President Niinistö on EU and Russia: "Dialogue is important. But before we go any further, something must happen. And it must be done by the Russians". @SuomenEduskunta #EU2019FI
Lithuania summons Chinese envoy over Hong Kong incident
1 year agoRRR7266 ZZ666 RAF RC135W Rivet Joint ISTAR intelligence-gathering platform, returning west to Waddington after Baltic Sea mission.
Diplomats confirmed the detention in Lithuania of two Russian border guards. They have already deported to the territory of the Russian Federation.
1 year ago#LITPOLUKRBRIG officers celebrate the Ukrainian National Flag Day and the Ukrainian Independence Day
1 year agoUkraine, Latvia, and Estonia represented here
1 year agoHeavy explosion in Solna tonight - kiosk blown to pieces
1 year agoPutin has arrived in Finland for meeting with president of the country
1 year ago[email protected] Typhoons deployed in Estonia have made nineteen QRA scrambles resulting in intercepts since the start of their Baltic Air Policing mission. The latest scramble yesterday saw the jets intercept two Russian aircraft including a SU-34 Fighter.
The situation on the western borders of Russia remains tense - Shoigu
1 year agoCOMBO40 6414846 USAF RC135V Rivet Joint, intelligence-gathering platform, operating over Baltic region, surveilling Kaliningrad Oblast. 0836z
Lithuanian President @GitanasNauseda this week in Berlin: "Let's talk about German expenditures. We do not want to lecture a countrybut we emphasize solidarity within NATO. There are not only rights, but also obligations of NATO members. These obligations must be fulfilled."
1 year agoGOGO73 6414847 USAF RC135U Combat Sent ELINT platform, heading back to Mildenhall after early morning (0430z) mission, gathering intelligence over Baltic area, eyes-on Kaliningrad Oblast. 0919z
1 year agoBetter view of the encounter of the NATO F-18 and RU Su-27 that was escorting the Russian Defence Minister Shoigu over the Baltic Sea
1 year agoThe Russian MoD published a video purporting to show a NATO FA-18 fighter flying alongside Sergei Shoigu's aircraft today as he flew to Kaliningrad before being forced away by a pair of Russian Su-27 fighters
Russia Su-27 fighters pushed away @NATO F-18 jets over neutral Baltic waters as they approached the plane carrying Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, according to a @tass_agency correspondent who was on the flight
About 70 warships and support vessels and 58 aircraft of the Russian Navy and the Aerospace Force are taking part in the Ocean Shield-2019 drills that have kicked off in the Baltic Sea, Russia’s Defense Ministry said.
1 year agoGOGO73 6414847 USAF RC135U Combat Sent, tracking west back to Mildenhall after morning intelligence-gathering mission surveilling BalticSea and Kalinigrad area. 0909z
1 year agoRAF Typhoons deployed on @NATO Baltic Air Policing in Estonia intercepted a Russian TU-95 'Bear' and two Russian SU-30 'Flanker' fighters, close to Estonian airspace. This is a routine mission for the Typhoons which provide reassurance while working in partnership with Estonia
1 year ago8 AUG: Baltic Air Policing Royal Air Force Typhoons EI01 and EI02 launched from Ämari, Estonia to intercept 1x Tu-142 and 2x Su-30 in international airspace over the Baltic Sea
[email protected]: "Poland meets its 2% of GDP spending obligation towards NATO. Germany does not. We would welcome American troops in Germany to come to Poland."
1 year agoUpon landing, one of the Typhoon pilots provided a report: "These Russian aircraft transiting the Baltic region were not on a recognised flight plan or communicating with Air Traffic Control. The intercept was uneventful and conducted in a professional manner throughout."
1 year agoRoyal Air Force Typhoon jets were scrambled today to intercept a Russian TU-95 "Bear" bomber and two SU-30 "Flanker" jets. @DefenceHQ said the aircraft were "heading west close to Estonian airspace." They later handed the escort over to Finish and Swedish QRA aircraft
1 year agoRussia has built a permanent helicopter forward base on Gogland/ Suursaari for military use
1 year agoToday's @RoyalAirForce Baltic QRA intercept included Russia Navy Tu-134A-4 variant "RF-12037" modified to train the crews of Tu-22M2 bombers (note radar housing) - not quite the "transport aircraft" stated
1 year agoRoyal Air Force Typhoon jets intercepted a Russian TU-142 "Bear" strategic bomber and two SU-27B "Flanker" jets
1 year agoYesterday Royal Air Force Typhoon jets were initially launched to intercept a Russian Antonov AN-26 "Curl" transport aircraft
1 year agoRoyal Air Force Typhoon jets have been launched twice in the past two days to intercept Russian military aircraft "flying close to Estonian airspace". It's the 15th and 16th scramble since the RAF took over NATO Air Policing in May
Estonia's Foreign Intelligence Service: "Our assessment is that if anything unexpected should happen to President Alyaksandr Lukashenka personally or to his government, there will be a great risk of swift military action by Russia to prevent Belarus from becoming a pro-Western democracy"
1 year agoMore than 3,300 soldiers from 14 Allies and partners' nations participate in #AgileSpirit exercise in Georgia aiming at increasing interoperability, helping prepare Georgian, Ukrainian troops to act with Allies
