Nordic Leaders Push Back Against Russia and US Pressure

Leaders from Northern Europe have warned against the dangers posed by Russia.

Nordic leaders push back against Russia and US pressure

At the Nordic summit in Turku, leaders projected unity and defiance, warning Moscow and subtly rebuking Washington while expanding the regional table to include Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

Under pressure from Russia and the US, the Nordic countries find themselves in Europe's security policy.

The warning is clear: the heads of government from Northern Europe see Vladimir Putin as a threat to the entire continent. The meeting was also about Donald Trump's desire for Greenland.

The east flank of NATO, plus Germany, have not needed to see how Vladimir Putin ignores the efforts for a ceasefire to understand, as apparently has happened to Donald Trump, that Moscow does not seek peace. "We must defend ourselves. We are under permanent threat (from Russia) and we are going to be for a long time," said German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday, after meeting in Finland with his allies from the Nordic countries.

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