Belarusian border guards claimed shooting down quadcopter at the border with Lithuania yesterday evening
The 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
Deputy secretary of Russian Security council Medvedev threatens to deploy nuclear weapons in Baltic Sea region in case of Finland and Sweden join NATO
2 year 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
Sweden will apply for NATO membership - SVD
2 year 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
2 year 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"
Finland 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
Denmark'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
2 year agoPrime Minister of Lithuania: Today, my visit in Ukraine started in Borodyanka. No words could possibly describe what I saw and felt here
Russia stages war games in Kaliningrad enclave, Interfax says - Reuters News "Up to 1,000 military personnel. and more than 60 military equipment units were involved," Interfax news quoted the Russian Baltic Fleet Command's press service as saying
Ministry of Defense of Finland: The Department of Defense website is currently undergoing a denial-of-service attack. We are currently investigating.
A Russian state aircraft is suspected of violating Finnish airspace this morning. The Border Guard is investigating the matter
Prospect of Finland and Sweden joining @NATO was discussed this week in Brussels, confirms a senior @StateDept official
2 year agoForeign Minister @Haavisto confirms: NATO is ready to accept Finland's application According to Foreign Minister, NATO member states have submitted offers of security during the processing of the application for membership
Finland making preparations to apply for NATO membership - Iltalehti
PM of Estonia: My government confirmed today: we'll get free from Russian gas. This will be before the end of the year. We plan to: build an LNG reception capacity in Paldiski; increase reserves from alternative sources; cooperate with neighbours, to accept FSRU
Finland Minister of Economic Affairs: "We acquired a joint floating LNG carrier with Estonia. This was agreed between Finland and Estonia yesterday. In this way, we will secure the gas needs of industry if gas imports from Russia are cut off”
Finland adds $2.2 billion defense spending in shadow of war
Estonia will expel 14 of Russia's consular staff and close consular offices in Narva and Tartu, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday
Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: we are closing two Russian consulates and expelling their staff
2 year agoSweden has decided to expel three Russian diplomats who did not work in accordance with the Vienna Convention, says Foreign Minister Ann Linde
Lithuanian ambassador to Ukraine to return to Kyiv - Lithuanian foreign minister
2 year agoLatvia will decrease level of diplomatic relations with the Russian Federation due to crimes committed by the Russian armed forces in Ukraine, @edgarsrinkevics said on Twitter
Lithuania expels Russian ambassador. The Lithuanian government is also closing the consulate in Klaipeda. Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Lithuanian Ambassador will leave Russia
Lithuanian PM: From now and so on Lithuania won't be consuming a cubic cm of toxic Russian gas. Lithuania is the first EU country to refuse Russian gas import
Latvia's defense minister calls on Europe to stop importing oil and gas from Russia saying it's the only way to stop "Hitler-like" behavior from Putin. Artis Pabriks warns against any ceasefire agreement calling it a "Russian trap" in interview on Fox Business
NATO asks Denmark to send military battalion with 800 troops to Latvia - Danish defense ministry - Reuters
Sweden's TV4 is reporting that Russia deliberately violated Swedish airspace on March 2 when Swedish DefMin Hultqvist was visiting Gotland
Pentagon: 200 U.S. Marines have landed in Lithuania, 10 x USMC F-18 jet fighters also sent to region amid Russia tensions
