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Estonian foreign minister expects further Russian provocations
NATO reacted appropriately to Russia's recent violations of Estonia's airspace but should expect further disruptive actions from Moscow,…
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NATO to hold Article 4 talks after Russian jets detected over Estonia
NATO countries plan to meet early next week to discuss the airspace violation by Russian fighter jets reported by Estonia, a spokesman for…
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Estonia requests Article 4 talks as NATO intercepts Russian jets
Estonia on Friday said it has requested consultations under Article 4 of the NATO treaty after Russian jets were intercepted over its…
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German Foreign Minister Wadephul to visit Estonia, Denmark and France
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul is travelling to Estonia, Denmark and France on Thursday against the backdrop of the ongoing…
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Baltic states close their air space to Putin's 'Victory Day' guests
Foreign state guests travelling to Russia for Thursday's World War II commemorations will not be able to fly over the Baltic states of…
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Estonia promises military aid worth €100 million for Ukraine
Estonia has promised to provide Ukraine with further military aid for its defence against the Russian invasion, as the war is set to hit…
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Baltic States decouple from Russian power grid in historic move
More than 30 years after regaining their independence from the Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have disconnected themselves…
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Finland bringing tanker suspected of damaging undersea cable to shore
Finnish police intend to transport the Eagle S, a Russia-linked tanker the authorities seized after suspecting it of intentionally…
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NATO to boost presence in Baltic Sea after cable outages
NATO will strengthen its presence in the Baltic Sea following the outage of the Estlink 2 submarine power cable, Secretary General Mark…
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NATO to expand patrols in Baltic Sea after undersea cables incident
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Friday said the alliance will increase patrols in the Baltic Sea region after Finland seized an oil…
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NATO to boost military presence in Baltic after cables 'sabotage'
NATO will bolster its military presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage of an undersea power cable linking Finland and…
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Germany hands over NATO mission monitoring Baltic states' airspace
Germany's armed forces have handed over the leadership of the NATO air surveillance mission over the Baltic states to the Netherlands…
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Estonia pledges further ammunition and equipment to Ukraine
Estonia is to supply Ukraine with further military aid in its fight against Russia, the Ministry of Defence in Tallinn announced on…
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Belarus sentences 12 to up to 25 years for attack on Russian warplane
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian court on Friday convicted 12 people, most of them in absentia, and sentenced them to prison terms of…
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Baltic states and Poland seek EU funds for a massive border defense line
HELSINKI (AP) — NATO members Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland will seek European Union funding to build a network of bunkers,…
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UN panel calls on Belarus to release Nobel Peace laureate from prison
FILE - Ales Bialiatski, the head of Belarusian Vyasna rights group, sits in a defendant's cage during a court session in Minsk, Belarus,…
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Baltic countries notify Russia and Belarus they will exit the Moscow-controlled electricity grid
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The electricity grid operators of the three Baltic countries on Tuesday officially notified Russia and Belarus…
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4 NATO countries are calling for a defense line along Europe's 700-mile border with Russia and Belarus
The Baltic states and Poland have called for a defense line along Europe's border with Russia, per Reuters. They said it would protect the…
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We have no Plan B if Ukraine falls, says Estonia
Estonia considers itself a front-line state, a Nato member where its border guards stare across the Narva River at the Russian fortress of…
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Estonia enacts law allowing use of Russian assets for Ukraine
Estonian President Alar Karis officially enacted a law on Thursday that allows Russian assets frozen under sanctions to be used for…