Law enforcement authorities from five countries have dismantled a suspected Dutch international smuggling network accused of violating export sanctions to Russia, seizing assets and arresting three individuals accused of running the operation, European…
Russia might initiate various provocations on NATO’s borders, and Lithuania should expect aggressive rhetoric from the Kremlin.
Source: Darius Jauniškis, Head of the Lithuanian State Security Department (VSD), as reported by European Pravda with refere…
EU members are considering an embargo on Russian aluminum as part of the 13th package of sanctions, Politico reported on Jan. 23, citing unnamed EU diplomats.Reports emerged last week that the European bloc is reading yet another sanctions package agai…
Turkey’s parliament is prepared to vote on Sweden’s accession to NATO this week, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 22, citing unnamed sources. Turkey has delayed Sweden’s entrance into the alliance, dragging out the process for more than 17 months since Swede…
The Russian Ministry of Finance has spent 4 out of 9 trillion roubles [roughly US$45,5 billion out of US$102,4 billion], or almost half of the liquid part of the National Wealth Fund (NWF), which is the central reserve for a rainy day, in 2023.
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Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen states that EU countries must simultaneously provide Ukraine with the necessary weapons as soon as possible while also building up the European Union’s military industry to strengthen their own defence capabiliti…
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has met with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda in Vilnius.
Source: European Pravda, citing Delfi, a news website in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia
Details: The presidents discussed cooperation issues between Lithua…
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania agreed to build a Baltic defense line in the coming years to strengthen the eastern border with Belarus and Russia, the Estonian Defense Ministry said on Jan. 19.Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked concerns that the …
Following a meeting in Riga, Latvia, on 18-19 January, the Latvian, Estonian and Lithuanian defence ministers have agreed to create a joint defence zone on the eastern border where their countries border Russia and Belarus.
Source: European Pravda, wit…
Estonia has allocated an additional 14 million euros ($15.2 million) in development aid for Ukraine to be disbursed annually, the Estonian media outlet ERR reported on Jan. 19, citing Mariin Ratnik, Estonia’s Undersecretary for Development Aid. Estonia…