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NATO
Russia Claims NATO Poised to Seize Kaliningrad in Fresh Baltic Drills
Russia claimed NATO is rehearsing a seizure of its Baltic exclave during military exercises. The alliance hasn’t commented on the claim, but activity in the Baltic region continues to intensify.
April 23, 2026
NATO
Russia’s Kaliningrad Puts on Brave Face as Isolation Bites
Poland and Lithuania, which have a land border with Kaliningrad, have virtually closed their borders for Russians, bar limited exceptions.
Nov. 12, 2025
Russia
‘No Rear for Russia Anywhere’ – HUR Agents Strike Kaliningrad Military Sites, $5 Million in Damages
Ukrainian agents sabotaged a key electrical substation in Kaliningrad, knocking out power to Russian military-industrial and Armed Forces facilities.
June 15, 2025
War in Ukraine
OPINION: What it Would Mean if Russia Decided to Enter Baltic States
An imaginary, but not unrealistic, scenario of a sudden Russian attack on one or all of the Baltic countries leaves plenty to think about – politically, militarily and humanitarianly.
May 28, 2025
Belarus
Lithuania Invests $1.25 Billion to Beef up Defenses on Eastern Border
As fear of Russia’s intentions towards the Baltic states increases, Vilnius is upping its contribution to the “Baltic Line of Defense” system.
May 6, 2025
Germany
German Eurofighter Typhoons Escort Away Russian Spyplane Off Baltic Coast
An “unknown airplane over the Baltic Sea flying without a flight plan or activated transponder” and presenting a hazard to civil air traffic was an unwelcome Russian surveillance aircraft.
March 28, 2025
Top News
‘Men in Balaclavas’ Watch as Russian Court Fines Raiffeisen Bank $2.1 billion
Despite being one of the last western banks to remain in Russia, Austria’s leading bank still had to answer a lawsuit brought by companies said to be owned by a Russian tycoon.
Jan. 21, 2025
Poland
Lithuania Reinforces Border with Kaliningrad with Mines and Anti-Tank Obstacles
Lithuania’s Defense Minister has announced the installation of new fortifications on a bridge over the Neman River a key strategic crossing point on the route to and from Russia’s exclave.
Oct. 10, 2024
War in Ukraine
‘Lithuania, Look How Ukrainians Are Fighting for You’– Ukraine at War Update for Aug. 14
As AFU gains in Kursk, Russia deploys troops from Kaliningrad; EU sends €4.2B more in non-lethal aid; Decorated Ukrainian pilot KIA; US State Dept. official in Kyiv discusses possible F-16 expansion.
Aug. 14, 2024
NATO
Moscow Deploys Nuclear Weapons 600 Kilometers from Berlin - US Ready to Respond
Russia has deployed supposedly controlled intermediate range nuclear weapons in Kaliningrad which may result in US deploying similar weapon systems in Germany.
Aug. 6, 2024
Air Defenses
US Deployed Mobile Nuclear-Capable Missile Launchers to Baltic Sea –Twice
The US has twice practiced the deployment of the US Army’s Typhon containerized vertical missile launcher by air to the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea.
June 4, 2024