On Monday, Lithuania started the construction of a protective fence, nearly 45 kilometers in length, on the border with the Kaliningrad region of Russia. The ceremony of laying the first pillar of the border structure took place in the village of Ramoniskiai, in the Sakiai district.

The cost of work will be 1,335 million euros. Money will be allocated from the budget of Lithuania, reports Delfi news website.

A metal segment fence with supplemental equipment, approximately two meters in height, …

NATO's Saber Strike multinational exercises, in which more than 2,000 soldiers from eight countries will take part, will start in Latvia on Saturday and will last until June 15th.

Saber Strike is held annually, and involves joint exercises of ground and air troops under the command of U.S. forces in Europe. Servicemen from Latvia, Lithuania, Italy, Norway, Great Britain, Poland, Slovakia and the USA will participate this year.

As stated by the Latvian Defense Ministry, the goal of the …

On Monday, the Meshchansky Court in Moscow sentenced Natalia Sharina, the former Director of the Library of Ukrainian Literature.

She was found guilty in a criminal case of extremism and embezzlement and sentenced to a four-year suspended prison sentence, reported Russia’s Interfax news agency.

The prosecutor demanded a 5 year suspended prison sentence for Sharina, who was accused under two articles: 282 of the Russian Criminal Code (incitement of hatred or enmity) and 160 of the Criminal …

Against the background of the formal completion of the procedure for Montenegro's entry into NATO, Moscow reserves the right to retaliate in relation to Podgorica’s hostile actions, as stated in comments by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, which were posted on the department’s website.

"The continuing anti-Russian hysteria in Montenegro causes us only regrets. In light of the hostile line of Montenegrin authorities, the Russian side reserves the right to take …

On June 5, Russia conducted a sudden inspection of the forces on the border with Ukraine, and transferred its subdivisions to the annexed Crimea. As the Russian media reports, Russian, Belarusian and Serbian forces will take part in the “Slavic Brotherhood 2017” military drills. The drills will take place between the 6th and the 14th of June at Brestsky which will be the central location of the exercise.

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that by order of Alexander Dvornikov, commander …

Syrian rebels shot down a Syrian military aircraft 50 km (31 mi) from Damascus, as reported to Reuters by a representative of the group Lions of the East Army, which is supported by the international coalition.

“We shot down a Syrian jet plane in the Tel-Dakwa area, near Damascus. We are looking for a pilot,” the source said.

As reported by Reuters, the opposition media posted photos on their websites of the remains of a pilot and an aircraft, allegedly shot down by the Syrian opposition …

Polish Interior minister Mariusz Blaszczak said that the terrorist attacks in Europe continue because of the “policy of multiculturalism” and “a departure from the roots of European civilization - Christianity.”

According to the newspaper Rzeczpospolita, in Blaszczak’s opinion, the threat of attacks from radical Muslims is “a fact, not an incident,” and the political correctness of the countries of Europe “brings bad results.”

The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs noted that Poland …

On May 31, the Russian company Chitatekhenergo announced the procurement of work to increase the capacity of the fiber optic lines in the annexed Crimea, as reported by Hromadske with reference to the official Russian public procurement website.

The winner of the tender will be announced on June 28.

According to the documentation, before the 24th of August 2017, the contractor must complete “turnkey” work on the creation of a communication line using DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division …