LONDON: UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said Wednesday (Mar 29) he would "love" to see Britain emulate the model of military reservists used by Finland and Sweden. The two Nordic countries have a large pool of reservists drawn from the compulsory military service undertaken by young adults. Wall
A Swedish Parliament spokesperson said on Thursday (March 2) that a delegation of Hungarian lawmakers plans to visit Sweden on March 7 to discuss the Nordic country's bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Speaking to the news agency Reuters, the spokesperson said the delegation led by Hungary's Deputy Speaker of National Assembly Csaba Hende will meet with Swedish Speaker Andreas Nolen.
Earlier this week, Finland said it also expected a visit from a Hungarian delegation.
Finland will give Ukraine three Leopard 2 tanks for demining territories as part of a new package of military assistance to Kyiv, the press service of the Finnish Defense Ministry said