Putin and Lukashenka in a phone call discussed possible joint response to Lithuanian restrictions on goods transit to Kaliningrad
2 year agoLatvia reinstitutes conscription for men aged 18-27, saying the "security implications of Russia-Ukraine war" have "exhausted" other means of boosting the defense forces. DefMin @Pabriks says having more citizens "ready to engage in combat" is necessary "in order to survive
Kaliningrad Governor: We propose to ban the transit of goods to the Baltic states via Russia
Tomorrow the presidents of Poland & Lithuania @andrzejduda @GitanasNauseda will meet the military units located on the SuwalkiGap
The process of ratifying the membership of Sweden and Finland in the North Atlantic Alliance has begun, informed NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg
Denmark Officials: Mall Shooting That Killed 3 Likely Not Terror Incident
Copenhagen Police: We are still present, shots have been fired and several people have been hit. We work on site. People in the Fields must stay and await the police. All other persons must stay away from Fields
Shots kill several people in a shopping center in Copenhagen
2 year agoNATO Allies and Partners working ever closer together in Finnish airspace. RAF F-35s flying with Finnish F-18s
"We are prepared for all eventualities," Stoltenberg says, addressing President Putin's comments that Russia will respond "in kind" if troops, infrastructure are deployed in Finland, Sweden. The Accession Protocol to be formally signed Tuesday, he says
2 year agoThe formal signing of the accession protocols for Finland and Sweden to join NATO will happen Tuesday
Baltic Fleet press-release: The Steregushchiy-class corvette Soobrazitelny has reportedly conducted a SAM live-firing against 2 x target missiles fired by the Nanuchka-class Passat and the Steregushchiy-class corvette Stoikiy
NATO leaders formally invite Finland and Sweden to join alliance - statement
2 year agoSecretary Antony Blinken:Met with Finnish and Swedish Foreign Ministers @Haavisto and @AnnLinde to commend their trilateral agreement with Turkey and reiterate our strong support for their NATO accession. We also reaffirmed the need for robust assistance to Ukraine against the Kremlin's brutal war
.@Potus announces new US military deployments to Europe: 1. Create permanent HQ for US 5th Army Corps in Poland 2. Deploy additional rotational brigade to Romania 3. Deploy 2 additional F-35 squadrons to the UK 4. "Enhance" rotational deployments in Baltics
.@NATO SecGen @jensstoltenberg announcing the Memorandum between Turkey, Sweden and Finland: "I am pleased to announce that we now have an agreement that paves the way for Finland and Sweden to join NATO"
2 year agoTurkey has agreed to admit Sweden and Finland to NATO, the Turkish Presidential Administration said.
Russian hacker group Killnet claims responsibility for the DDOS attacks against Lithuanian network infrastructure. Russian hacker group Killnet says cyber attack on Lithuania was in retaliation for stopping transit of goods to Russia's Kaliningrad exclave
Lithuania says its state and private institutions are experiencing a cyber attack, warns of high probability of more to come - Defense ministry
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg: NATO defends all its members. There are our battle groups in the Baltic states. We will defend our every territory. I hope President Putin understands the consequences of the attack on the Baltic countries
NATO will boost its forces on high readiness to "well over 300,000", the head of the alliance @jensstoltenberg says. This will be part of the "biggest overhaul" of NATO's defence since the Cold War, he tells a briefing. It will be agreed at a summit this week
NATO Secretary General: We will continue joint military exercises to strengthen the alliance's defenses
NATO Secretary General: We will discuss the speed of NATO's response to security challenges
2 year agoToday, on June 26, in response to the need to strengthen the defense capabilities of the Baltic region after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the NASAMS ground-to-air anti-aircraft missile NASAMS battery was deployed at the NAF Air Force Base in Lielvārde
Lukashenka says to Putin restrictions on transit to Kaliningrad amounts to declaration of war
Lithuanian PM says Russia is lying; making false claims of a rail blockade of Kaliningrad. She says only about 1% of Russian freight is hit by EU sanctions and no passengers. There is no rail 'blockade'
The senior Estonian civil servant said there had been "multiple border violations by helicopters" from Russia over the past week
Estonia summons the Russian ambassador to protest the intrusion of a Russian helicopter into its airspace
2 year agoToday President @AndrzejDuda visited the Polish Military Contingent contributing to NATO eFP battle group @eFPBGLatvia in Ādaži. The visit demonstrates Poland's commitment to support Allies and defend NATO's territory.
Moscow accuses EU of 'escalation' over Lithuania rail transit ban on goods heading for Kaliningrad
