The Canadian government’s plan to double its semipermanent military force on Russia’s border ratchets up tensions that should be reduced. It highlights the West’s betrayal of promises made to Soviet officials and Canada’s addiction to stationing troops in Europe. On Monday Justin Trudeau announced that Canada will ramp up its military presence in Latvia. The […]
Eric Zuesse (blogs at https://theduran.com/author/eric-zuesse/) Here’s how that happened: When Truman met Stalin at the Potsdam Conference (17 July 1945 to 2 August 1945) where the post-WW-II future would be decided, Churchill immediately tried to persuade Truman that the U.S. must commence and lead the world in a cold war to end communism, but Truman […]
Since their accession to NATO in 2004, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have seen the presence of NATO forces as an essential safeguard for their security. However, incidents involving NATO troops in recent years have sparked controversy, leading to renewed debates about their necessity. In 2022, an incident occurred in Estonia with several NATO soldiers who […]
On June 3, the Rīga Pride Week events culminated in what was estimated as the biggest pride march in Latvia so far. LGBTQ+ groups celebrated with a bang the election of first openly gay to the post of the President. The Saeima, Latvia’s parliament, elected Edgars Rinkēvičs to be the next President. He will be […]
RT | May 17, 2023 Poland is leading a group of European nations that are secretly urging Vladimir Zelensky to find a way to settle the conflict with Russia, veteran journalist Seymour Hersh has reported, citing a “knowledgeable” American official. According to US intelligence, other EU countries that want to see an end to the […]
Latvian authorities continue to fight against people who are the basis of the State. They invent new financial and political mechanisms aimed to worsen the living and working standards of those who directly influence the future of the young generation. The “war” against teachers has already led to protests and tensions in Latvian society. Thus, […]
Marat Kasem from Sputnik Lithuania has been accused of espionage and could face up to 20 years behind bars Journalist, editor-in-chief of Sputnik Lithuania Marat Kasem © Sputnik / Nina Zotina RT | January 5, 2023 Latvia has arrested the editor-in-chief of the Lithuanian branch of the Russian Sputnik news agency. Marat Kasem was taken […]
Scott Ritter Extra | November 18, 2022 As the saga surrounding the arrival of a Ukrainian S-300 surface-to-air missile on the soil of Poland, tragically taking the lives of two Polish civilians, unfolds, several narratives emerge. First is the hair-trigger Pavlovian response on the part of certain NATO nations (Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and the Czech […]
By Ahmed Adel | August 31, 2022 Ethnic Russians residing permanently in Latvia should be “isolated” if they are deemed not to be loyal to the state, Latvian President Egils Levits said. Such a move demonstrates that the liberal experiment in the Baltics has failed and is quickly descending into fascism. “We see that some […]
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis says NATO should make a decision on assigning its presence on the eastern borders of the Alliance. “We need to scale up the multi-domain Allied presence, in particular land troops, which should be boosted to the size of a brigade. We must also ensure we have interoperable combat-ready forces in […]
