NATO Secretary General: It's time for Finland and Sweden to join the alliance
President @AndrzejDuda in Kaunas: I believe that the guiding principle setting out the directions and goals of the EU for the coming years should be a rational redefinition not only of the Union itself, but also of the needs, opportunities and difficulties that we will soon face
2 year agoNATO Sec Gen @jensstoltenberg addresses NATO PA: The time has come to finalize the accesion process of Finland and Sweden, they delivered all commitments
2 year agoHelsinki: Finland's PM @MarinSanna says Russia's actions in Ukraine "will not go unpunished" Polish PM @MorawieckiM -"we must hit Russia harder than it might expect" Also points to NATO enlargement "we -as the V4 format -we will be asking Viktor Orban for the quick ratification"
The KGB of Belarus sees a threat of intervention from the territory of the Baltic States, Poland and Ukraine
China warns Taiwan that "colluding with external forces to pursue independence" will be met with resolute opposition, after the island announced on investing 10 mln euros for chip production in Lithuania
2 year agoTaiwan Foreign Ministry: Friends from Lithuania and Ukraine enjoyed the banquet hosted by Minister Wu. We appreciate all the like-minded parliamentarians, academics & NGO workers who gathered in Taiwan as a powerful symbol of solidarity among frontline democracies
2 year agoFour unexplained underwater explosions in Gulf of Finland on Russian territorial waters last Thursday (Oct 20), picekd up by University of Helsinki Institute of Seismology. Magnitudes: 2.0,1.5,1.5,1.4
Prime Minister @MorawieckiM in Łask: You cannot build a strong army without a state with strong financial foundations. To build a strong army you need money, money and more money, and its modernization requires cooperation with allies
The Italian Air Force: Two sorties were carried out during the past two days to intercept Russian planes flying near the Nato borders in Poland
Stoltenberg: The accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO will strengthen our northern front in the Baltic Sea
2 year agoSwedish journalists got permission to image one of the Nord Stream explosion sites using an underwater drone (ROV)
Iran is becoming an accomplice in Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine by supplying Moscow with drones, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis says
The foreign ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are calling for a "special tribunal for the punishment of the crime of aggression against Ukraine" to complement the role of the ICC
Russian Foreign Ministry: Diplomats from Germany, Denmark and Sweden have been summoned over the Nord Stream pipeline incidents
U.S.-led NATO said on Tuesday its member states were boosting security around key installations as Russia escalated its attacks on Ukraine and stepped up threats against the West
Danish island of Bornholm power outage since 8.10am local time this morning. Fault in undersea cable coming from Sweden. Local powerplant being started
Swedish Security Service: Nord Stream Damaged From Detonations (Bloomberg) -Swedish Security Service has concluded the crime scene investigation at Nord Stream 1 and 2 and the suspicions of severe sabotage has been strengthened, it says in a statement
NATO warplanes have been scrambled to intercept 4 Russian jets that violated Polish and Swedish airspace
2 year agoLukashenka: Belarus is taking part in military operation in Ukraine, protecting Russia in Belarus from Poland, Latvia and Lithuania
2 year agoThe gas leak from the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Swedish economic zone is increasing again. Reason unclear, Sweden's Coast Guard says. - Aftonbladet
Lithuania expels Russia's chargé d'affaires
Inbox from @NATO: "On Saturday, 1 October 2022, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will receive the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Denmark, Ms. Mette Frederiksen." Comes amid investigation into the apparent sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines
Kremlin suspects foreign 'state involvement' in Nord Stream leaks
Swedish security forces implement "heightened attention" at two nuclear power plants as a result of the gas leaks at Nord Stream 1 and 2 - SVT
Russia's FSB is investigating damage to Nord Stream pipelines as "international terrorism" - Interfax
The Danish Defense Minister warns that there are reasons for "concern" about the security situation in the Baltic Sea region
2 year agoDenmark's Foreign Minister: We have no desire to talk to Russia. We want to get to the bottom of this, and we will do so together with our allies
Norway is raising the lever of security readiness at all its oil and gas installations, including the continental self. The explosions on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines (and sighting of drones in the Nord Sea) are prompting Europe to take very seriously the risk of sabotage
Government representatives from Poland, Denmark and Norway have opened the new Baltic Pipe
