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Estonia Releases Vessel Held on Suspicion of Smuggling After Inspection
[ad_1] STOCKHOLM, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Estonia’s Tax and Customs Board said on Thursday it had allowed the seized Baltic Spirit cargo vessel to…
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Latvia PM Says Baltic Sea Optical Cable Has Been Damaged
[ad_1] VILNIUS, Jan 4 (Reuters) – An optical cable belonging to a private company has been damaged in the Baltic Sea, Latvia’s Prime Minister…
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Latvia Puts off Plan to Quit Treaty on Violence Against Women Until After Election
[ad_1] VILNIUS (Reuters) -Latvian lawmakers on Wednesday postponed a vote to quit a European treaty aimed at combating violence against women until after a…
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Lithuania in Talks With Rheinmetall for Second Investment Project, Presidential Advisor Says
[ad_1] VILNIUS (Reuters) -Lithuania is in talks with German defence conglomerate Rheinmetall for a second investment project, a Lithuanian presidential advisor said on Tuesday.…
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Lithuania Shuts Vilnius Airport, Belarus Border in Fourth Airspace Incident This Week
[ad_1] VILNIUS (Reuters) -NATO member Lithuania closed Vilnius Airport and Belarus border crossings on Sunday after several objects, identified as likely helium balloons, entered…
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Analysis-EU Scramble for Anti-Russia ‘Drone Wall’ Hits Political, Technical Hurdles
[ad_1] By Andrew Gray, Supantha Mukherjee and Max HunderBRUSSELS/STOCKHOLM/KYIV (Reuters) -Just hours after some 20 Russian drones entered Polish airspace… [ad_2] Reuters Source link
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Rheinmetall to Build Ammunition Plant in Latvia
[ad_1] Rheinmetall plans to build an ammunition plant in Latvia, as part of its efforts to ramp up production to respond to increasing demand…
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Officials say a troubled and delayed Baltic high-speed rail project still set for completion by 2030
[ad_1] HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said Saturday they are committed to completing by the end of the decade a financially troubled…
Politics
There are more Russian spies in EU Parliament, Latvian lawmakers say
[ad_1] Parliament on Monday opened an internal probe into Latvian MEP Tatjana Ždanoka after an independent Russian investigative newspaper, the Insider, reported she had…
Politics
NATO front-runner Mark Rutte faces flak over low Dutch defense spending
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is emerging as the…
Politics
Wagner forces are trying to ‘destabilize’ NATO, Polish PM says
[ad_1] Russia’s Wagner Group might carry out “sabotage actions” and their threat should not be underestimated, said Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Thursday, warning…
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Gaming out Russia’s future
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. All eyes are on Moscow — but no one knows what they’re…
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West after Wagner rebellion: Talk softly and help Ukraine carry a bigger stick
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. As the United States and its European allies work to make sense…
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 479
[ad_1] As the war enters its 479th day, these are the main developments. This is the situation as it stands on Saturday, June 17,…
Politics
The US wants Europe to buy American weapons; the EU has other ideas
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. This article is part of the Europe’s strategic impotence Special Report. At…
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 424
[ad_1] Here is the situation on Saturday, April 22, 2023: Diplomacy and law Russia has announced the tit-for-tat expulsion of more than 20 German…
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Baltics blast China diplomat for questioning sovereignty of ex-Soviet states
[ad_1] The Baltic states of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia are demanding an explanation from Beijing after China’s top envoy to France questioned the independence…
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Baltics and Poland push to make sanctioning oligarchs’ associates easier
[ad_1] The Baltic states and Poland want to make it easier to sanction the family members and entourage of Russia’s richest men and women…
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Biden wants Poland’s opinion — but he still has the power
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. MUNICH — NATO’s eastern flank has found its voice — but Joe…
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The delayed impact of the EU’s wartime sanctions on Russia
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. The EU was quick to hit Russia with sanctions after Vladimir Putin…