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Russia enters Phase 0 of aggression against Europe – analyst

By Simas Prašmantas, LRT.lt. Contraband balloons disrupting the work of Lithuanian airports, the increasing number of drone incursions, and intelligence activities in NATO airspace are part of a deliberate and [..]

Finnish volunteers in Estonia join Defense League amid Russia’s Ukraine aggression

Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has motivated Finns living in Estonia, both men and women, many of whom are long-term residents, to join the volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit), Finland’s public broadcaster [..]

Von der Leyen in Vilnius: Russia targets European infrastructure, tests defenses

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned in Vilnius on Sunday that Russia is targeting European infrastructure and testing its defenses. “Russia targets European infrastructure, testing our defenses, spreading [..]

Germany’s spy chief: Putin is banking on the failure of NATO

The head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service BND on Wednesday warned of increasing hybrid attacks by Russia on Germany and the NATO defence alliance, with the underlying goal of testing [..]

Tsahkna to Landsbergis: We will not simply watch as Russia is acting arbitrarily on our territory

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis was on a visit to Estonia, meeting with Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna to discuss further cooperation between their countries, support for Ukraine, and regional security. [..]

Russia testing NATO’s readiness to guard their borders – Podalyak

Commenting on the crash of a Russian drone on Latvian territory, Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the Ukrainian president’s chief of staff, said on Tuesday that Russia was conducting a [..]

Some domains used by Russia to meddle in US election paid for via Lithuanian firm

Some of the US law enforcement-seized Internet domains, allegedly used to secure Russia’s preferred outcome in the US presidential election, were paid for using the Lithuanian virtual currency platform CoinGate, [..]

Russia may have interfered with work of US spy drone in Estonian airspace

The Ministry of Defense confirmed to the Rus.Postimees Russian-language portal of the daily Postimees information about problems with a US Air Force drone in the sky over Estonia. The details [..]

National Guard commander concerned about Putin’s slow reaction to situation in Kursk

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s reluctance to take a resolute action in response to Ukrainian forces’ incursion in Russia’s Kursk region causes concerns, Kaspars Pudans, Commander of the Latvian National Guard, [..]

The EU and its allies must do more to curtail Russian influence in Europe

By journalist Inga Karlinska. EU-Russia tensions have been elevated since the latter’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014 and have gone downhill since Russia’s outright invasion of and war [..]

More than 660,000 people have fled Russia since start of war

The number of Russian citizens who have left their country since the start of the full-scale war and who have not returned home is estimated at 666,000, a study by [..]

Security Service asks to prosecute man over his TikTok videos justifying Russia’s war crimes and inciting racial hatred

The State Security Service on June 17 asked the prosecutor’s office to press charges against Latvian citizen Dmitrijs Matajevs for publicly justifying Russia’s war against Ukraine and inciting national and [..]

Expert predicts no major shift in war after US allows Ukraine to use its weapons to strike military targets anywhere in Russia

The US decision to allow the Ukrainian army to use US-supplied weapons to attack any military facilities on Russian territory is unlikely to turn the tide of the war in [..]

Olainfarm plans to replace Russia and Belarus with Western markets with new portfolio of medicines

Latvian drug manufacturer JSC Olainfarm plans to replace Russia and Belarus with the Western market with a new portfolio of medicines, Janis Buks, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the [..]

Russia puts Estonia’s former formin, police chief on wanted list

According to the Russian news agency TASS, Russia has put Estonia’s former police chief Elmar Vaher and former foreign minister Urmas Reinsalu on its wanted list, Postimees reports. Criminal cases [..]

Lithuania blocks Kaliningrad-bound train wagon with letter Z from entering

A train wagon with the letter Z painted on it had to be uncoupled from a Kaliningrad-bound train at the Kena railway border checkpoint in Lithuania, State Border Guard Service [..]

Baltic formins: Tartu airport under Russia’s hybrid attack

The foreign ministers of the Baltic states warn that the GPS signal interference, as a result of which two Finnair flights from the Finnish capital Helsinki to the southern Estonian [..]

Russia’s Gruppa Okean has acquired Lithuanian Viciunai Group’s business in Russia

Viciunai Group, a fish and other food production and trading group owned by Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijosaitis and his business partner Liudas Skierus, has sold its entire business in Russia [..]

Seven out of 10 people in Lithuania see Russia as threat to national security

Seven out of ten people in Lithuania believe that Russia poses a threat to national security, and almost a quarter disagree with this view, according to an opinion poll commissioned [..]

Russia will continue to maintain confrontational relations with the West – SAB

In the short and medium term, Vladimir Putin’s regime will continue to maintain a confrontational relationship with the West, including, if necessary, by threatening to escalate the conflict, including by [..]

EU could agree that Russian presidential ‘elections’ in temporarily occupied Ukraine are not legitimate – Zatlers

The European Union (EU) could agree that the Russian presidential ”elections” in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine are not legitimate, former President Valdis Zatlers told LETA. In his opinion, [..]

Volkov’s attack in Vilnius was likely Kremlin-organized operation – SSD

The recent attack on Leonid Volkov, a close associate of late Alexei Navalny, in Vilnius was likely a Russian-organized and carried out operation, Lithuania’s State Security Department said on Wednesday. [..]

Russia preparing for long-term confrontation with NATO, including Baltics – intelligence

Russia is not only allocating massive resources for the war in Ukraine but is also preparing for a long-term confrontation with NATO, according to Lithuanian intelligence. “Russia is allocating enormous [..]

Putin kept Navalny alive as bait for his supporters – Vike-Freiberga

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin kept opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in captivity last week, alive as bait to identify his supporters, according to former Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga. In [..]

Matto: Street section in front of Russian embassy in Tallinn could be named after Navalny

Hanno Matto, member of the supervisory board of the North Estonia Medical Center and head of the State Elder August Rei Foundation, is of the opinion that the section of [..]

West has not yet betrayed Ukraine, but has forgotten about this difficult war – Latvian volunteer soldier

The West has not yet surrendered Ukraine, but it has forgotten that a difficult war is going on and is instead solving its own problems, a Latvian volunteer soldier in [..]

Russia initiates criminal investigation against Estonian PM

The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has launched criminal proceedings against Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, as well as State Secretary Taimar Peterkop, Lithuanian minister of culture and members of [..]

Estonia sees first year without Russian airspace violations since 2014

Estonia’s airspace was not breached by Russia in 2023 – the first time in almost a decade. However, experts do not believe it suggests a reduction in Russia’s capabilities due [..]

Russia’s response to the nationalization of Moscow House is difficult to predict – Bergmanis

It is difficult to predict what Russia’s response to Latvia’s law on the takeover of the Moscow House in Riga into state ownership might be, said Raimonds Bergmanis (United List), [..]

At least 1,213 Russian citizens face eviction from Latvia due to non-compliance with immigration law

At least 1,213 Russian citizens who have failed to comply with the provisions of the immigration law and have not submitted requests for residence permits, will be evicted from Latvia, [..]

Russia interested in opening Kaliningrad crossing, no proposals yet – Lithuanian MFA

Russia is interested in the possibility of opening the Dubki-Rambynas border crossing point but has not yet made any proposals to Lithuania, Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry has told BNS. “The Ministry [..]

Lithuanian president welcomes Russia’s removal from UNESCO Executive Board

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda on Thursday welcomed the decision not to elect Russia to the Executive Board of UNESCO and called for Moscow’s removal from the UN Security Council. “Great [..]

Lithuania’s LTG Cargo asks law enforcement to probe transport of luxury cars to Russia

LTG Cargo, the freight arm of Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LTG), Lithuania’s state-owned railway company, has asked law enforcement to investigate a possible violation of international sanctions in the export [..]

Estonia: Kersti Kaljulaid leaves Alexela supervisory board due to gas imports from Russia

Estonian ex-president Kersti Kaljulaid announced on Wednesday that she has left the supervisory board of energy group Alexela because the company is still importing gas produced in Russia. “I joined [..]

Lithuanian footballers won’t play against Russians after UEFA lifts ban

The Lithuanian Football Federation says Lithuanian footballers will not play against the Russians after the UEFA Executive Committee on Tuesday decided to reinstate Russia’s U17 teams to international competitions. According [..]

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