Lithuania puts up to 100 soldiers on Kaliningrad border as officials brace for possible Russian mobilization
The move comes as Moscow rejects reports of a new call-up while Ukrainian officials warn Russia is preparing to expand its forces.
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Latvia stops armed migrant push from Belarus, then loses border cameras to masked raiders hours later
The escorts threatened Latvian soldiers before the raiders slipped back to Belarus ahead of the border guards.
Lithuania gets its US tank battalion back while the Pentagon weighs pulling up to 40,000 troops from Europe
The Lithuanian leader calls the decision an encouragement and says fewer American soldiers will remain on the continent overall.
Moldova counted 39 Russian drone incursions in eight months, against 17 in all of 2025
Its president says three decades without air defense cannot be undone in five years.
Finland ran Europe’s largest civil defense drill since World War II inside a shelter carved under a sports arena
More than two thousand people spent hours underground in Kuopio while rescue services tested a facility that had never once been used for its wartime purpose.
Romania found two Russian drones bobbing in its sea—and didn’t wait to ask questions
The military blew up the uncrewed aircraft near its flagship gas field once Kyiv confirmed they weren't Ukrainian.
The Hill: US Army fired general leading its Poland-based corps that coordinates support to Ukraine. Former official cites drinking problem
The US Army abruptly removed Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza, head of V Corps, which coordinates support to Ukraine and anchors NATO's eastern flank.
The wreckage Russia collects from Ukrainian drone strikes may have a second life—aimed at NATO, Lithuania warns
Military intelligence gathered data showing Moscow may use captured drone parts for strikes on critical infrastructure in the region, aiming to obscure responsibility and shift blame to Kyiv.
Latvia just moved from “Russia might attack” to “here’s where you report if it does”
Four call-up centers will rehearse crisis conscription procedures on 8 August, as the Baltic country translates years of intelligence warnings into physical mobilization infrastructure.
The Russian missile that hit Poland was made only months earlier, prosecutors found
It came off a production line in Moscow Oblast in the second quarter, according to the Lublin prosecutor's office.
Poland’s military expansion reveals the gap between ambition and battlefield readiness
NATO's biggest eastern spender would meet a Russian attack today with two divisions ready in a week and four that need weeks, or aren't built yet, a Polish daily reports.
Russia claims “verified data” that Latvia opens air corridors for Ukrainian drones—shows none of it
The accusation from a deputy foreign minister landed hours after Ukrainian drones set fires at a major oil terminal in St. Petersburg.
US soldiers left for a “summer rotation.” Estonia doesn’t know how many are coming back—or when
The bilateral deal calls for 500–700 American soldiers; mostly support staff remain, Estonian broadcaster reported.
What Moscow does to foreign embassies, Latvia will now do to Russia’s
PM Braže said Russian services routinely screen people entering other countries' diplomatic buildings in the Russian capital.
NATO shot down drone over Latvia. Russia’s electronic warfare sent it there
NATO fighters from the Baltic Air Policing mission shot down a foreign unmanned aerial vehicle over Latvia's eastern Latgale region this morning.
France’s Macron warned Lukashenka not to drag Belarus into Russia’s war
The call was the first since 26 February 2022. Minsk confirmed it took place at Paris's initiative—but the French presidency hasn't yet.
Trump announces 5,000 US troops to Poland — one week after US froze scheduled combat-team rotation and amid Russia’s threat
Meanwhile, Russia began its nuclear drills in Belarus, bordening Poland.
Latvia prepares plan to rip up roads and railways to Russia if military threat grows (MAP)
The country's defense minister announced Latvia is working on a plan to dismantle transportation links at the eastern border if necessary.
Russia is targeting Germany already — and Berlin believes worse is coming
In a document, reviewed by Bloomberg, the German military warns hybrid attacks on critical infrastructure could be a warm-up for open war.
“Not at war, no longer at peace”: NATO commander warns Russia watches Europe closely and exploits every crack in its shield
NATO's restrained response to Russian drones won't prevent next violation, he added.