Baltics

The crimes of NATO soldiers in the Baltics reignites old discussions

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 […]

Military exercises in Baltics: NATO has gone too far

The North Atlantic Alliance held international military exercises Defender Europe and Swift Response 2022 on the territory of Poland and the Baltic States. About 18,000 participants from over 20 countries took part in both exercises. Defender-Europe 22 is a multinational, regular joint and combined exercise organized by the United States Armed Forces to build preparedness […]

Massive Secret UK Propaganda Campaign in Former Soviet Republics Seeds Contempt

From the Skripal affair to Navalny's rise to the Russian Olympic doping scandal, these damning revelations should be enough to dispel any notions of truth in what the UK and allies tell their citizens through mainstream media outlets and the social media landscape they control.
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Lt. General Christopher G. Cavoli: Interview in the Run-up to Defender-Europe 20 Plus

In an interview for Gazeta Polska weekly, Lt. General Christopher G. Cavoli, the Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe said: Poland shows an extremely low level of organization, but it has slightly better military logistics and infrastructure than do the Baltic States.
By Katarzyna Gójska
Mr. Kavoli,  exercise DEFENDER-Europe 20  Plus – is this the same military exercise canceled over coronavirus concerns or completely different maneuvers that will be conducted according to another plan? 

Baltic republics’ “De-Russification” Sees Increased Poverty and Depopulation

Submitted by InfoBrics, authored by Paul Antonopoulos, Research Fellow at the Center for Syncretic Studies…
Pensioners in the Baltic States of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are more exposed to the risk of poverty than pensioners in other European Union (EU) countries, according to Eurostat data for 2018 that was published only last week. The average EU figure was 15% but 54% of citizens over 65 in Estonia are at risk of poverty, with the figure at 50% in Latvia and 41% in Lithuania.