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Polismyndigheten har inlett en förundersökning med anledning av två kabelbrott i Östersjön. Den hanteras av nationella operativa avdelningen, Noa.

Det blev ändå en seger för Brasiliens president Lula da Silva när alla länder till slut skrev under G20:s slutdeklaration. Det innehåller något luddiga formuleringar om att försöka hitta ett sätt att beskatta världens multimiljardärer, skapa en global pakt mot hunger och fattigdom

Det är frågor som Lula da Silva prioriterat, men som till exempel Argentina motsatt sig.

G20 länderna skriver att man erkänner Palestinas rätt till självbestämmande och stödjer en tvåstatslösning, och kräver att alla hinder för humanitär hjälp i Gaza genast tas bort. Läs artikel

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a revised national nuclear doctrine that expands the conditions under which Moscow may use its nuclear weapons, making it easier to justify retaliation against a NATO member for helping Ukraine.

The updated doctrine now states that Russia will consider as a joint attack any attack from a nonnuclear country backed by a nuclear power. It also noted that the country could retaliate with nuclear force to a conventional weapons attack that threatens its sovereignty.

“Russia’s new nuclear doctrine means NATO missiles fired against our country could be deemed an attack by the bloc on Russia. Russia could retaliate with WMD [weapons of mass destruction] against Kiev and key NATO facilities, wherever they’re located. That means World War III,” Dmitry Medvedev, a former Russian president and the deputy chair of Russia’s security council, wrote in a post on X. Läs artikel

Rysslands president Vladimir Putin har skrivit under en ny version av landets kärnvapendoktrin som dikterar hur Ryssland kan agera i händelse av angrepp mot landet.

Den nya kärnvapendoktrinen är en omarbetning av landets tidigare doktrin som Putin i september meddelade att man ser över.

Enligt den senaste versionen av doktrinen betraktas varje attack från en nation som stöds av en kärnvapennation som en gemensam attack på Ryssland. Detsamma gäller anfall från militära sammanslutningar eller block. Enligt doktrinen kan konventionella attacker eller kärnvapenattacker mot Ryssland som utgör ett ”kritiskt hot mot suveräniteten och den territoriella integriteten” hos Ryssland och dess allierade Belarus, leda till ett svar med kärnvapen från ryskt håll. Läs artikel

USA:s president Joe Biden har gett grönt ljus för att förse Ukraina med personminor, enligt en anonym tjänsteman inom det amerikanska försvarsministeriet.

Minorna ska enligt uppgifter levereras snart.

Ukraina kommer enligt källan att få använda minorna på eget territorium och Ukraina ska ha förbundit sig till att inte använda minorna i tätbefolkade områden. Det ska röra sig om minor som bara är aktiva under en bestämd tidsperiod, alltså att de antingen detonerar av sig själva eller blir inaktiva när batteriet är slut. […]

Personminor är förbjudna enligt Ottawafördraget som drygt 160 länder har skrivit under. Exempelvis USA, Ryssland och Kina har inte skrivit under avtalet. Det har däremot Ukraina gjort. Minorna utgör en stor risk för civila och Bidenadministrationen har därför inte hittills velat förse Ukraina med sådana. Ryssland har använt sig av landminor sedan början av kriget i Ukraina och minerat omfattande områden. Läs artikel

Reckoning with recent reports of the deployment of foreign troops and the authorization to use long-range weapons to strike across borders, speakers in the Security Council today discussed how best to achieve peace in Ukraine as civilians there ready themselves to face a third winter under increasingly harsh conditions.

“One thousand days have passed since the Russian Federation launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in brazen violation of the UN Charter and international law,” observed Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, as she spoke for UN Secretary-General António Guterres.  Today, the war rages on — “undiminished” — as the Russian Federation recently launched one of its largest combined strikes targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, alongside recent reports that Ukrainian forces would be authorized to use long-range weapons supplied by partners for strikes within the Russian Federation. […]

“Ukraine today may be East Asia tomorrow,” said Fujii Hisayuki, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, pointing out that Pyongyang’s direct support to Moscow has serious potential consequences for both European and Indo-Pacific peace and security.  What is needed now, he stressed, “is not a call for ‘peace’ that ignores Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, nor a demand for both sides to deescalate in an equal manner”.  Rather, the question is whether to uphold or disregard the principles of the UN’s founding document.  “It cannot be clearer who violates the Charter,” he noted. Läs pressmeddelande

A top Hungarian diplomat has blamed the West for trying to expand the war in Ukraine, following reports that the Biden administration has decided to allow Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied missile strikes inside Russia.

Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, posted on social media that ”the supporters of the war in Washington and Brussels have launched a final, desperate attack on the new reality,” warning of ”the extension of the war in Ukraine to the world.” […]

Writing on Facebook, a platform that is prohibited in Russia, Szijjártó said: ”With the victory of the peace party candidate in America and the advancement of patriotic forces, a new reality has been created in Europe.

”This new reality is based on the will of the people because they decided the elections. They decided to support the peace party, patriotic forces … politicians who have been voted out of power, neither in Washington nor in Brussels, refuse to take into account the will of the people.” Läs artikel

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held on Friday their first phone conversation since December 2022, and discussed prospects for resolving the conflict in Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Friday.

Initiated by the German side, the discussion included ”a detailed and candid exchange of views on the situation in Ukraine,” according to the statement.

President Putin emphasized that the ongoing crisis stems from NATO’s long-standing policies, which he described as ”aggressive” and aimed at establishing an anti-Russian foothold in Ukraine, disregarding Russia’s security concerns and the rights of Russian-speaking populations.

Regarding potential political and diplomatic solutions, Putin reiterated Russia’s openness to resuming negotiations, which he said were halted by Ukraine. He said any agreements must reflect Russia’s security interests, acknowledge ”new territorial realities,” and address the root causes of the conflict, reminding that these proposals were outlined in his June address to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

The leaders also discussed the state of Russian-German relations, with Putin describing them as severely degraded due to what he termed Germany’s ”unfriendly policies.” […]

German government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit confirmed that Scholz and Putin spoke by phone on Friday, with Scholz reiterating Germany’s position on the conflict in Ukraine, urging Russia to end its military operations in this country and withdraw its forces. The German chancellor also called for discussions with Ukraine aimed at achieving a sustainable and equitable resolution to the conflict.

Hebestreit emphasized Germany’s ongoing support for Ukraine in its efforts to defend against military actions and noted that Scholz had previously consulted with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of his conversation with Putin.

Hebestreit stated that Scholz is exploring opportunities for further diplomatic engagements, including the possibility of a second Ukraine peace conference following a previous summit in Switzerland with the potential for Russian participation. Läs artikel

Joe Biden has sensationally granted Kyiv permission to use “long-range “ missiles to strike targets deep within Russia, despite Vladimir Putin describing such a move as an act of war.

The weapons are likely to be used in response to North Korea’s decision to send thousands of troops to Russia in support of President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and comes after months of pressure from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He argued the US ban had made it impossible for Ukraine to try to stop Russian attacks on its cities and electrical grids.

The first deep strikes are likely to be carried out using Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) rockets, which have a range of up to 190 miles (306 km), according to sources who revealed Biden’s policy. ATACMS are a long-range guided missile that gives operational commanders the “immediate firepower to win the deep battle”. Produced by US global security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin, the missiles carry a 500lb (227kg) class blast fragmentation warhead.

These missiles can reach up to 300km (186 miles) and are tough to intercept due to their high speed. The weapons are fitted with a specialised GPS system and carry cluster munitions. Läs artikel