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Trump's USA  Nuclear deal with Iran
Sources: Iran and US agree to introduce framework

Iran and the US have concluded the fifth round of talks on Iran's nuclear weapons program. This time too, it did not lead to any concrete agreement. However, according to information to the Wall Street Journal, the two parties have agreed to introduce a framework.

At the same time, concerns may grow in both the US and Israel that a postponed agreement will lead to Iran continuing to develop its nuclear weapons.

The key issue in the talks between the parties is still whether Iran will be allowed to mine uranium. For the US, it is crucial that uranium mining is ended, while Iran claims the opposite. Earlier this week, Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that the talks will likely fail

The future of NATO
NATO meets Trump's demands with "creative accounting"

Many NATO allies have been concerned about Donald Trump's demands for increased defense budgets. But they have solved it with "creative accounting", reports the New York Times.

For months, the president has been repeating his demand that five percent of GDP be spent on defense, and European leaders have said it is not possible. Now, some NATO countries have backed a new plan that broadens the budget. 3.5 percent will go to the military and the remaining 1.5 percent to non-traditional “defense-related” spending.

This could include everything from developing railways and infrastructure to strengthening cybersecurity and developing IT systems for weapons and communications. Behind the proposal is NATO chief Mark Rutte, according to sources to the New York Times.

“We must ensure that we have all the enablers in place, everything related to defense spending in place,” Rutte said last week.

Security around the Baltic Sea
Finland: Signs of increased Russian presence in the Baltic Sea

Finland sees signs that Russia has increased its military presence in the Baltic Sea area, which is contributing to increased tensions in the region. This is what Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen said in an interview with Yle.

He points out that Russia has always had a military presence in the area, but what is new is that the Russians are actively protecting tankers from its “shadow fleet” in the narrower parts of the Gulf of Finland, and that this is done with military escort and the presence of armed forces. At the same time, he calls for calm.

– There is no reason to panic. Such tensions have existed before in history.

On Friday, the Finnish Ministry of Defense announced that two Russian fighter jets had violated Finnish airspace.

Political situation in the UK
The US is reported to have met with British abortion activists

Officials from the US State Department have spent several days in the UK talking to opponents of abortion, reports The Telegraph. According to the newspaper, they have spoken to five activists who were arrested after silent protests at abortion clinics.

The arrests were based on a new law, which means that a kind of buffer zone is established outside hospitals and clinics that perform abortions.

The group of officials will report back to the White House, which is said to be concerned about freedom of expression in the UK. The newspaper writes that it is the latest sign that the Trump administration wants to interfere in British politics.

Vice President JD Vance, among others, has previously questioned the British laws.