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The "Article Law on the Turning Point" and the additional agreement with Lithuania are "extremely important steps" on the path of the Lithuania Brigade, said Defense Minister Boris Pistorius. It allows soldiers to serve more flexibly and improves the framework conditions. @BMVg_Bundeswehr

President of Lithuania Gitanas Nauseda, Prime Minister of Latvia Evika Silinia and head of the Senate of the Czech Republic Miloš Vystrchyl came to Ukraine. The Summit of the Crimean Platform will be held in Kyiv today.

A Russian drone crashed in eastern Latvia on Saturday, 7 September, reports the LETA news agency, citing the Latvian Ministry of Defence. The drone, which crashed on Latvian territory, was filled with explosives

Lithuanian Foreign Minister: Incidents unthinkable 3 yrs ago are now treated as routine. Nothing should be landing on Ukraine, or Latvia, or anywhere on NATO territory, but this is the new reality our inaction has allowed to emerge. Lithuania will of course be supporting a strong allied response

Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia: Russia’s recent drone incursion into NATO airspace in Latvia is an unacceptable violation of international law. Such actions threaten regional stability and cannot be tolerated. We remain united and resolute in defending our allies' sovereignty

President of Latvia: Russian military drone has crashed in the Eastern part of Latvia yesterday. There is an ongoing investigation. We are in close contact with our allies. The number of such incidents is increasing along the Eastern flank of NATO and we must address them collectively

At least 8 drones, 7 Shahed drones and 1 Supercam reconnaissance drone, have entered airspace of Belarus overnight. 1 drone reached as far as Navahrudak town of Hrodna region

Foreign Minister of Estonia: The Mongolian government’s failure to execute the binding ICC arrest warrant for Putin undermines seriously the International Criminal Court and the international criminal justice system. War criminals must be held accountable

Russia records increase in Helsinki military activity after Finland joins NATO – Russian Foreign Ministry

Russian Foreign Ministry: We warn of Latvia's growing involvement in the armed conflict in Ukraine

Lithuanian Defense Minister tells Ukrainian President that Russia is moving troops from Kaliningrad to Kursk

The entrance to the Lithuanian embassy in Russia was doused with red paint

Full customs control of persons and goods going to Russia through Narva, Luhama and Koidula border checkpoints has been introduced in Estonia from today

Latvia, Lithuania cooperate in stopping illegal border crossers

Several detained after the shootings around Stockholm ; The police are investigating the connection

The Moscow-Kaliningrad train 3 hours late due to a power outage at the Kena border station of the Lithuanian Railway, the Kaliningrad Railway reported.

US Secretary of Defense: NATO has strengthened its communications and raised its level of spending and readiness

NATO: We are intensifying surveillance measures, including air patrols, in the territory of NATO countries located near Russia

Ursula von der Leyen: Congratulations @KristenMichalPM on your appointment as Prime Minister of Estonia. We will work together for a competitive and innovative Europe. For a stronger European Defence industry. And, as always, for a free, sovereign Ukraine

Elering, AST, and Litgrid, electricity transmission system operators (TSOs) of the Baltic states, have notified Russian and Belarusian operators on the non-extension of the BRELL agreement, which is bound to expire in February of 2025. At that time, the three Baltic states will decouple from Russian and Belarusian grids to join the Continental Europe Synchronous Area.

NATO Secretary-General: About half a million of our forces are in a state of high readiness on the alliance's eastern front, and we continue to strengthen our capabilities

Finnish flight controllers at Helsinki-Vantaa had to reroute traffic due Russian planes - likely military and over Gulf of Finland ignoring civilian flights. Rerouting announced on Finnair flight inbound to Helsinki from Hamburg a bit before landing. Auths not commenting yet.

Biden: NATO can and will defend every inch of NATO territory

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