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NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg's press conference with Prime Minister @kajakallas of Estonia

NATO's defense ministers have given support to the Multi Corps Land Component Command (MCLCC) and the proposed presence of land forces (FLF) in Finland

NATO's eastern flank leaders will have a more coordinated approach towards supporting Ukraine after the Hungarian president stayed away from their summit in Riga, Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics said on Tuesday

Russian military plane suspected of violating Finnish airspace

Zelensky: In Stockholm, together with the Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson, we've signed the Agreement on Cooperation in the Security Sphere

President Zelensky:Today, Ukraine will grow stronger as a result of the support of our principled and consistent allies, as well as new security agreements. Today I am in Stockholm for the third Ukraine-Northern Europe summit. Our top priorities are to ensure more air defense systems for Ukraine, joint defense industry projects, and weapons for our warriors, as well as global efforts to force Russia to make peace. I intend to meet with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, and Icelandic Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson. We will hold talks both at the summit and bilaterally. Ukraine will sign three security agreements in one day, establishing predictable and long-term defense assistance and comprehensive support. I will also be received by His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and meet with representatives from defense companies

Foreign Minister of Lithuania: A very sad day for Georgia and the rest of Europe. The passing of this law effectively puts Georgia's accession to the EU on hold, with no benefit for anybody. Almost anybody

61-0018 - AE58A7 and 61-0005 - AE589C: Two B-52s from RAF Fairford flying over Baltic Sea

Statement of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding tonight's border incident on the Estonian-Russian border on the Narva River

Russian border guards removed 24 demarcation bouys at Narva river at the border with Estonia

After Russian border guards remove markers from Estonian waters in Narva River, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said at the government's weekly press conference on Thursday that this is a border incident and the exact circumstances are being clarified

Foreign Minister of Lithuania: Another Russian hybrid operation is underway, this time attempting to spread fear, uncertainty and doubt about their intentions in the Baltic Sea. This is an obvious escalation against NATO and the EU, and must be met with an appropriately firm response

Tusk: Nine people who engaged directly in acts of sabotage in Poland on behalf of the Russian services have been arrested and charged

France deploys its new advanced "Jaguar" armored vehicles in Estonia during the Springstorm exercise. Sign of the forces' commitment to protect and defend NATO's eastern flank

Scholz in Lithuania: The Chancellor assures defence against Russian aggression. President Nauseda, however, calls for more speed in setting up the German brigade in Lithuania. @RND_de

Russian Foreign Ministry: We will consider any Danish move to restrict the freedom of Russian ships as a hostile act

Poland deports those suspected of attacking a Russian dissident to Lithuania

FinnAir: We're suspending our flights to Tartu from 29 April until May 31. The approach methods currently used at Tartu Airport are based on a GPS signal and GPS interference in the area affects the usability of this method

FT: Baltic ministers have warned that GPS jamming blamed on Russia risks causing an air disaster after the interference with navigation signals forced two Finnish flights to turn around mid-journey

Belarusian special services prevented drone strikes from Lithuanian territory on targets in Minsk, says the head of the republic's KGB, Ivan Tertel

So far, over 46,000 flights have encountered jamming of GPS signals in the Baltic region, including 2,309 Ryanair flights, 1,368 Wizz Air flights, and 82 British Airways flights

The President of the European Commission accuses Moscow of using migrants as a "tool" against Finland

Russian FM Lavrov: There is no point in Russia attacking NATO

The Ukrainian President announces the signing of a 10-year security agreement with Latvia

President Zelensky arrived in Lithuania to participate in the Three-Sea initiative summit

Finland has offered to host a new NATO command post in Mikkeli. nnPresident @alexstubb says it's obvious when the alliance has doubled its land border with Russia with Finland's accession that this would be helpful

President Zelensky met with the new defense minister of Lithuania

The Ministry of Information of Belarus, in response to the blocking of Belarusian media, limited access to a number of media in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.

Finland Police: Shooting at a school in the city of Vantaa, in the south of the country

Lukashenka visits Belarusian troops near the Suwalki corridor and quizzes the commander about how he will fight the Baltic states and conquer a part of Poland to link up Belarus and Kaliningrad