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Lithuania to decide on withdrawal from Russia-Baltic power treaty by Aug. 6

Lithuania will make a decision on whether to withdraw from a treaty governing the common power grid of Russia, Belarus and the three Baltic States by Aug. 6, based on a review of studies into the potential impact, its energy minister said on Monday.

‘We will be in danger if Russia wins’: Security concerns drive Poland’s support for Ukraine

‘We will be in danger if Russia wins’: Security concerns drive Poland’s support for Ukraine

The war in Ukraine has conferred a new importance to the Baltic States and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe geographically closest to Russia – particularly Poland. Warsaw is determined to learn from Poland's own history and help Ukraine win the war.

Ukraine war: Russian tests and Putin's threats recall the nuclear fears of the cold war

Ukraine war: Russian tests and Putin's threats recall the nuclear fears of the cold war

Russia is reported to have held drills this week simulating “nuclear-capable strikes”. According to a statement by Russia’s ministry of defence, forces of the Baltic Fleet in the Kaliningrad region, conducted training sessions to “deliver mock missile strikes with the crews of the Iskander operational-tactical missile systems”. The Iskander has…

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Experienced SAS veterans set to join Ukrainian forces fighting Russia

The ex-paratroopers are understood to be travelling to Ukraine in order to offer support to the native defenders that are trying to repel a Russian invasion.

Baltics call for swift EU sanctions on Russia after it recognizes Ukrainian breakaway republics

The European Union must impose sanctions on Russia immediately after it recognised two Ukrainian breakaway regions as independent, the governments of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said after Russia's announcement.

Send fighter jets to the Baltics to defend their airspace, Estonia tells U.S.

Estonia has asked the United States to send fighter jets to the Baltic states to defend their skies, amid worries that Russia could be poised for an attack on Ukraine that would lead to an confrontation with the Baltic region, the country's defence minister said on Saturday.

U.S. is discussing reinforcement of Baltic States - Lithuanian president

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris told Baltic leaders that Washington is considering reinforcing their states militarily as the Ukraine-Russia crisis grows, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on Friday.

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