Baltic states accuse Russia of falsifying World War II history Presidents of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia issue a joint statement
2 week agoPresident of Lithuania: As the world commemorates VEDay75 of WWII we must remember that the occupation of the Baltics lasted for decades after WWII. Independence was restored and the Soviet army left our countries only in the 1990s. Joint Statement by Estonia-Lithuania-Latvia Presidents
Quarantine extended in Lithuania until May 31
2 week agoTwo USAF B-1 Lancers from Ellsworth AFB, S.D., conducted a long-range strategic Bomber Task Force mission to the Baltic region May 5 where they intergrated with Danish F-16s
2 week agoRussian Su-27 intercepted by NATO F-16 near Estonia
3 week agoAs part of Spring Storm exercise, two US B-1 heavy bombers conducted joint training with Estonian, UK & Danish @NATO eFPBG troops – important to maintain military readiness also during the COVID19 pandemic.
3 week agoLithuania has donated to Spain medical supplies consisting of facial protection shields, medical gloves and disinfectant fluid to combat COVID19, as part of @NATO's Allied solidarity
4 week agoLithuania reports five new confirmed coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest number in the country in more than a month
4 week agoSpanish Air Force F-18 have landed yesterday on Lithuanian soil for #BalticAirPolicingMission
4 week agoAir-to-air refuelling over Poland: KC-135 (60-0324) and @NATO E-3A AWACS (LX-N90456). Photos: Andrzej Ciura
Presidents of Belarus and Lithuania Lukashenka and Nausėda had a phone call(1st in ten years). Discussed coronavirus, oil supply via Klaipeda port, Belarus Nuclear Power Plant, Eastern Partnership
1 month agoRRR7299 ZZ666 RAF Waddington based RC135W Rivet Joint ISTAR platform on Baltic intel-gathering mission, eyes on Kalinigrad Oblast. 1036z
A fake email announcing the withdrawal of NATO forces from Lithuania was sent to Lithuanian Defence Minister Defence Raimundas Karoblis
1 month agoU.S. destroyers conduct operations with NATO Allies in the Baltic and Black Seas.
1 month agoInterception by the Belgian F-16 fighter of two Russian fighters on the Baltic Sea performing provocative maneuvers over the USS Donald Cook. @BeAirForce
Polish F-16 aircraft and Finnish F-18 fighters conducted air-to-air combat training in Estonian airspace. Belgian F-16 and Swedish JAS-39 fighters conducted the same type of training over Lithuania. Re-tasked.to practice a low-level intercept
1 month ago#AlliedAirCommand released video footage of the @BeAirForce interception of a group of Russian Federation Air Force fighters above the Baltic Sea on April 17th
1 month agoThe @BeAirForce NATO Baltic Air Policing mission had a busy week protecting the integrity of the Alliance airspace in the Baltic region. F16 aircraft and crew performed 5 alpha scrambles. pilots intercepted, among others, SU24, SU27, TU134 and AN26. BAF
1 month ago#eFP integration exercise in Estonia
1 month ago0658 UTC: electronic reconnaissance mission near the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad for a RC135 of the US Air Force
1 month agoBig fire in Göteborg
Latvia reports first death of a COVID19 patient – health ministry
Sweden added 512 new COVID19 cases, bringing the total number of cases to 4947. It also added 59 new deaths, increasing the total number of deaths to 239
20 NATO soldiers deployed to Lithuania are infected with coronavirus. 2 had to be transported to the Netherlands for hospitalization. (Le Figaro)
Finland isolates the Uusimaa-region around Helsinki from the rest of the country until 19.4. All unnecessary traffic will be blocked, but people will be allowed to return to home. 1.7 Million people within the quarantine area
Estonia records the first death from the Coronavirus
Lithuania reports second death from coronavirus. The country has confirmed 209 cases of infection
On March 24 several more COVID19 cases have been identified in the @NATO enhanced Forward Presence eFP Battle Group in Rukla, Lithuania. One sick Dutch soldier and four others with similar symptoms were evacuated to the Netherlands
Corona situation in Finland: Tests ~10,000; Confirmed infections 626; In hospital 43; In intensive care 12; Deaths 1
By Sunday morning, 326 people were confirmed to have the COVID19 virus in Estonia, with a total of 3,229 tests administered. The past 24 hours saw results from 417 tests, up 109 from the day before.
