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NATO Members Bordering Russia To Build "Drone Wall" For Defence: Lithuania
Lithuania said Friday that the Baltic state and five other NATO members neighbouring Russia had agreed to build a "drone wall" to defend their borders from "provocations".
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Baltic Nations Expel 10 Russian Diplomats
Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania have expelled a total of ten Russian diplomats, the foreign ministries of the three Baltic countries said on Friday.
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This Country Declared A State Of Emergency Over Russia's Ukraine Invasion
Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda on Thursday signed a decree imposing a state of emergency in the small formerly Soviet-ruled NATO and EU Baltic state, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Lithuania Says Russian Defence Capable To Carry Baltic Attack In 24 Hours
Lithuania's intelligence service said on Monday.1 Russia has developed the capability to launch an attack on the Baltic states with as little as 24 hours' notice, limiting NATO's options to respond other than to have military forces already deployed in the region,
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US Committed To Protecting Baltic States From Russia: US Vice President Joe Biden
US Vice President Joe Biden has reaffirmed America's determination to defend the Baltic nations of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia against any aggression from neighboring Russia.
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NATO, Russia To Meet After Troop boost
NATO and Russia on Wednesday hold their first talks since the alliance agreed at a summit in Warsaw to beef up its presence in eastern Europe due to fears over the Kremlin's expansionism.
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NATO To Boost Romania Presence: Jens Stoltenberg
NATO will send units to Romania, alliance head Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday, on top of battalions being deployed in the three Baltic states and Poland in response to Russia's intervention in Ukraine.
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Will Retaliate if US Weapons Stationed Near Our Borders: Russia
A plan by Washington to station tanks and heavy weapons in NATO states on Russia's border would be the most aggressive US act since the Cold War, and Moscow would retaliate by beefing up its own forces, a Russian defence official said on Monday.
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Latvia to Choose President in Controversial 'Black Box' Vote
Latvia's parliament votes for a new president on Wednesday as the small Baltic NATO and eurozone member weighs security concerns amid heightened tensions with Soviet-era master Russia.
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NATO Allies Come to Grips With Russia's 'Hybrid Warfare'
NATO allies are scrambling to protect vulnerable Baltic partners from the threat of hybrid warfare; a Russian tactic that officials and experts say is based on deception rather than formal declaration of war.
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Russian Embargos? Old Hat for us, Say the Baltic States
The Baltic states, faced with a ban on food products ranging from beef to cottage cheese by Russia, say their dairy and transport sectors are most vulnerable but brushed off any major economic hit, saying they had long grown used to such embargos.
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'Complacent' NATO Unprepared for Russian Threat: British Lawmakers
NATO is not prepared for the threat of a Russian attack on one of its members, British lawmakers said on Thursday, calling for more equipment and troops to be positioned in the Baltic States, which, they said, were particularly vulnerable.
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5 Things You Didn't Know About Vodka
Vodka is a popular distilled liquor that is consumed worldwide. Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia and the Baltic states are some of significant producers and consumers of vodka. In these places it is mostly drunk neat.But there are many myths attached...
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Ukraine Crisis Will Be "Game Changer" for NATO
Artillery and tank fire reverberate around a Baltic airstrip where U.S. paratroopers are fighting alongside Lithuanian soldiers. The battle is just an exercise and it only involves 150 U.S. soldiers - but the symbolism is clear.
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US troops head to Poland, Baltics to 'reassure' allies
The United States is deploying 600 troops to Poland and the Baltics to highlight its commitment to NATO allies amid tensions with Russia over Ukraine, officials said on Tuesday.
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NATO Members Bordering Russia To Build "Drone Wall" For Defence: Lithuania
Lithuania said Friday that the Baltic state and five other NATO members neighbouring Russia had agreed to build a "drone wall" to defend their borders from "provocations".
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Baltic Nations Expel 10 Russian Diplomats
Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania have expelled a total of ten Russian diplomats, the foreign ministries of the three Baltic countries said on Friday.
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This Country Declared A State Of Emergency Over Russia's Ukraine Invasion
Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda on Thursday signed a decree imposing a state of emergency in the small formerly Soviet-ruled NATO and EU Baltic state, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Lithuania Says Russian Defence Capable To Carry Baltic Attack In 24 Hours
Lithuania's intelligence service said on Monday.1 Russia has developed the capability to launch an attack on the Baltic states with as little as 24 hours' notice, limiting NATO's options to respond other than to have military forces already deployed in the region,
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US Committed To Protecting Baltic States From Russia: US Vice President Joe Biden
US Vice President Joe Biden has reaffirmed America's determination to defend the Baltic nations of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia against any aggression from neighboring Russia.
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NATO, Russia To Meet After Troop boost
NATO and Russia on Wednesday hold their first talks since the alliance agreed at a summit in Warsaw to beef up its presence in eastern Europe due to fears over the Kremlin's expansionism.
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NATO To Boost Romania Presence: Jens Stoltenberg
NATO will send units to Romania, alliance head Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday, on top of battalions being deployed in the three Baltic states and Poland in response to Russia's intervention in Ukraine.
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Will Retaliate if US Weapons Stationed Near Our Borders: Russia
A plan by Washington to station tanks and heavy weapons in NATO states on Russia's border would be the most aggressive US act since the Cold War, and Moscow would retaliate by beefing up its own forces, a Russian defence official said on Monday.
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Latvia to Choose President in Controversial 'Black Box' Vote
Latvia's parliament votes for a new president on Wednesday as the small Baltic NATO and eurozone member weighs security concerns amid heightened tensions with Soviet-era master Russia.
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NATO Allies Come to Grips With Russia's 'Hybrid Warfare'
NATO allies are scrambling to protect vulnerable Baltic partners from the threat of hybrid warfare; a Russian tactic that officials and experts say is based on deception rather than formal declaration of war.
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Russian Embargos? Old Hat for us, Say the Baltic States
The Baltic states, faced with a ban on food products ranging from beef to cottage cheese by Russia, say their dairy and transport sectors are most vulnerable but brushed off any major economic hit, saying they had long grown used to such embargos.
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'Complacent' NATO Unprepared for Russian Threat: British Lawmakers
NATO is not prepared for the threat of a Russian attack on one of its members, British lawmakers said on Thursday, calling for more equipment and troops to be positioned in the Baltic States, which, they said, were particularly vulnerable.
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5 Things You Didn't Know About Vodka
Vodka is a popular distilled liquor that is consumed worldwide. Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia and the Baltic states are some of significant producers and consumers of vodka. In these places it is mostly drunk neat.But there are many myths attached...
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Ukraine Crisis Will Be "Game Changer" for NATO
Artillery and tank fire reverberate around a Baltic airstrip where U.S. paratroopers are fighting alongside Lithuanian soldiers. The battle is just an exercise and it only involves 150 U.S. soldiers - but the symbolism is clear.
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US troops head to Poland, Baltics to 'reassure' allies
The United States is deploying 600 troops to Poland and the Baltics to highlight its commitment to NATO allies amid tensions with Russia over Ukraine, officials said on Tuesday.
