NATO jets over the Baltics get authority to shoot down “objects that pose a threat”
Lithuania's president announced the change, saying the security environment around the three states is no longer peaceful.
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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.
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.
Russian maps blurred 119 of Russia’s own military sites in the Nordics and Baltics—and gave away their locations
The objects blurred on Yandex run from air bases and shipyards to nuclear-weapons facilities, reporters from four countries found.
Russia can’t attack NATO right now—ISW explains what the new border bases are really for
The think tank says Russia's new NATO-border bases prepare post-Ukraine-war force projection, not a near-term attack.
NATO fighters intercept six Russian military aircraft over the Baltic in a single day
French and Swedish jets scrambled jointly from Šiauliai Air Base on 2 June, covering fighter, strike, transport, and reconnaissance mission types in one response.
Tusk urges NATO to heed Medvedev’s threats after Russian drone strikes Romanian apartment block
The Polish leader's appeal followed a Kremlin official's vow that EU citizens would no longer sleep peacefully amid repeated UAV crossings into the bloc.
Estonia switches on first border sensors to detect drones as Baltic incursions mount
The Interior Ministry says equipment now operating near the Luhamaa crossing begins a system meant to shield the entire eastern frontier by year's end.
ISW: Russia prepares the ground for Baltic aggression as its spy agency threatens Latvian “decision-making centers”
Russia's SVR threatens Latvian military bases over Ukrainian drone claims Riga denies. ISW warns Moscow is manufacturing a pretext for Baltic aggression.
Lithuania signs full Drone Deal, Latvia receives Ukrainian air defense experts
The agreement covers joint production of long-range strike, naval, interceptor and bomber drones, with technology transfer between Ukrainian and Lithuanian companies. Latvia is hosting Ukrainian air defense specialists under a separate proposed deal.
Russia is waging a long war against the West. Switzerland’s spies say it is escalating.
Switzerland's annual intelligence report names Russia the biggest threat to Europe, lining up with Dutch, German, Danish, and Estonian assessments of Moscow's preparation for a possible NATO conflict.
Kremlin builds “hotbed of tension” narrative against Lithuania — ISW warns of groundwork for Baltic aggression
ISW reports Moscow is using accusations against Lithuania and NATO over Kaliningrad Oblast to build justifications for potential future military action against the Baltic states.
Dutch intelligence: Russia could strike NATO within a year after Ukraine war ends
Dutch MIVD 2025 report: Russia could be ready for a regional conflict with NATO within a year of the Ukraine war ending, aiming to split the Alliance politically, not defeat it militarily.
Russia slaughters civilians in Ukraine daily, Medvedev lectures Finland about “gratitude” to Lenin
Moscow's Security Council chief demanded Helsinki thank the Bolshevik leader for recognizing Finnish independence while issuing implicit threats about 20th-century conflicts not being in Finland's "favor."
Russia begins renovating Soviet-era garrison 160 km from Finnish border, satellite images reveal
New photographs obtained by Finland’s YLE show trees cleared, military trucks arriving, and construction underway at a long-abandoned base in Petrozavodsk as Moscow prepares infrastructure to eventually host up to 15,000 soldiers in the Republic of Karelia.
Europe abandoned at least three projects that could track Russia’s Oreshnik. Now it depends entirely on US for missile warnings
1990s: France started Spirale. Never finished. 2019: EU launched TWISTER. Not operational. 2025: Germany's ERNST 12 U.
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.
Poland became Europe’s model for military buildup. Ukraine’s war revealed why that might be problem
Russia's war evolved into something European armies can't handle.
Russia uses nuclear treaty expiration to pressure US into abandoning Ukraine peace efforts, ISW reports
The Kremlin is leveraging the New START treaty, set to expire in February 2026, as a bargaining chip to distract Washington from finalizing a peace settlement and convince the Trump administration to concede to Russian demands on Ukraine.
Europe’s Groundhog Day: Zelenskyy demands Europe stop waiting and start acting
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos on 22 January 2025, calling on Europe…