Estonia's President - who is visiting Ukraine's President in Kyiv - says a "threat to Ukraine is a threat to the security of Europe". Alar Karis says the door must stay open for Ukraine to join NATO and the European Union. "You belong in Europe"
.@SecDef on Russia around Ukraine "They are uncoiling and are now poised to strike"
Defense Sec Austin: "I agree with President Biden that [Putin] has made his decision"
US Defense Secretary: We hope that Putin will retreat from the brink of conflict
1 jaar geledenDefense Minister of Ukraine: today we got Javelins from our friends,neighbors&partners-Estonia
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris told Baltic leaders that Washington is considering reinforcing their states militarily as Ukraine-Russia crisis grows, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on Friday
1 jaar geledenUSAF B52s heading towards Kaliningrad/Baltic Sea
1 jaar geledenThe two United States Air Force Boeings B-52H Stratofortress have made their way to Denmark together. Currently over Denmark Aalborg. 61-0003 ZEUS51 AE589A and 61-0018 ZEUS52 AE58A7
1 jaar geledenFirst German-led NATO enhanced Forward Presence battle group reinforcement military vehicles arrive to Rukla military base, in Lithuania February 17, 2022. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
1 jaar geledenMinistry of Defense of Estonia: Russia is ready for war - Russian intel has compiled a list of targets in Ukraine in order to paralyse UA self-defence
British troops and tanks have began leaving Sennelager in Germany and bases in the UK and are now on their way to Estonia to reinforce Nato allies
"In our assessment, the Russian Armed Forces are ready to embark on a full-scale military operation against Ukraine from the second half of February" per assessment from Estonia Foreign Intelligence Service
Estonian PM @kajakallas tells "We haven't seen any deescalation yet" by Russia. "We believe it when we see it but we don't see it right now," she says, echoing NATO Sec-Gen @jensstoltenberg
1 jaar geledenUK to send "small number" of troops to Lithuania to support with intelligence, surveillance & reconnaissance. It follows the deployment in December of small team to scout out what support UK military could offer at time of crisis for Lithuania with Belarus over migrant crossings
German troops arrive in Kaunas to reinforce Germany's NATO Ally Lithuania amid tensions over Russia's military buildup on Ukraine's borders, large scale joint Russo-Belarusian military drills in Belarus
1 jaar geledenAdditional German troops arrived in Lithuania today to reinforce the Lithuania @BG_LTU_eFP in Rukla
1 jaar geledenLithuania has provided Ukraine with Stinger MANPADS
1 jaar geledenAnother NATO C-17A Globemaster III flying from Siauliai, Lithuania, to Kyiv Boryspil Airport, Ukraine, ACARS suggests: 01/BRK88. This flight may contain military support by Lithuania
1 jaar geledenBoeing C17A Globemaster III Siauliai-Kyiv
Finnish DefMin has approved the acquisition of Extended-Range Guided MLRS rockets with unitary and fragmenting warheads for M270s
1 jaar geledenTuesday was a busy day @BeAirForce in support of @NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic Region. Our F16 aircraft intercepted four Su-30SM FLANKERS and were later called upon for one Tu-154 CARELESS as they did not follow int'l flight regulations and approached NATO airspace
1 jaar geledenCanadian Armed Forces C-17A Globemaster III CFC4037 en route to Lviv Ukraine from Riga Latvia
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia filed a formal transparency request under the OSCE rules for Minsk to disclose Belarus-Russia military exercise information as a confidence-building measure
1 jaar geledenLatvian Air Force Patrolling over Belarusian border
Denmark plans to allow US troops on its soil: PM
1 jaar geledenToday, at least 21 NATO and Swedish ISR aircraft flew collection sorties over Europe: USN P-8As (2 PL09x, 4 PK09x, 4 PS09x); USAF RC-135W (JAKE11), RC-135V (HOMER31), E-8C (REDEYE6); US Army RC-12Xs (YANK01, YANK02), ARTEMIS (BRIO68)
Today Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia activated the OSCE Vienna document risk reduction mechanism vis a vis Belarus for the military build up seen in the country. Minsk now has 48 hours to respond
From 10 to 11 Feb, Lithuania PM @IngridaSimonyte will be making an official visit to Ukraine to express Lithuania's support for the country and its people in the face of tensions over the potential military escalation
1 jaar geledenChairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee @mikaniikko was replaced by @Halla_aho, a long-time advocate of NATO membership
1 jaar geledenA strike in a camp for foreigners in Lithuania. Refugees and migrants have been in confinement for 7 months. They don't know how long the detention will take. The guards suppressed a peaceful protest using stun guns and tear gas
