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Large scale NATO exercises begin in Lithuania
On June 12, the largest multinational military exercises this year, Iron Wolf 2017 will begin in Lithuania.
According to the Lithuanian Defense Ministry, the maneuvers will involve roughly 5,300 military personnel from Lithuania and nine NATO states: Belgium, Great Britain, the US, Poland, Luxembourg, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands and Portugal.
The Iron Wolf 2017 exercises will take place in southern, central and eastern parts of Lithuania between the 12th and the 24th of June. In the …
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Romanian President: NATO has to maintain its dialogue with Russia while continuing ‘deterrence policy’ towards it
Klaus Johannis, the President of Romania expressed the opinion that negotiations with Russia on its actions in the region are possible only under NATO's “deterrence policy.”
“I think we need a dialogue, but we also need what we are working on in NATO, a powerful deterrence policy. Such a combination of deterrence and dialogue should lead to a solution that is acceptable to all parties,” Johannis said at a meeting with US President Donald Trump.
Johannis added that “Moscow’s aggression against …
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Bulgarian President speaks in favor of lifting sanctions against the Russian Federation
President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev spoke in favor of the abolition of anti-Russian sanctions.
In his opinion, restrictive measures against Russia have not brought the anticipated benefits, and he is ready to support their withdrawal "with pleasure".
In addition, as reported by the BTV channel, Radev spoke regarding an early conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The leader of Bulgaria intends to invite him to events honoring the 140th anniversary of the country's liberation from …
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Media: Suspects of explosions in Swedish city of Gothenburg were trained in Russia
According to the investigation, the defendants in the case on the explosions in Swedish Gothenburg underwent militarized training at a special camp in the vicinity of Saint Petersburg, as stated by prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist, as reported by DW.
According to him, the suspects, aged 20, 23 and 50, maintained contact with the Scandinavian radical nationalist-socialist organization the “Nordic Resistance Movement”. Furthermore, two of the three accused persons were trained at the ultra-nationalist …
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Defying President's veto Moldovan parliament approves protocol on military cooperation with Romania
The Moldovan parliament overrode the veto of President Igor Dodon and re-ratified the protocol on military cooperation with Romania on Friday, June 9.
The protocol had been ratified as early as March 30 but the head of the state, opposed to expanding the relations of Moldova with NATO and refused to sign it. Deputies from the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova who support Dodon voted against it.
"The protocol directly contradicts the Constitution and the principle of permanent …