Latvian Prime Minister: We must strengthen the military capabilities of the European Union
"We have a responsibility to ensure the conflict does not escalate and spread beyond Ukraine," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said today from Latvia. "That would be even more dangerous, destructive, and even more deadly. The situation could spiral out of control
British F-35 jets have landed at Ämari Air Base in Estonia Estonia as they prepare to undertake air patrols over Eastern Europe to deter Russia from taking any aggressive actions against NATO members
Blinken says NATO looking at more permanent deployments in the Baltics. "We're continuously reviewing within NATO our defense posture, including questions of extending the deployment of forces, looking at questions of more permanent deployments," he told reporters from Lithuania
Lithuania's Foreign Minister: All countries in the region are looking for security guarantees to protect their borders
Blinken will meet @EmmanuelMacron in Paris on Tuesday evening, @StateDeptSpox says. But first @SecBlinken will stop in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia
2 year agoA busy morning for the people at Estonia Ämari Air Base in Estonia, with three recent departures and two suspected upcoming arrivals, including a VIP United States Air Force VC-32A and a Motor Sich An-12 (likely carrying weaponry for flag-Ukraine)
French Defense Minister: The aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle will take up a position in the Mediterranean for reconnaissance missions over the Baltic countries
Panama-registered Estonia-owned general cargo vessel HELT imo:8402589 has sunk in Black Sea near Odesa after allegedly hit by seamine. 2 crewmembers rescued. 4 unaccounted
The first of 16,000 foreign volunteers are ready to defend Ukraine, said the President of Ukraine. Earlier, The Minister for Foreign Affairs Kuleba said that the volunteers came from 16 countries, including Great Britain, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Israel and others
Finland and Sweden, two Arctic states that are not NATO members, received a letter from Russia demanding security guarantees. Finland is preparing a response to these demands, its foreign minister says
"Two Russian SU 27s and two Russian SU 24s violated Swedish airspace. The violation was short-lived and took place east of Gotland, across the sea
2 year ago"Our message to President Putin is: stop the war, pull out all your forces from Ukraine & engage in good faith in diplomatic efforts; the world stands with Ukraine," - SG @jensstoltenberg at a press conference in Tapa Estonia with PM @KajaKallas & PM @BorisJohnson
Lithuania's president asks NATO to send more military reinforcements to the Baltic states
2 year ago.@USArmy soldiers assigned to the @173rdabnbde traveled from Aviano Air Base in Italy to Latvia in order to support @NATO allies
Lithuania closes its airspace to Russian flights from today
2 year agoTens of thousands of people gathered at Tallinn's Freedom Square to support Ukraine. Similar events across Estonia Estonia
Ministry of Defense of Latvia: I just got out of box proposal how to end the Russian aggression. West announces that every Russian soldier which surrenders to Ukrainians will receive asylum in the West. I think its victorious idea from artist Aigars Bikše. Countries which do not give weapons to UA give asylum
Estonian Ministry of Transport: We plan to close our airspace to Russian planes
Estonia sending Javelin anti-armour missiles and anti-aircraft munitions to Ukraine -public broadcaster quoting Defence ministry official
Jens Stoltenberg: Spoke with President Sauli @niinisto on Russia's attack on Ukraine. At our NATO Summit tomorrow our close partners Finland, Sweden & the EU will join us to address the greatest crisis for European security in a generation
2 year agoUkraine Defense Minister: The birds from Latvia landed. Def ammunition & Stingers
2 year agoPresidents of Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania Volodymyr Zelensky, Andrzej Duda and Gitanas Nauseda met in Kyiv
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered 800 U.S. troops to the Baltic region and eight F-35 fighter jets to NATO's eastern flank. Senior U.S. defense official said 20 AH-64 attack helicopters moving to Baltics and 12 helicopters to Poland
The Pentagon: 20 Apache attack helicopters will move from Germany to the Baltic region
Biden "In response to Russia's admission that it will not withdraw its forces from Belarus, I have authorized the additional movements of U.S. forces and equipment already stationed in Europe, to strengthen our Baltic allies Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
German Defense Minister: We are ready to send more troops and aircraft to Lithuania
Estonia's President - who is visiting Ukraine's President in Kyiv - says a "threat to Ukraine is a threat to the security of Europe". Alar Karis says the door must stay open for Ukraine to join NATO and the European Union. "You belong in Europe"
.@SecDef on Russia around Ukraine "They are uncoiling and are now poised to strike"
Defense Sec Austin: "I agree with President Biden that [Putin] has made his decision"
