2 year agoThe Home Guard on Gotland is trained in anti-tank missiles 57 NLAW
2 year 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
Russian Mil Mi-17 violated Finnish airspace today before midday
2 year 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.
White House on Sweden and Finland potentially joining Nato: President Biden has always supported 'open door policy' of the alliance, Psaki says
Finnish media reporting that Finland will officially apply to join NATO on May 12
Croatian President Zoran Milanović said that the country will block Finland's membership in NATO until the election law in Bosnia and Herzegovina is changed
The Russian Federation declares three employees of the Swedish Embassy in Moscow persona non grata, - the Foreign Ministry said
Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs closes the consulates of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia in St. Petersburg
Germany 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
Finland 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
2 year agoMode S 007617 28514 C/S UAV active near StPetersburg
2 year 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.
2 year 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
The Russian Foreign Ministry warns of "consequences" if Finland and Sweden join NATO
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
