents of the Kremlin, is strengthening its military capabilities, while NATO increases its presence in the region
Sweden Democrats, the Finns Party and Chega performed poorly at the June 9 vote, despite extremist groups making huge gains across the rest of the continent
According to local media, Juraj Cintula advocated creating armed militias against the arrival of ‘hundreds of thousands of migrants’ and showed contempt for the Roma minority in Slovakia. He also opposed ending aid for Ukraine
Several NATO members accuse Moscow of deliberately jamming positioning signals
The Islamic Republic is closer than ever to possessing atomic weapons, but the regime insists that it does not intend to manufacture them
The shooting in the Helsinki metropolitan area, perpetrated by a 12-year-old boy, puts school violence back at the center of the political debate in the Nordic country
Power struggles between Swedish mafia clans make the Scandinavian country one of the most violent in Europe
The shortage of air-to-surface cruise missiles in Ukrainian and European arsenals means that Germany is the only ally that can meet Kyiv’s demand in the short term
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have been warning for years about Moscow’s attempts to destabilize these nations and persecute Russian citizens on their territory
Kremlin propaganda links Nazism to purge of Soviet mark in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, where fears of Russian aggression mount
The American diplomat, who overseas human rights and civilian security, talks to EL PAÍS about the future of Gaza, the rise of Islamophobia, and why the United States is opposed to a cease-fire
The executive of the Nordic country is trying to overcome the crisis caused by the xenophobic comments made by several ministers in the past
Washington has agreed to supply Ukraine with a munition that has been banned by over 100 countries and which will wreak havoc on the civilian population for decades after the end of the war
The island of Gotland will become one of the strongholds of the Alliance, and the powerful Swedish military industry will strengthen the development of aircraft, tanks and anti-aircraft defense systems
The failed rebellion of Wagner’s mercenaries has shown the cracks in the Russian leader’s power. In addition to the war in Ukraine, the president faces international pressure, faltering domestic support and a bleak economic outlook
In an interview with EL PAÍS, Jonatan Vseviov explains that Ukraine’s allies must ‘make the cost of Russian aggression greater than the cost of its withdrawal’
The Latvian authorities are systematically deporting Middle Eastern migrants, who have been encouraged – or forced – by the government in Minsk to leave Belarus and try to enter an EU nation
After conservative and far-right parties won the 2023 Finnish elections, the original inhabitants of the land fear that they have now lost hope for more self-governance, at a time when the climate emergency threatens their livelihoods
Gitanas Nauseda would like to see the Allies send fighter jets and long-range missiles as soon as possible: ‘All the lost time means more broken lives and more destroyed infrastructure’
The barrier, which will cover 15% of the border between the two countries, symbolizes the distrust NATO’s most recent member state feels towards Moscow
While citizens reduce energy consumption, cities like Rovaniemi are bracing for a possible extreme cold wave that could cause the electricity grid to collapse
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said in a video conference that Washington has not ‘facilitated or encouraged’ Ukraine to target military objectives deep in Russian territory
Buttressed by renewed support from China and Russia, Kim Jong-un ordered more tests this year than during the 63-year-long regime of his father and grandfather
Francia Márquez – the first Afro-Colombian to hold the top position in her country’s history – tells Pepa Bueno, the editor-in-chief of El PAÍS, that ‘women are breaking barriers all over the world’
The early vote was called after a report criticized Mette Frederiksen’s November 2020 order to kill 17 million animals out of fear they could spread the coronavirus
As the Ukrainian counteroffensive gains ground and discontent grows in Russia over mobilization measures, there is greater risk that the Russian president will resort to these weapons
Atomic powers are modernizing or expanding their stockpiles, while the post-Cold War arms control structure, which restrained the US and Russia, has crumbled