U.S Marines are participating for the first time in Exercise SIIL, a full alert drill for Estonian troops. With 15,000 personnel taking part, Estonia invited foreign observers to follow the exercise, highlighting NATO's commitment to transparency

+ 30 observers from 15 countries, including Russia and Belarus, monitor exercise #Siil18 in Estonia.

Finnish army is participating in the biggest Estonian military exercise so far the #Siil2018

US Navy P-8A 168998 LANCR88 departed Amari at 0716z - Baltic mission and intercepted by RuAF Su-27

Portugal assumed lead and Spain assumed augmenting role for NATO #BalticAirPolicing rotation at Šiauliai. Four Portuguese F-16s and four Spanish Eurofighter Typhoons will safeguard Baltic skies, along with French detachment in Ämari

Russian SU-27 fighter intercepted USA plane over Baltic

The biggest NATO drill in Estonia history starting these days

A Russian Su-27 fighter jet performed an "unprofessional" but "safe" intercept of a US Navy P-8 surveillance plane while it was flying in international airspace over the Baltic Sea , two defense officials tell CNN. The Russian jet came within about 20 feet of the US aircraft

Rosatom launched it's floating nuclear power unit. The vessel cast off from Baltic Shipyard to Murmansk today

I want to thank Netherlands for its contributions: over 250 Dutch troops are part of NATO's battlegroup in Lithuania. Next year, Dutch forces will join Germany and Norway in leading our rapid reaction Spearhead Force – @jensstoltenberg

U.S. Navy Ship USS Porter is visiting Helsinki April 18 - 22.

Danish and Italian fighter jets scrambled 4 times last week to Russian warplanes

Turkey also helps build stability abroad: as part of our @ResoluteSupport mission, contributing to @NATO_KFOR and supporting training for Iraqi officers - @jensstoltenberg

Russia again reserved the Baltic sea area right next to Sweden for missile exercises on 19th April.

Russian Navy helicopter Ka-29 crashed into Baltic Sea, 1 pilot reportedly dead

In response to Russia's aggressive actions, we have strengthened our presence in the eastern part of the alliance; Slovakia's contribution to the battlegroup in Latvia = expression of NATO solidarity - @jensstoltenberg

PM of Lithuania visited Avdiyivka today

Medvedev plans to set up offshore zones in Kaliningrad and Russky island in Vladivostok to help oligarchs targeted by sanctions

Russian army drill at Luzhsky firing range in Leningrad region

USAF RC135W - RTB Mildenhall; USAF RQ4 Global Hawk - 52,000ft heading back over Estonia

Russia tests missiles in Baltic Sea, forcing partial closing of sea and airspace

Russia begins live-fire air defense exercises in confined, busy commercial airspace in the middle of the Baltic Sea and in Latvia's economic zone. "I've never seen anything like it" - Swedish aviation official

Russian propaganda actress who played at least five roles for Kremlin propaganda channels in Ukraine is spotted in Latvia.

[email protected]: Today, it was my honor to welcome Estonia President @KerstiKaljulaid, Lithuania President @Grybauskaite_LT, and Latvia President @Vejonis to the @WhiteHouse. Congratulations on your 100th anniversaries of independence. BalticSummit:

[email protected]: "For a century that United States has stood with the people of the Baltics, in support of their independence, sovereignty and self-determination."

Trump in lunch with Baltic leaders says he's going to use military to protect border, accuses Amazon of getting billions in delivery subsidies from taxpayers, and says Mexico breaking up refugee caravan because he threatened to pull out of Nafta if they didn't help

The President of Latvia has approved the transition of secondary education exclusively to Latvian

Russia expel one Swedish diplomat as a retaliatory measure

Russia expels military attaché of Estonia - MFA of the Republic

Russia expels three Lithuanian diplomats - Lithuanian MFA