"Increased Russian Military Activity in the Southeastern Baltic Sea has led to Swedish Military Units being Added to Gotland - We have expanded maritime surveillance in the Baltic Sea and the military presence on the island"
Russia will conduct an exercise on the ports of Viipuri and Ust-Luga, less than 30km from Finland and Estonia respectively, where they will load supplies and weapons to civilian freighters and troops to "ferries". This is the first time this kind of an exercise has been done
Lithuanian FM: Spoke with US Senate Foreign Relations Chair @SenatorMenendez @SFRCdems. Full support by US on Taiwan: Lithuania is a TestForTheWest. Agreed to intensify efforts to help LT diversify its supply chains. Committed to building a broad coalition to withstand authoritarian pressures
1 month agoIn Kaliningrad activist Yevgenia Fedulova is being held in custody ahead of trial for holding "multiple unsanctioned protests." This is one of her solo protests with a sign saying:Hands off Alexei Navalny. Shame on sellout judges. Jail the thieves, not the people who expose them
1 month agoDuring phone call with Chief of @icao Council Sciacchitano, Lithuania's Minister of Transport & Communications @Skuodis stressed the need to take all measures to stop the use of civil aviation in illegal migration schemes coordinated by the Minsk government
1 month agoPoland's Defense Minister Błaszczak: The Polish Army supports the Border Guard in protecting the border with Belarus. I received reports from commanders on this matter. More than 900 troops are involved in this operation
1 month agoLithuanian State Border Guard Service: An extraordinary situation has developed on the Lithuanian-Belarusian border, Belarusian riot police are pushing migrants to illegally cross border, and violated border themselves, withdraw after several warnings
An alleged hacker has announced on RaidForums, a database sharing platform also used by cyber criminals, he would be selling over 1.6 million emails and various documents stolen from the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry.
Three illegal migrants were detained in Lithuania at the border with Belarus during the day, but about 70 people who tried to enter Lithuania illegally were forced to return to Belarus, the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service and the Department of Statistics said.
So far, 56 people have been prevented from crossing the Latvian-Belarusian border illegally, informs @IeM_gov_lv Minister @MGolubeva_LV in Twitter
Twenty-six people were detained during riots outside the Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday night, and around 10 officers were injured
Latvian government announces emergency situation on border with Belarus due to situation with migrants - prime minister
China's Foreign Ministry says is recalling ambassador to Lithuania over Taiwan issue, requests Lithuania to withdraw its ambassador to China
1 month agoOn the night of August 10, 65 illegal migrants were detained at the Latvian-Belarusian border. According to the head of the border guard, illegal immigrants from Belarus arrive in large groups, which indicates organization
1 month agoFM @GLandsbergis met with @Tsihanouskaya: Sviatlana is a true champion of the Belarusian people who keep their dreams for democratic changes alive. We will continue standing together with the people of Belarus in their struggle for freedom against the illegal Lukashenka's government
Lukashenka said that Poland and Lithuania "ordered" Protasevich, and the Belarusian authorities have to defend him
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya speaking on the anniversary of fraudulent elections in Belarus: The cost of keeping Lukashenka's power by force is enormous. In one year, the regime turned from illegitimate to terrorist
Lukashenka said that Belarus can redirect the export of potash fertilizers from Lithuania to the ports of the Russian Federation
Iraq suspends flights to Minsk to stem migrants to Lithuania
1 month agoLithuania, Latvia and Estonia call on the EU to strengthen sanctions against Belarus.
Russian Defense Minister Shoigu said that anti-Russian propaganda centers have been set up in Riga, Tallinn and Warsaw, where Russians are also trained, where dozens of specialists are stamped every quarter and many anti-Russian rumors are spread from there.
1 month agoYesterday (04/08/2021) officers of the Podlasie Border Guard Unit detained 62 people for illegal crossing the Polish-Belarusian border
1 month agoThe Russian nuclear powered cargo-ship Sevmorput have been running what looks like sea-trials in the Gulf of Finland yesterday, but is currently anchored. This ship has one KLT-40, 135 MW, PWR reactor
The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned Iraqi nationals not to become targets of human trafficking amid a migration crisis in Lithuania
1 month agoNuclear submarine Orel temporarily lost speed near the Danish island of Seiero
1 month agoUnited States Air Force Boeing WC-135W "Constant Phoenix"/"Nuke Sniffer" up over the Baltic Sea at only ±5,000 ft 61-2667 JAKE21
1 month agoUS Army Lasai CL-600 ARTEMIS N488CR active over Lithuania
The Russian Oscar-II class nuclear guided-missile submarine Orel had an unknown problem with its propulsion system on July 30 while transiting Danish waters in the Baltic Sea near Denmark’s second-largest city Aarhus
1 month agoMigrants on social messengers creating groups and chats to help other migrants to get into EU via Belarus
Lithuanian officers were called to the Rūdninkai migrant camp on Monday to respond to a protest provoked by heavy rain that soaked several tents
