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CONFLICTOct 15Russia loses another 1,880 personnel, three air defence systems in war against Ukraine over past dayUkrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 14‘We were way too patient, way too tolerant’: Latvia’s prime minister urges ‘great caution’ in dealing with independent Russian journalism and backs Leonid Ragozin’s expulsionLatvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said independent Russian journalism “has to be treated with great precaution and triple checking.”Meduza [en]
MILITARYOct 14How Poland’s air force is responding to Russian drones in the skiesMaj. Gen. Ireneusz Nowak, the operational commander for the Polish Armed Forces, said 80 percent of his service’s attention is focused on the air defense, with the ground and air components of Poland’s integrated air defenses still three to four years away.Breaking Defense
MILITARYOct 14Estonia weighs buying light jet aircraft to shoot down Russian jet-powered dronesEstonia's defense minister said the government should consider fielding aircraft capable of shooting down Russian jet-powered attack drones.Defense News
POLITICSOct 14Latvia notifies Russian journalist Leonid Ragozin of his expulsionLatvia has officially notified Russian journalist Leonid Ragozin that it is expelling him from the country, he said on social media.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 13‘My only home.’ Russian journalist Leonid Ragozin spent 12 years building a life in Latvia. Now he’s afraid to return.Latvia’s Foreign Ministry said on October 6 that it had added a Russian citizen to its list of personae non gratae. It did not name him. According to Delfi and Politico, he is journalist Leonid Ragozin, who moved from Russia to Latvia after the annexation of Crimea, obtained permanent residency there, and writes for Western media outlets. Ragozin appears set to become the first independent journalist opposed to the war on Latvia’s persona non grata list, which includes more than 150 Russians. He would find himself alongside numerous Russian propagandists and prominent supporters of Russia’s agMeduza [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 13Ukraine strikes on Russian data centers disrupt online servicesLe Monde [en]
CONFLICTOct 12Finland calls on EU states to stop issuing Russian tourist visasFinland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen called on fellow EU member states to stop issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens until Moscow ends its war in Ukraine. Elina Valtonen u...dailysabah · turkey
CYBEROct 12Lithuanian prime minister says more Ukrainian strikes on Russian data centers could help safeguard European elections from interferenceLithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius suggested more strikes on Russian data centers when asked at the Warsaw Security Forum how European countries could protect their elections from interference, LRT reported.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 12Finland Urges EU To Ban Russian Tourist VisasValtonen, in a statement, urged the European Commission to "adopt stricter guidelines on the processing of visa applications by Russian citizens" and "introduce necessary amendments to EU legislation to implement a ban on tourist visas". The post Finland Urges EU To Ban Russian Tourist Visas appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
MILITARYOct 12NATO’s top general lays out plan to fight Russia — with or without AmericaGen. Alexus Grynkewich aims to send a clear signal to the Kremlin that the alliance will resist any attack.Politico Europe
MILITARYOct 12How would NATO defeat a Russian invasion? Its top commander envisions a wall of drones, a counteroffensive, and missile strikes deep behind Russian lines.General Alexus Grynkewich, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, said NATO forces would destroy “anything and everything” involved in any Russian attack on the alliance’s territory. He presented his “theory of victory” at a security conference in Warsaw.Meduza [en]
DISASTEROct 12After a storm stranded an enormous cargo ship off Russia’s Baltic coast, locals turn it into a tourist attractionA powerful storm swept through Russia’s Kaliningrad region on October 9. In Kaliningrad, gusty winds toppled trees and brought down power lines. Authorities put the city on heightened alert. Residents were advised to avoid going out unless necessary, and attendance at schools and kindergartens was made optional. The Kaliningrad Zoo closed, and flights were delayed at Khrabrovo Airport.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 12REPLAY: NATO's top military commander warns Russia over alleged sabotageFrance 24 [en]
CONFLICTOct 12Europe Today: Trump claims Ukraine-Russia energy ceasefire as Baltics stay on alertEuroNews [en]
CONFLICTOct 12Russian forces lose another 1,470 soldiers and two air defense systems in war against Ukraine over past dayukrinform · ukraine
MILITARYOct 12Nato should prepare for deadly Russian ‘hybrid’ attack, says PolandFinancial Times
CONFLICTOct 11Russia’s Kaliningrad threat is aimed at the ally Washington left outside the roomAs approximately 1,000 U.S. soldiers prepare to return to Lithuania by late October, the Kremlin continues to probe NATO commitments through threats regarding the Kaliningrad exclave.The Hill
POLITICSOct 10Latvian Foreign Ministry: Trump's decision on Russian diesel sends Moscow mixed signal on easing sanctionsThe volume of diesel fuel that U.S. President Donald Trump agreed with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to supply is not significant. However, the signal sent to Moscow and the international community about easing sanctions is mixed.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTOct 10Estonia seeking EU debate on more aid to Ukraine to destroy Russian oil refineries – PMEstonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal has sharply criticized the U.S. decision to strike a deal with Russia on diesel fuel supplies and wants the European Council to discuss additional aid for Ukraine to enable it to destroy Russian oil refineries.Ukrinform [en]
MILITARYOct 10Is Russia Preparing To Attack The Baltics?Could Russia attack the Baltic states? There are no signs of an imminent conventional invasion, but concerns are growing that Moscow could test NATO in other ways. We look at the vulnerable spots along NATO’s borders, Russia’s increasingly daring gray-zone tactics, and why ambiguity itself may be part of the strategy.RFE/RL
CONFLICTOct 8Lithuania PM confident of 'huge' NATO response if Russia attacksLithuania is no stranger to the threat posed by Russia given its geography and history.Sky News World
POLITICSOct 7Russian man who swam from Kaliningrad to Lithuania in asylum attempt sentenced to six years hard labourA 68-year-old Russian man who swam across the Nemunas River from Russia's Kaliningrad exclave into neighbouring Lithuania in an attempt to seek asylum has been sentenced to six years in a strict-regime penal colony in Russia for "publicly justifying terrorism."EuroNews [en]
CONFLICTOct 7Latvian court sentences woman to six years in prison over €43 transfer investigators say was intended for drone-jamming equipment for Russian troopsMeduza [en]