Many of the 1,500 Jews who live in Finland today can trace their roots back to the Russian military, which brought them here as conscripts. Beginning in the 1850’s, Jews, who now constitute a tiny percentage of the country’s 5.
Lithuania is to increase its defense spending to between 5 percent and 6 percent of its GDP from 2026, matching Trump's target.
Lithuania's president says his country has made the decision to raise its spending on defense to between 5 and 6% of overall national economic output starting in 2026. The Baltic
A Ryanair plane about to land at Vilnius airport was diverted to Warsaw in Poland because of GPS interference, Lithuania's air navigation authority said
Crew on board an oil tanker accused of sabotaging undersea power and communications cables in the Baltic Sea were poised to cut other cables and pipelines when Finnish authorities boarded the vessel last month,
Lithuania has taken over the LitPol Link power line with Poland, which will synchronize the Baltic states with continental Europe in February, under guard
Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte hold a news conference after the Baltic Sea NATO Allies Summit attended by leaders of
Lithuania has decided to raise its spending on defense to between 5 and 6% of overall national economic output starting in 2026 due to the threat of Russian aggression in the region, Lithuanian Presid
The President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda, gives a statement ahead of a summit of the Baltic Sea NATO countries in Helsinki, Finland, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva via AP)
VILNIUS, LithuaniaLithuania has decided to raise its spending on defense to between 5% and 6% of overall national economic output starting in 2026 due to the threat of Russian aggression in ...
Four Hornets touched down in Iceland on Jan. 24, 2025 for a three week detachment. It is the first time Finland has contributed to the Icelandic Air Policing mission since becoming a NATO member. Fighter Squadron 11 of the Lapland Air Wing,
A submarine cable was damaged in the Baltic Sea, the fourth case reported by the Nordic countries in the past two months. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen emphasised, "The resilience and security of our infrastructure is a top priority.