Moscow is worried about the increased activity of NATO along the borders of Belarus and the Russian Federation and the decisions taken at the summit to increase the military budgets of the alliance countries - Lavrov
"I see Russian activity in the Arctic. I see it in the Baltics. I see it in the Black Sea. I see it in the Mediterranean " per @US_EUCOM Commander Gen. Tod Wolters, speaking with reporters
Lithuanian President: Turkey did not demand anything in return for approving defence plans for Poland and the Baltics
NATO Secretary-General: We have plans to protect all members, including the Baltic states
Terrorism in all its forms and manifestations remains a persistent threat to us all, NATO's London Declaration says, as Lithuanian president's office claims Turkey agreed to approve NATO defense plans for Baltic countries
Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne is stepping down and will tender his government's resignation, President Sauli Niinisto's office says
In response to French President Macron's statement that terrorism is NATO's biggest threat, not Russia, NATO Sec Gen @jensstoltenberg says the alliance doesn't have the luxury of choosing between the two
"We don't see any imminent threat by Russia against any NATO country," says SecGen @jensstoltenberg. But he notes Moscow's violations of international laws and norms and its heavy investments in its military
1 year agoFinland: Observing the national military exercise #kaakko19. Here a group of special border guards after ambushing an enemy vehicle
1 year agoLithuanian MOD:Lithuania & Ukraine have agreed to intensify cooperation on cybersecurity. Ministers of Defence R. Karoblis & A. Zagorodniuk signed Declaration of Intent on closer cooperation, exchange of information & data on cyber incidents & attacks, to plan joint exercises
1 year agoThe Presidents of Ukraine and Lithuania signed the Strategic Partnership Declaration
1 year agoPair of USAF RQ4 Global Hawk UAV, out of Sigonella, on high-altitude surveillance mission over Baltic Sea / Kaliningrad Oblast area. 0953z FIXER10 FORTE10 042021
1 year agoEstonia President @KerstiKaljulaid with spouse warmly welcomed President of Ukraine @ZelenskyyUa & Mrs Zelenska on the first Official Visit in Tallinn
1 year agoBALSA49 6414846 USAF RC135V Rivet Joint on intelligence mission over Baltic Sea / Kaliningrad region. 0955z
1 year agoBelarusians, Lithuanians, Poles, Ukrainians gathered in Vilnius at the funeral ceremony for the heroes of the 1863-1864 anti-Russian uprising
Russian president Putin expresses concern over NATO's attempts to "get closer to the borders of country" and the militarization of space
1 year ago2x USAF RQ-4 Global Hawk arround Kaliningrad again today FIXER10/FORTE10
The Kremlin considers Estonia's territorial claims against Russia unacceptable, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said
Lithuania has exchanged two Russian citizens for two Lithuanians and a Norwegian, said the head of Lithuanian counterintelligence. These are the citizens of the Russian Federation whom the President of Lithuania had pardoned earlier.
Tens of thousands of homes across Estonia were left without electricity as high winds lashed the country. South Estonia was most affected, as the weather service issued a level one storm warning.
1 year ago2 USAF B52 BRIG01/02 over Lithuania bombing Kazlu Ruda range
1 year agoUS B-52 over Kattegat, west coast of Sweden. One more over the North Sea. Interesting it seemed it headed tiwards Norway but turned south Rivet Joint off the coast of Kaliningrad picking up signals
1 year agoPew Research Center: Central and Eastern Europeans tend to express the most enthusiasm toward the EU: Across six countries in the region, positive ratings outweigh negative ones by more than three-to-one (a median of 74% vs. a median of 23%)
1 year agoFrench Dupuy de Lôme (A759) In Riga, Latvia
1 year ago2x USAF B52 60-002/60-0025 from RAF Fairford
1 year agoTwo U.S B-52 bombers over the Baltic Sea. Witnesses earlier in spotted them over Canada heading towards the east. USAF JSTARS (Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System) aircraft is also airborne in the region
1 year agoBelgian Air Force: After one month of safeguarding the Baltic airspace, the @BeAirForce conducted already 109 sorties totalising 191 flying hours. Our F16 aircraft and crew were already scrambled 16 times and performed 8 interceptions. Yesterday our pilots encountered a SU34 and SU-24
1 year agoLithuania held a drill on possible nuclear plant disaster
"If we lose the arctic we lose the globe," Sauli Niinisto, president of Finland, standing next to President Trump
