9 month agoEstonia: another 2 men, Deniss Metsavas and Pjotr Volin, convicted for treason today. 6 traitors sentenced since 2008, 11 more jailed for crimes involving cooperation with Russian intelligence services against Estonia.
Lithuania identified Belarus as a threat to national security
9 month ago3-1 AHB touches down in Lielvarde Air Force Base, Latvia
Estonian PM receives Armenian Foreign Minister
9 month agoChinese embassy dimisses as "ridiculous" Lithuanian intelligence report that accuses China of "increasingly aggressive" espionage
DY4321 Stairs and bus in place but passengers are not allowed to disembark yet
9 month agoThe Swedish swimming team is on board the plane, according to SVT
Germany will invest a total of 110 million euros until 2021 in improving military bases in Lithuania, its defense minister said on Monday, underlining Berlin's continued commitment to the defense of its NATO allies in the Baltic region
Lithuania recognises Guaido as the president of Venezuela.
9 month agoRussian Baltic Fleet Ropucha-class landing ship Aleksandr Shabalin set sail from Kronstadt. It has deployed Iskander units before. First pictures show the Ropucha (Pennant near 110) at its pier where she has spent most of the winter.
Sweden's response to Russian activity in the Baltic: Bring back the draft, call up 3,700 conscripts in 2018 and increase that to 8,000 a year by 2022
"Kommersant": Russian forces in Kaliningrad strengthened by Su-27 fighters
Linas Linkevicius:Russia is in material breach of INFTreaty. Lithuania supports US announcement of suspension and notification of withdrawal from INFTreaty. Together w @NATO Allies,we urge RU to use remaining 6 months to return to full and verifiable compliance to preserve the Treaty.
9 month agoVideo of the Baltic Fleets's Stoikiy Project 20380 corvette firing a Kh-35 missile at a surface ship target at more than 30 km.
US official tells that Russia has 4 battalions of SSC-8 (9M729) GLCMs with nearly 100 missiles (including spares) That's probably 16 launchers with 64 launch tubes + spares at Iskander bases in west, south, central, east mil districts.
Chairs of the Foreign Relations Committees of @Jekaba11 Latvia, @Riigikogu Estonia and @LRSeimas Lithuania have nominated @bellingcat for the @PulitzerPrizes in journalism for their investigative reporting
Latvia bans Russian "Rossiya RTR" tv channel broadcast for 3 months
9 month agoRussian Air Force has total 12 Su-27Ps and two Su-27UBs based in Chkalovsk, Kaliningrad Oblast. They were temporarily assigned to the 72nd Guards Aviation Base (Brigade) of Russia Navy at Chernyakhovsk until Aug. 2018. they are part of the 689th Fighter Aviation government.
9 month agoA Russian Air Force pilot has released this video showing how a RuAF Su-27P (from 72nd Guards AvB) dangerously banked in front of a USAF's F-15C of 493rd Fighter Squadron while it was patrolling over Baltic Sea as a part of NATO Baltic Air-policing mission.
Riga mayor Ushakov to comment on searches by anti-corruption agency KNAB from city council
9 month agoAnti-corruption agency at home of Nil Ushakov, also with his wife and office-manager
9 month agoAccording to unofficial information, the building currently houses Ushakov and possibly KNAB staff. Also at the house is a Ushakov machine, where Ushakov driver is sitting.
Russia Deploys more Tanks to Kaliningrad Exclave
Local media report anti-corruption agency KNAB agents searched offices of Riga, Latvia mayor Nils Ušakovs.
Near Latvian territorial water over Baltic Sea Latvian armed forces has identified Russian An-26
The Polish-Lithuanian Parliamentary Assembly will be held on February 11-12
9 month agoImages of @USNavy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) departing Riga, Latvia
9 month agoVideo of Su-27 of Baltic Fleet intercepting U.S. P-8A Poseidon over Baltic Sea
Russian Ministry of Defense: A Su-27 fighter intercepted a US reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea
9 month agoUS Navy P-8A Poseidon circling East to Gdansk
