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In Transnistria, the Russian flag will be equal to the national flag
The Supreme Court of Transnistria approved the first reading of a government initiative in which the Russian Federation flag will be viewed as having the same status as the national flag of the country, reported the Parliamentary newspaper.
According to the bill, the Russian flag will be flown on all governmental buildings along with the national flag.
The authors of this initiative feel that this move will strengthen the statehood of the republic and mark a new stage of integration with …
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U.S. Blackhawk helicopters arrive in Latvia
On the 1st of March, five U.S. Blackhawk helicopters were deployed to Latvia during Operation Atlantic Resolve, Delfi reported. Soldiers from the Phoenix division of the 10th Aviation Brigade of the U.S. Army also arrived in Latvia.
The 10th Aviation Brigade is the first of many allied armed forces to arrive in Europe as part of a rotation of units to show the readiness of the United States and NATO to ensure security in Europe.
The Brigade is normally posted at Fort Drum, New York. Previous …
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An ex-serviceman and a Russian citizen were convicted of spying in Lithuania
On Tuesday, the Siauliai District Court found a former Lithuanian Armed Forces officer and a Russian citizen guilty of espionage.
Russian citizen Sergey Moiseenko was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison; he was also convicted of the unlawful disposal of a large quantity of ammunition and explosives, as well as combat grenades.
Former Lithuanian Air Force officer, Sergei Pusin was sentenced to five years in prison for espionage, as reported to BNS (Baltic News Service) by the court’ …
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Three western aircraft carried out reconnaissance missions near the borders of the Kaliningrad region
Russia's Interfax news agency reported citing western websites that track the flights of military aircraft that on Tuesday, February 28, three military aircraft from the United States, Sweden and NATO were conducting reconnaissance at the Russian border in the south of the Baltic.
According to the agency, operational tasks near the coast of the Kaliningrad region were carried out by the U.S. Air Force’s RC-135W strategic reconnaissance aircraft, NATO's E-3A AWACS airborne early warning and …
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Poland will try to force Russia to give up the wreckage of the Kaczynski aircraft through UN court
The Polish government intends to challenge the actions of the Russian Federation in the International Court of Justice in The Hague. For more than seven years, Russia has been unable or unwilling to transfer to Poland the wreckage of the Tu-154 plane that claimed Polish President Lech Kaczyński’s life.
President Kaczyński perished with 96 other people when his Presidential plane crashed under mysterious circumstances not far from the Smolensk North Airport on April 10, 2010. He and his …