Contents tagged with Baltics
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NATO confirmed the presence of Russian warships in the Baltic Sea
BNS reported that according to Dylan White, Press Secretary of NATO, the Alliance has confirmed the entry of two Russian warships into the Baltic Sea. He said the ships may be carrying Kalibr long-range missile systems that are allegedly armed with nuclear warheads. The effective attack range of those missiles is 2,600 kilometers.
The NATO representative noted that Russia is “allowed to act in international waters” but such actions “show yet again Moscow’s military activities near NATO borders. …
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Russia deployed Iskander missile system to Kaliningrad
Under the guise of logistics training, the Russian Baltic Fleet is redeploying the Iskander operational-tactical missile system to the Kaliningrad region.
This was reported by Estonian portal ERR.ee with reference to an informed source.
According to the news agency, for transportation they used the Ambal road-rail ferry, which is now advancing in the Baltic Sea and is supposed to arrive in Kaliningrad on Friday.
Yesterday’s violations of the Estonian and Finnish airspaces by Russian fighters …
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US Army in Europe Commander: NATO will be unable to defend Baltics if Russia attacks
The Commander of the United States Army Europe, Lieutenant General Frederick Benjamin Hodges, believes that NATO will not be able to protect the Baltic States if Russia attacks them.
“Russia could invade the Baltic States faster than we could come there to defend them," the Lieutenant General said in an interview with the German weekly Die Zeit, published on June 22.
Hodges said that he agrees with the estimate of military analysts that the Russian troops could capture the capital cities of …
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NATO to approve deployment of four new battalions along its eastern borders
This week NATO will approve the deployment of four battalions to the Baltic States and Poland, according to Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
“We are going to approve the deployment of four reinforced international battalions to the Baltics and Poland,” Stoltenberg said at a press conference before a meeting of the Defense Ministers of NATO countries.
Each battalion will have between 500 and 1000 soldiers. NATO officials state that new military reinforcements are deployed in Eastern Europe …
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Latvia finds Russian submarine near its borders
Latvian military forces discovered a Russian submarine and a military ship near the Latvian border. This information was disclosed on the Twitter account of the Latvian Armed Forces on May 2.
According to the tweet, a class "Kilo" submarine and a military ship, "Victor Konetsky", were spotted at a distance of approximately 8 nautical miles from Latvian territorial borders.
In April Russian fighters intercepted American military aircraft as many as 3 times over the Baltic Sea. Also in April, …