President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
The North Atlantic Alliance's plans to hold Steadfast Defender 2024 exercises near Russian borders are provocative, increase the risk of military incidents and could lead to tragic consequences for Europe, - Russian Foreign Ministry
One of the two energy cables of the EstLink 2 system connecting Estonia with Finland has failed. This was reported by the Estonian state television and radio portal ERR.
Putin's trip to Kaliningrad is not a "message" to NATO countries, it is casual visit to the region, - Kremlin's spokesperson
Orbán’s number two and parliament speaker László Kövér says that he himself opposes Sweden’s NATO accession and hints that Fidesz MPs won’t support the opposition’s proposal for an extraordinary parliamentary session on the ratification
The US Ambassador to Turkey: Erdogan may sign the ratification of Sweden's accession to NATO within a few days
The Turkish Parliament approves Sweden's membership in NATO
5 month agoNATO CMC Bauer says Swedish Commander-in-Chief Micael Bydén "was right" to warn citizens there to "prepare for war." He emphasizes even countries inside the alliance need to adopt the Nordic "whole-of-society" approach. "It's not a given that we are in peace," he says
Putin: In the Baltics, Russian people are thrown out of the border, this affects the security of our country.
President of Ukraine Zelensky met with President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs during visit to Riga
Ukraine's Zelensky, on visit to Estonia, says any 'pauses' in conflict would help Russia
5 month agoPresident of Ukraine Zelensky met with the President of Estonia
5 month agoNegotiations between the presidents of Ukraine and Lithuania began in Vilnius, - Office of the President
6 month agoHeavy GPS interference in southern Baltic Sea area, covering also large swathes of Poland and southern tip of Sweden
Russian Foreign Ministry: The deployment of German tanks in Lithuania will lead to an escalation of military tensions
6 month agoFinland and the United States have signed a mutual defence cooperation agreement (DCA) in Washington DC. A full circle as the defence material partnership that began in the 1990's in the post-Cold War world has now developed into an alliance
The Russian Federation had the best relations with Finland, and now it will have to gather military units in the Leningrad Military District - Putin
Russian Ministry of Defense: Two Tu-22M3 long-range bombers completed a 5-hour flight over the Baltic Sea
White House: Biden and Erdogan discussed the importance of strengthening NATO, including accepting Sweden as an ally
Finnish Prime Minister: It would be beneficial for Russia to return to what the situation was like on the border between Finland and Russia before
Finland to shut more border stations if migration continues says PM
The Prime Minister of Finland said that the country's government discussed the situation on the border with Moscow through diplomatic channels, the negotiations "did not lead to any results"
7 month agoTurkish Parliamentary commission delays the vote on Sweden’s NATO bid to another round of meeting
7 month agoFinland is closing its border crossings with Russia due to what the government says is "instrumentalized immigration" facilitated by Russia
7 month agoUSAF Boeing WC-135R Constant Phoenix "nuke sniffer" JAKE21/64-14829 (AE048D) from RAF Mildenhall is currently conducing an interesting and somewhat unusual mission over the Baltic Sea
8 month agoKaliningrad Express continues. Two flights today.A few thoughts about unusually heavy air traffic to and out of the Kaliningrad Oblast. Since at least 27OCT very high air traffic to and from the Kaliningrad Oblast. Daily flights include Il-76 and An-124s transport aircraft
Latvian border guards released a video showing unidentified individuals bringing two motionless bodies to the fence on the Belarusian border. The Belarus government had previously accused Latvia of neglecting migrants at the border
On October 25, the Ambassador of Finland was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry and was informed of the termination of the agreement on cross-border cooperation.
8 month agoSwAF JAS 39 Gripen fighters, @usairforce B-1B Lancer bombers and Danish F-16 (not pictured) trained together on Tuesday. Exercise scenario involved defending the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic sea. Photos: 172:a stridsflygdivision, Flygvapnet NATO
8 month agoThe Newnew Polar Bear left Arkhangelsk this morning and is heading north in the White Sea. AIS destination on Marinetraffic is "Meeting icebreaker". Interestingly, the NNPB got a new NSR application approved on Oct 19th, for Nov 1st to 15th. The old expires on Oct 31st
