Tag: Kaliningrad

  • EU state threatens to neutralize the Russian region

    EU state threatens to neutralize the Russian region

    Kaliningrad will be the first to bear the consequences if Moscow ?dare to challenge NATO? That's what Lithuania's envoy to Sweden says Western countries will “neutralize” Russia's westernmost exclave of Kaliningrad if Moscow seriously endangers NATO's security, Lithuania's ambassador to Sweden Linas Linkevicius has said. Linkevicius, who previously served as Lithuania's defense and foreign minister,…

  • How to enter Russia by land as a tourist in 2023

    How to enter Russia by land as a tourist in 2023

    EU and US citizens must obtain a visa to travel to Russia. To obtain it, it is enough to make an appointment at your nearest Russian embassy or a Russian visa center in your country. The process of obtaining a visa takes about a week, but it is best to clarify the time frames on…

  • NATO summit: How the alliance strengthens its eastern flank

    NATO summit: How the alliance strengthens its eastern flank

    Along with seeking a compromise for Ukraine’s entry into NATO, leaders at the Vilnius summit are on a quest to strengthen the alliance’s eastern front. World leaders gathering in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius on Tuesday for a two-day NATO summit will try to articulate a unified message on Ukraine’s possible membership of the North Atlantic…

  • This is how pressured Russia will be when NATO takes over the Baltic Sea

    This is how pressured Russia will be when NATO takes over the Baltic Sea

    In the spring of 2023, there are several military exercises at the Baltic Sea: Aurora 23 in Sweden, with tens of thousands of soldiers, and the Polish military practicing the defense of a newly built canal near Russian Kaliningrad. – If you look generally at the balance of power in Europe, the focus has shifted…

  • New balance of power when NATO dominates the Baltic Sea

    New balance of power when NATO dominates the Baltic Sea

    On Tuesday, the Finnish flag was raised outside NATO headquarters in Brussels. In a future where Sweden also joins NATO, only two small areas remain around the Baltic Sea that are not part of the defense alliance; the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad between Lithuania and Poland and then St. Petersburg at the far end of…

  • How Finland’s accession increases NATO’s defense against Russia

    How Finland’s accession increases NATO’s defense against Russia

    BRUSSELS, Belgium — Finland becoming a NATO member adds a potent military to the alliance and a strategic piece that can better help defend the alliance’s vulnerable eastern flank from potential Russian attacks, officials and analysts say. When President Vladimir Putin launched his war against Ukraine, part of Moscow’s justification was the claim that it…

  • India is operationalizing a new resident mission in Vilnius, Lithuania

    India is operationalizing a new resident mission in Vilnius, Lithuania

    New Delhi [India]March 31 (ANI): India operationalized the new resident mission in Vilnius, Lithuania with effect from Friday. “Pleased to share that Embassy of India, Vilnius has started operations today. Our domestic mission will further strengthen India-Lithuania partnership,” Foreign Minister S Jaishankar tweeted. The coordinates of the new embassy are: Embassy of India, Vilnius, Hilton…

  • Next door to the war – Poland and Moldova are affected

    Next door to the war – Poland and Moldova are affected

    In Poland, Russia’s war of aggression has fueled a massive military buildup. Military science has become a school subject and students in junior high school must learn to use weapons. At the same time, Poland has supported Ukraine with large amounts of weapons and military equipment. In the north, towards Kaliningrad, a fence with rolled…

  • Finland is considering limiting tourist visas for Russians

    Finland is considering limiting tourist visas for Russians

    The Finnish government will meet on Tuesday to discuss the restrictions on tourist visas for Russian citizens. prime minister Sanna Marin (SDP) has demanded an EU-wide decision to limit the access of Russian tourists to the Schengen area. He added that he expects the issue to be raised at EU meetings, the first of which…

  • Assassination attempt in Oslo, “NATO’s Achilles heel” Lithuania, fatigue to be vaccinated against corona and the summer before elections

    Assassination attempt in Oslo, “NATO’s Achilles heel” Lithuania, fatigue to be vaccinated against corona and the summer before elections

    Norway in grief and dismay In Oslo, an attack has been carried out on people who were sitting in restaurants, with dead and injured. The security police have declared the highest terrorist warning as a precautionary measure. The arrested suspect is known for Islamist links, but also for mental problems. Swedish Radio correspondent Carina Holmberg…

  • Russia is holding Baltic exercises in the middle of NATO exercises

    MOSCOW, June 10 (Xinhua) – Russian warships are conducting exercises in the Baltic Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday when the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is conducting exercises in the same region. About 60 warships, boats and storage ships, about 45 aircraft and helicopters and about 10,000 soldiers are involved in the…

  • Ukraine’s Interior Minister says Kyiv is in no danger but prepared

    Ukraine’s Interior Minister says Kyiv is in no danger but prepared

    Ukraine’s Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky has said that even though there is no imminent risk of Russians marching on Kyiv, the capital would not let its guard down. Earlier, the supreme court of the Russian-backed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) sentenced to death two British and one Moroccan captured while fighting for Ukraine. Read about the…

  • Swedish, American troops exercise on the re-militarized Baltic Sea island

    Swedish, American troops exercise on the re-militarized Baltic Sea island

    Visby, Sweden – Having to defend Gotland against a foreign invasion was such a far-fetched notion for Swedish decision-makers at the beginning of the century that they demilitarized the Baltic Sea. Now the Swedish Armed Forces is back, and they are practicing together with American troops not only how to defend the island with a…

  • Russia warns of growing threats to its security

    Russia warns of growing threats to its security

    Russia will form 12 new military units in its west to meet the growing threat from NATO, Sergey Shoigu has said The United States and NATO have gradually increased their activities along Russia’s western borders in recent years and tensions continue to grow, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has said. The minister made the remarks…

  • Baltic will become a NATO member of the EU

    Baltic will become a NATO member of the EU

    Latvia’s Foreign Minister has accepted Finland’s and Sweden’s plans to join the alliance Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics has said his country approves Finland and Sweden joining NATO, noting that their addition to the US-led military bloc will turn the Baltic Sea into a “NATO sea” in a Friday interview with the Financial Times. Together…

  • The Baltic Sea will become an EU member of NATO

    The Baltic Sea will become an EU member of NATO

    Latvia’s Foreign Minister has accepted Finland’s and Sweden’s plans to join the alliance Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics has said that his country approves Finland and Sweden joining NATO, and notes that their addition to the alliance turns the Baltic Sea into “a NATO sea” in a Friday interview with the Financial Times. Together with…

  • Finland and Sweden are aiming for NATO membership, which is causing Russia’s rage

    Finland and Sweden are aiming for NATO membership, which is causing Russia’s rage

    Helsinki – Finland and Sweden are expected to formally apply to join NATO later this month, in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Both countries say Moscow’s actions have changed security dynamics in Europe and the Kremlin’s nuclear threat requires the collective self-defense that NATO can provide. Finnish lawmakers are discussing joining the alliance following…

  • Live: UN again trying to evacuate Mariupol civilians, says Guterres

    Live: UN again trying to evacuate Mariupol civilians, says Guterres

    The UN said a third operation is under way to evacuate civilians from the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, where fighting continued on Thursday at a besieged steel plant despite Moscow’s pledge to open humanitarian corridors. Earlier, Poland said an international donor conference raised more than 6 billion euros to help rebuild the war-torn country.…

  • Live: Israel says Putin apologised for Lavrov’s Hitler remarks

    Live: Israel says Putin apologised for Lavrov’s Hitler remarks

    Russia’s Vladimir Putin has apologised for his foreign minister’s claim that Adolf Hitler had Jewish roots in a phone call with Naftali Bennett, the Israeli PM’s office said Thursday. Earlier, Poland said an international donor conference raised more than 6 billion euros for Ukraine, where fighting continued at a besieged steel plant in Mariupol despite…

  • The Pentagon criticizes Russia for war crimes in Ukraine

    The Pentagon criticizes Russia for war crimes in Ukraine

    The Pentagon on Friday blew up the conduct of Russian troops in Ukraine: “It is very clear that Russian forces have committed war crimes,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters at a daily briefing. “There is no doubt about it.” He cited the bombing of hospitals and “pregnant women killed” and called it “brutality of…

  • American citizen killed, British aid workers captured in Ukraine

    American citizen killed, British aid workers captured in Ukraine

    A US citizen and former US Marine was killed while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces as Russia launched new attacks in eastern Ukraine. Willy Joseph Cancel, 22, worked for a private military construction company when he was killed on Monday, and is the first known American citizen to die during the fighting in Ukraine. Cancel signed…

  • Biden is seeking $ 33 billion in new Ukraine aid

    Biden is seeking $ 33 billion in new Ukraine aid

    US President Joe Biden on Thursday asked Congress to approve $ 33 billion in additional aid to Ukraine to help the country resist invading Russian forces over the next five months, and Parliament passed overwhelming legislation aimed at speeding up military aid to Ukraine. . “Investing in Ukraine’s freedom … is a small price to…

  • Biden wants $ 33 billion in new Ukraine aid

    Biden wants $ 33 billion in new Ukraine aid

    US President Joe Biden on Thursday asked Congress to approve another $ 33 billion in support of Ukraine to help the country fight Russia’s destructive invasion during the next five months of the war. Just before Biden described the plan in a televised speech, the White House said the new spending would include more than…

  • Russia warns Finland, Sweden to join NATO

    Moscow [Russia]April 15 (ANI): Russia on Thursday warned Sweden and Finland to join NATO and said they would “more than double” their troops in Russia’s western flank. Vice President of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev issued the warning and wrote in a statement on Telegram on Thursday that the ground and air defense forces…

  • Finnair reports GPS interference near Kaliningrad

    Finnair reports GPS interference near Kaliningrad

    Finnair pilots have reported GPS interference around Kaliningrad, Reuters reports. Finnair flies over Russia’s Baltic Sea region on many European and Asian routes. GPS interference has also been detected near the eastern border of Finland, and ten pilots reported similar incidents this week. Flights by the Lithuanian airline Transaviabaltika have been prevented from landing in…

  • Maersk suspends all shipments to Russia

    Maersk suspends all shipments to Russia

    Medicine and help are flowing to continue The exemption from the suspension, Maersk wrote, involves the transport of food, medicine and humanitarian aid. Maersk operates shipping routes to Skt. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Novorossiysk, Vladivostok and Vostochny. The suspension will cover all the Russian ports mentioned above.

  • Danish group charged with supplying fuel for Syrian war

    Danish group charged with supplying fuel for Syrian war

    This is the claim from the Bagmandspolitiet in a criminal case, which begins on Tuesday in the Court in Odense. In a statement, Dan-Bunkering and Bunker Holding have claimed that they have not done anything wrong. And that Keld Rosenbæk Demant – as chairman of the board of one company and director of the other…

  • Denmark joins the Scandinavian railway connection to China – RailFreight.com

    Denmark joins the Scandinavian railway connection to China – RailFreight.com

    On March 6, the first China-Europe train Xi’an departed for Denmark. The service includes a sea bone that covers the Baltic Sea from the Russian port of Kaliningrad to the Danish port of Fredericia. The train is fully loaded with goods from SW Motor Company. After Norway and Sweden, Denmark is the third Scandinavian country…

  • Russian tourist gems discovered by… Russians (in summer 2020)

    Russian tourist gems discovered by… Russians (in summer 2020)

    Travel Sept 15 2020 Russia Beyond Oleg Krasnov, Alexandra Guzeva, Vsevolod Pulya The pandemic and closed borders recalibrated countless travel plans this summer. For Russians, however, it became an opportunity to see their own vast and underexplored country. Russia Beyond editors talk about their eye-opening experiences. Pushkin Hills, Alexandra Guzeva This year I was finally…

  • International Round-Up: Danish intelligence service accused of handing over information to the United States

    International Round-Up: Danish intelligence service accused of handing over information to the United States

    The scandal surrounding the Defense Intelligence Service (FE) intensifies after the firing of three senior people last week. A recent report indicates that as part of a top-secret collaboration between the FE and the NSA, a significant amount of data was provided by the Danes to the US intelligence service. A “serious case” The data…

  • Kofod to Ambassador: Russian violation must not be repeated

    Kofod to Ambassador: Russian violation must not be repeated

    Last week, a Russian fighter jet violated Danish airspace near Bornholm when it followed an American bomber. In a short statement on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod writes that “it must not be repeated”. – I take seriously the unacceptable Russian violation of Danish airspace. It is absolutely crucial that everyone – including Russia –…