De-escalation Is Best Achieved With Credible Deterrence and Defense, says Finnish Major General Oslo (High North News): "The Russians only respect strength and determination," says Sami Nurmi, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy in the Finnish Defence Forces. He comments on the planned NATO forward land force in Finland and underlines the importance of allied competence in operating in Arctic conditions.
Russia's War Against Ukraine Has Divided Norway in Two Comment: Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine has divided Norway in two. For us who live in the High North, the war is a neighbor. In the civilian part of Nordic politics, there is hardly any trace of this recognition.
