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Baltics to formally ask NATO for thousands of permanent troops
The Baltic States will formally ask NATO to deploy several thousand troops as a deterrent, Lithuanian representatives said on Thursday,…
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NATO jets detect six Russian military aircraft close to Latvian territorial waters
NATO patrol jets detected six Russian military aircraft close to Latvia’s territorial waters last Saturday. The National Armed Forces reported…
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NATO command centre will be located in Riga
A NATO command centre with a staff of 40 will be located in Riga, according to Latvian Defence Minister Raimonds Vejonis…
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NATO to double its reaction force to counter threat of Russian aggression
NATO announced plans to establish six new command posts in Eastern Europe and more than double the size of its…
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Dutch MEP demands explanation for Latvian President’s “homophobic statements”
Dutch Member of the European Parliament, Sophie in’t Veld has petitioned the Council of the European Union, requesting an explanation…
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Riga Mayor: EU sanctions against Russia are not working
The European Union’s sanctions against Russia in retaliation for the annexation of Crimea and aggression in eastern Ukraine are not…
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Russia’s game in the Baltic Sea region: A Polish perspective
By Justyna Gotkowska Russian military activity in the Baltic Sea region has been increasing since 2008. After the annexation of…
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NATO fighters in Baltics scrambled 21 times in last week
Between December 8 and December 14, NATO air policing fighters protecting Baltic airspace took off 21 times to intercept Russian…
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Merkel: NATO will protect Baltics against Russian aggression
In an interview with the German newspaper Die Welt, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that NATO will protect Latvia, Estonia and…
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Baltic countries awarded with Europe’s Golden Victoria Award
By Peter Tase On November 6, the President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė traveled to Germany, together with her two counterparts…
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