Tag: Baltic

Putin sets stage for escalation against Baltic States – ISW

Russian President Vladimir Putin has significantly intensified longstanding efforts by the Kremlin and is setting the stage for future escalation against the Baltic states. Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Details: Military analysts believe that Putin is likely doing this as part of a broader attempt to weaken NATO. On 16 January, Putin […]

Putin attempts to destabilize Baltic countries

Russian President Vladimir Putin sets conditions for future escalations in the Baltic countries as part of the alleged plan to weaken the NATO alliance, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote in its Jan. 16 assessment. According to a Russian state-controlled media outlet, Putin said on Jan. 16 that Latvia and other Baltic […]

Zelensky arrives in Estonia as tour of Baltic states continues

President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Estonia early on Jan. 11 as part of his tour of the Baltic countries, Estonia’s Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna reported. Ukraine’s head of state arrived in Lithuania earlier on Jan. 10 as the first step in his tour, where Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda announced a long-term aid package for Ukraine. […]

Zelensky in Estonia during visit to Russia’s Baltic neighbours

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Estonia’s capital for meetings with the country’s leaders on the second day of trip through the small Baltic states, where concern is high about aggression from neighbouring Russia. Mr Zelensky arrived in Tallinn late on Wednesday after beginning his Baltic trip in Lithuania. He will meet Estonia’s president and […]

Zelensky appeals for air defence systems at start of Baltic tour

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed for more air defence systems as he made a major trip abroad on Wednesday with a visit to Lithuania as part of a three-nation tour of the Baltics. Zelensky said Ukraine was badly in need of help to protect the country’s residents from the regular barrage of Russian missiles and […]

Zelensky appeals for air defence systems at start of Baltic tour

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed for more air defence systems as he made his first major trip abroad on Wednesday with a visit to Lithuania as part of a three-nation tour of the Baltics. Zelensky said Ukraine was badly in need of help to protect the country’s residents from the regular barrage of Russian missiles […]

Ukraine’s Zelensky seeking air defence help on visit to Baltic nations

Ukraine has shown the world that Russia’s military can be stopped, President Volodymyr Zelensky said as he began a visit to the Baltic nations in search of more help for his country against the Kremlin’s larger and better-supplied forces in the 22-month-old invasion. Speaking in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, Mr Zelensky said Ukraine still […]

Zelenskiy visits Baltic nations seeking more aid against Russia’s invasion

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy began a visit on Wednesday to the Baltic countries, arriving in Lithuania as his country seeks to bolster its air defences amid Russia’s intensified missile and drone onslaughts in the 22-month-old war. The focus of his two-day trip to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, Mr Zelenskiy said on his official Telegram channel, […]

Zelensky visits Baltic nations seeking more aid against Russia’s invasion

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky began a visit on Wednesday to the Baltic countries, arriving in Lithuania as his country seeks to bolster its air defences amid Russia’s intensified missile and drone onslaughts in the 22-month-old war. The focus of his two-day trip to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, Mr Zelensky said on his official Telegram channel, […]