Europe - Baltic
Russia ‘likely’ to launch ‘limited’ military attack against Ukraine, says Estonian intelligence
Russia is continuing to move troops to the Ukrainian border and will likely launch a "limited" military attack against the country, the…
Lithuania warns banks of cyber attacks, power cuts amid fears of war in Ukraine
Feb 16 (Reuters) - Lithuania's central bank has told the country's banks to prepare for power cuts and cyberattacks as Russia's standoff…
German troops arrive to reinforce Baltics amid tensions over Ukraine
Lithuania, Feb 14 (Reuters) - A German military aircraft carrying troop reinforcements landed in Lithuania on Monday, the first of several planned…
Lithuania prepares to take in refugees from Ukraine if needed
Lithuania would be ready to take in people fleeing war in Ukraine if Russia decided to invade its neighbour, Lithuanian Prime Minister…
UPDATED: NATO welcomes more U.S. forces to Romania, says reinforcing in east
CONSTANTA, Romania, Feb 11 (Reuters) - NATO will continue to reinforce its eastern flank amid a Russian military build-up on Ukraine's border…
China suspends Lithuanian beef imports as Taiwan row grows
BEIJING, Feb 10 (Reuters) - China has suspended imports of beef from Lithuania since Wednesday, the General Administration of Customs said, amid…
Lithuania seeks to make U.S. troop deployment permanent
RUKLA, Lithuania, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Lithuania will ask the United States to permanently station troops in the country to help boost…
The Netherlands to increase troops in Baltics
RUKLA, LITHUANIA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The Netherlands will increase the number of its troops in a NATO battlegroup in Lithuania to…
NATO considers bolstering allies if Russian troops stay in Belarus
VILNIUS, Feb 7 (Reuters) - NATO is looking to increase its military presence in the Baltic states and Poland in case Russia…
U.S. deploys F-15 fighter jets to Baltics
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Six American F-15 jets landed in an Estonian airbase on Wednesday for deployment for a week and a half,…
Kaunas kicks off European Capital of Culture programme
Lithuania's second city officially launched itself as the European Capital of Culture 2022 on Saturday with an opening event showcasing its contemporaneity…
U.S. clears Baltic states to send U.S.-made weapons to Ukraine
The U.S. State Department has cleared Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to send U.S.-made missiles and other weapons to Ukraine, three sources familiar…