Proposed accession to the bloc will harm northern Europe, including would-be allies, Moscow said Sweden and Finland will lose part of their sovereignty while compromising their security if they join NATO, the Russian Foreign Ministry warned on Friday, referring to the two nations’ expected requests for formal membership in the US-led military bloc.

According to the Bank of Italy, the number increased by 2.1% compared to December The sovereign debt of Italy has set another record, nearly €2.74 trillion, the country’s central bank reported on Friday.

Despite Taiwan paying billions of dollars to US defense manufacturers, Washington has failed to honor its contractual obligations and still has not delivered $14.2 billion worth of military equipment that the island nation has ordered since 2019, according to a Defense News report published on Thursday.