Lithuania has closed two of its six border crossings into Belarus, as Latvia and Poland bolster their borders with Russia's ally.
There has been tension in the Baltic states and Poland over the presence of Wagner mercenaries in Belarus.
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Latvia's center-right prime minister, Krišjānis Kariņš, has announced that he will step down later this week after the two other members of his three-party governing coalition rejected a Cabinet reshuffle.
The prime minister, who belongs to the (...)
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have agreed to speed up their integration into the European Union's electricity system in order to desynchronize from the Russian power grid.
The three Baltic countries, which are EU and NATO members, still remain a (...)
Russia's Wagner mercenary group could stage an attack to sever the Baltic states from NATO, an expert has said, though he doubted if such a "suicidal" step would be taken.
Dr Stephen Hall, lecturer of Russian politics at the University of Bath, (...)
Wagner fighters in Belarus could pose as migrants and enter the EU, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has warned.
Wagner could also facilitate illegal migration from Belarus, which Poland describes as "hybrid warfare", he says.
About 100 (...)
The leader of Russia's 24-hour mutiny, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has arrived in Belarus, three days after his Wagner mercenary group's mutiny came to an end 200km (125 miles) south of Moscow.
"Yes, indeed, he's in Belarus today," leader Alexander (...)
Ireland's government insists it will not join NATO and has no plans to abandon the country's long-held policy on military neutrality amid a row over a government-sponsored forum on international security.
The forum, which begins on Thursday and will (...)
NATO on Monday launched the largest military air exercise in its 74-year history with more than 250 aircraft and 10,000 participants from 25 nations.
The series of aerial maneuvers being coordinated by Germany is intended to show the strength and (...)
The German-led multinational exercise Air Defender 23, the largest air force deployment in NATO's history from June 12-23, kicks off with the goal of exercising air operations with allied and partner air forces. The focus is on optimizing and (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman sent a cable of congratulation to Edgars Rinkevics on his election as president of the Republic of Latvia.
In the cable, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques wished the president succeed and further (...)
A report by the New Economics Foundation looks into the challenge of reconciling the European Green Deal with the bloc's fiscal rules.
Only nine out of the 27 member states of the European Union will be able to have enough leeway to accommodate the (...)
The presence of Western special forces in Ukraine has been the subject of quiet speculation for more than a year. But it's never been confirmed, until now.
The US Department of Defense is still dealing with the consequences of one of the largest (...)
The EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has cautioned Belarus about allowing Russia to station tactical nuclear weapons on its territory.
Borrell tweeted: "Belarus hosting Russian nuclear weapons would mean an irresponsible escalation & threat (...)
Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, President Vladimir Putin has said.
President Putin said the move would not violate nuclear non-proliferation agreements and compared it to the US stationing its weapons in Europe, according to (...)
NATO has condemned Russia's "dangerous" and "irresponsible" rhetoric after Vladimir Putin's decision to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.
The organization is "closely monitoring" the situation and said the move would not lead it to change (...)
Estonia's Reform Party, headed by Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, has secured first place in Sunday's parliamentary election, taking approximately 31.4% of the vote.
Nine political parties in all fielded candidates for Estonia's 101-seat parliament or (...)
The specter of Russia's invasion of Ukraine hung over ceremonies marking Estonia's Independence Day.
The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO's Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, were in Tallinn for the event.
It was a (...)
President Joe Biden is set to meet leaders from NATO's eastern flank Wednesday in Warsaw, and reassure them that his administration is keenly aware of the looming threats and other impacts of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Wednesday's meeting comes (...)
KYIV — US President Joe Biden's surprise visit to Ukraine on Monday is a striking show of solidarity — an intentionally powerful message to Moscow — as Kyiv prepares to mark the grim and bloody one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion.
Ukraine's (...)
The Olympic committees of five Nordic nations have backed calls for the ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes to be upheld for the Paris 2024 Games.
In a joint statement the Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish and Danish committees said: "Now is (...)
A gas pipeline has exploded in Lithuania, according to officials, as the country marks a historic day in its struggle for independence from the USSR.
LRT, Lithuania's public broadcaster, reported that there were no injuries from the blast in the (...)
Temperatures for January have reached an all-time high in a number of nations across Europe.
National records have fallen in eight countries - and regional records in another three.
Warsaw, Poland, saw 18.9C (66F) on Sunday while Bilbao, Spain, was (...)
Countries across Europe have been experiencing record-breaking January temperatures, meteorologists said.
At least eight European countries have recorded their warmest January day ever.
Climatologists are calling this an "extreme event" unlike (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulation to King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of the Kingdom of Bhutan on his country's national day.
The King expressed his sincere congratulation, wishing His Majesty good (...)
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, has sent a cable of congratulations to the Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins of the Republic of Latvia on the occasion of the formation of the new (...)
