Unless you act, 'it's just rhetoric' — Baltic states skeptical of Western European leadership

As the U.S. chooses an increasingly hostile posture toward Europe, the U.K. and France have been gearing up to lead the continent's defense without Washington. French President Emmanuel Macron has coined the term "strategic autonomy," which …

Baltic States View Ukraine Ceasefire as Security Threat, FT Reports

A ceasefire in Ukraine would be used by Moscow as an opportunity to rearm and redeploy forces to the north, raising the security threat to the Baltic states, defense ministers from Estonia and Lithuania have warned. The senior political figures highlighted …

Russia may deploy more troops near Baltic states following Ukraine truce – FT

Baltic states fear Ukraine ceasefire would increase Russian threat to the region — The Financial Times

The Baltic states are increasingly concerned that a potential ceasefire in Ukraine could sharply raise security risks for the region by giving Moscow time to rearm and reposition its forces, The Financial Times reports. The defense ministers of Estonia, …

Ukraine ceasefire could raise security risks for Baltic states, Estonian defense minister says

A ceasefire in Ukraine would increase security risks for the Baltic states, as Russia would continue rearming and moving troops to NATO's northeastern border, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said in an interview with the Financial Times …

Ukraine cease-fire will send thousands of Russian troops to NATO borders, Baltic states warn

A cease-fire in Ukraine will result in Russia re-deploying more than half of its frontline troops to NATO’s borders, and will massively increase the security threat in the Baltic, defense ministers of the small former Soviet states warned. Of the estimated …

Luminor grants funding of 12 million euro to Baltic Container Terminal

Luminor Bank has provided EUR 12 million in financing to one of Latvia’s largest container terminals, Baltic Container Terminal (BCT), located in the territory of the Freeport of Riga, in Daugavgrīva. The funding will be used to facilitate the company’s …

Trump and Zelensky’s tense meeting: What it says about the United States

In the final ten minutes of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance's infamous conversation in the Oval Office with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelesnky, a question was posed to the vice president. “As a new president in 2019, I signed …

FT: Baltic states fear possible ceasefire in Ukraine — it would increase the threat from Russia

The Baltic states are concerned that a possible ceasefire in Ukraine would sharply increase the threat to their security, as it would give Moscow time to rearm and move troops to their borders. This is reported by the Financial Times. The defense ministers …

NATO finds no proof of Russia’s involvement in destruction of cables in Baltic Sea — media

NEW YORK, March 31. /TASS/. Investigations into the destruction of power cables in the Baltic Sea produced no evidence of Russia’s involvement, The Wall Street Journal reports. "No proof has been found that Moscow ordered or orchestrated the …