3 years agoFinland joining NATO 'would not be against anyone', its president says
3 years agoUK and Sweden sign mutual security deal, pledging support if either country comes under attack amid Ukraine Russian War
3 years agoLithuanian Parliament just adopted a resolution (unanimously.): - recognizing that Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and its people is considered as genocide; - naming Russia a terrorist state
3 years agoBritish Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has made clear that Britain would defend Finland and Sweden if either of the countries were attacked regardless of NATO membership
3 years agoU.S. would be able to provide more military aid to Sweden and Finland ahead of accession to the NATO alliance if they are threatened by Russia: Pentagon
3 years agoGitanas Nausėda: Together with @AndrzejDuda, @valstsgriba & @KadriSimson launched newly built gas pipeline connecting Lithuania & Poland. It's a big day for the energy independence & resilience of the Baltic region. Together we say NO to Russian gas, NO to Russian oil, NO to financing the war
3 years agoThe Home Guard on Gotland is trained in anti-tank missiles 57 NLAW
3 years agoEstonian Internal Security Service: Russia's unprovoked war in Ukraine was preceded by systematic and long term incitement of hatred. We take this threat very seriously. Today Estonia expelled Russian citizen and long-time provocateur Alexey Esakov
3 years agoRussian Mil Mi-17 violated Finnish airspace today before midday
3 years agoOn 03/05, 2 M2000-5F France deployed in Estonia as part of the NATO eAP air policing mission took off on alert to accompany 3 aircraft operating near Baltic airspace.
3 years agoWhite House on Sweden and Finland potentially joining Nato: President Biden has always supported 'open door policy' of the alliance, Psaki says
3 years agoFinnish media reporting that Finland will officially apply to join NATO on May 12
3 years agoCroatian President Zoran Milanović said that the country will block Finland's membership in NATO until the election law in Bosnia and Herzegovina is changed
3 years agoThe Russian Federation declares three employees of the Swedish Embassy in Moscow persona non grata, - the Foreign Ministry said
3 years agoRussian Ministry of Foreign Affairs closes the consulates of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia in St. Petersburg
3 years agoGermany will stop importing oil from Russia by the end of the year, said German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock after a meeting with her Baltic counterparts on Wednesday
3 years agoFinland is shipping a third military aid shipment to Ukraine. No details are provided about the contents of the shipment, but equipment sent has been coordinated with Ukraine to fit their needs
3 years agoMode S 007617 28514 C/S UAV active near StPetersburg
3 years agoA new batch of hardware arrived on the Eastern flank. M777 howitzers, LAV 6.0s, and other equipment were unloaded at the Port of Riga for transport to the NATO's enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) battlegroup in Latvia.
3 years agoThe Baltic Fleet Steregushchiy's Soobrazitelnyy and Stoikiy, and the tug Viktor Konetskiy, passed the Great Belt southbound today, returning to the Baltic. Photos: Kurt Pedersen / Facebook group: Under Broen
3 years agoThe Russian Foreign Ministry warns of "consequences" if Finland and Sweden join NATO
3 years agoBelarusian border guards claimed shooting down quadcopter at the border with Lithuania yesterday evening
3 years agoThe Lithuanian Defense Minister called the Russian threat strange, stressing that the international community is well aware that Russian nuclear weapons are already in the Kaliningrad Oblast
3 years agoDeputy secretary of Russian Security council Medvedev threatens to deploy nuclear weapons in Baltic Sea region in case of Finland and Sweden join NATO
3 years agoGitanas Nausėda: Visited Borodyanka today. This is where the dark side of humankind has shown its face. Brutal war crimes committed by the Russian army will not stay unpunished. War criminals must be prosecuted internationally. Stay strong, Ukraine
3 years agoSweden will apply for NATO membership - SVD
3 years agoPresident of Estonia: On our way to Kyiv, to a city that has suffered terribly due to Russian war since my last visit. Together with Presidents @AndrzejDuda, @GitanasNauseda & @valstsgriba we visit Ukraine to show strong support to Ukrainian people, will meet dear friend President @ZelenskyyUa
3 years agoSteinmeier not looking happy having received news of Ukraine blocking trip: Says he wanted to send "strong signal of EU solidarity" alongside presidents of Baltics & Poland. "I was ready but apparently (and I need to take note) this was not desired in Kyiv"
3 years agoFinland will adopt a report about the national security environment at a government session tomorrow. That report does not contain policy proposals but is expected to start discussions in Finland's parliament about whether to pursue membership in NATO
3 years agoDenmark's Health Agency, concerned by the war in Ukraine, will buy 2 million iodine tablets to protect people in the event of a nuclear accident close to the Nordic country, it said on Monday