
The Russian government is operating close to undersea cables, setting off alarms of American officials who believe the Kremlin could cut the lines if tensions continue to escalate.
by Mary Chastain26 Oct 2015, 4:48 PM PST0

Britain’s Defence Secretary has announced another deployment of British forces to Eastern Europe in a move that is sure to further sour relations between Russia and her Western neighbours. Although the deployment is small – 100 men deployed between Poland,
by Oliver Lane8 Oct 2015, 9:56 AM PST0

The Baltic nations used their platforms at the UN Security Council to protest Russian President Vladimir Putin. In the past 20 months, Russia has threatened the three former Soviet republics repeatedly, which has forced the governments to amp up security.
by Mary Chastain1 Oct 2015, 9:26 AM PST0

Estonia announced plans to build a fence on their border with Russia for extra protection. In the past year, the former Soviet republic often voiced fears they might be Russia’s next target after the Kremlin targeted Ukraine.
by Mary Chastain28 Aug 2015, 6:37 PM PST0

The U.S. pledged $500,000 to the Baltics in order to combat Russian propaganda. The 12-month project will help train beginning and established Russian-language journalists.
by Mary Chastain10 Aug 2015, 6:42 PM PST0

The Pentagon and State Department have announced the United States will train regular Ukrainian military forces this year.
by Mary Chastain26 Jul 2015, 5:55 PM PST0

A new doctrine issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin pushes for a “strong Russian presence” in the Atlantic even though the massive country does not touch the ocean.
by Mary Chastain26 Jul 2015, 5:44 PM PST0

The eurozone’s former communist nations, including Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia, have themselves endured painful reforms and austerity programmes within living memory. Perhaps as a result, they are now among those taking the hardest line on Greece following that country’s
by Sarkis Zeronian7 Jul 2015, 10:59 AM PST0

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The three Baltic countries — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — are asking NATO to permanently deploy ground troops to their nations as a deterrent against an increasingly assertive Russia. The countries’ defense chiefs requested a brigade-size
by Breitbart News15 May 2015, 7:39 AM PST0

A report surfacing after Russia’s celebration of the one-year annexation of Crimea claims Russian officials warned that any Western attempt to reclaim Crimea “would trigger a Russian response, possibly involving nuclear force.”
by Mary Chastain2 Apr 2015, 6:58 PM PST0

An agreement between the Governments of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine on creating a joint military brigade has successfully passed the first legislative stage in the Lithuanian Parliament (the Seimas).
by Breitbart News13 Mar 2015, 6:16 AM PST0

General Sir Adrian Bradshaw, NATO’s deputy commander of forces in Europe, told an audience at the Royal United Services Institute that Moscow’s ambitions on Ukraine are “an obvious existential threat to our whole being.”
by Mary Chastain21 Feb 2015, 1:32 PM PST0

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by Mary Chastain16 Feb 2015, 9:53 AM PST0

Senator John McCain (R-AZ) is leading a group of senators pressuring the White House to send weapons to the Ukrainian army. The war between Ukraine and Russia has killed over 5,000 Ukrainians since the war started in April 2014.
by Mary Chastain7 Feb 2015, 11:42 AM PST0

Belgium police raided ten locations where it was suspected that home-grown jihadists returning from Syria were planning terror acts. One location was in the town of Verviers, where two suspected terrorists were killed after a shootout, and the others were spread across the capital city Brussels, which is also the capital city of the European Union.
by John J. Xenakis16 Jan 2015, 6:41 AM PST0

Lithuania, a member of the European Union and NATO, has identified more spies within its armed forces. The spy discovered in this incident worked at a NATO facility in Šiauliai. Lithuanian officials did not state which country the spies worked for, but they did not rule out connections to Russia and Belarus. Other experts believe several more Russian spies have infiltrated Lithuania.
by Mary Chastain3 Jan 2015, 7:27 AM PST0

Today is the final day Lithuania will use the litas as its national currency before sacrificing monetary policy independence to Brussels and the European Central Bank in Frankfurt. People have been queuing at banks across the country to swap old
by A.B. Sanderson31 Dec 2014, 4:47 AM PST0