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On board the Cold War-style sealed train from Moscow to Kaliningrad
AFP, Published on 29/10/2025
» KALININGRAD — As the Moscow-Kaliningrad train approached Lithuania, the car attendant beckoned to passengers in Russian: "I'm closing the entire carriage, the toilets are out of action."
German leader in Lithuania to bolster NATO’s eastern flank
AFP, Published on 22/05/2025
» FRANKFURT - Chancellor Friedrich Merz is visiting Lithuania on Thursday to mark the official formation of Germany's first permanent overseas military unit since World War II, aimed at bolstering NATO's eastern flank against a hostile Russia.
France, Poland sign treaty with mutual defence pledge
AFP, Published on 10/05/2025
» PARIS - France and Poland on Friday signed a treaty committing both sides to mutual assistance in case of an attack by an aggressor, strengthening ties between the EU heavyweights in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Baltics disconnect from Russian power grid without incident
AFP, Published on 09/02/2025
» VILNIUS - The three Baltic states on Saturday seamlessly cut ties with Russia's power grid to integrate with the European Union's network, a switch that gained urgency with Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Baltic nations switch off Russian power grid
AFP, Published on 08/02/2025
» VILNIUS - Three Baltic states on Saturday cut ties with Russia's power grid to join the European Union's network, the culmination of a years-long process that gained urgency with Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian strike hits Crimea bridge
AFP, Published on 22/06/2023
» MOSCOW: A Ukrainian strike damaged a bridge that connects southern Ukraine to the annexed Crimean peninsula, a Russian official said on Thursday, as tensions again rose over a Moscow-held nuclear power plant.
Poland fencing border with Russian enclave
AFP, Published on 04/11/2022
» ZERDZINY, Poland: On the count of three, Polish soldiers use long spears to lift razor wire and attach it to posts at the Russian border, in a bid to prevent illegal crossings.
France's eye in the sky: Tracking Russian vessels in the Baltic
AFP, Published on 22/06/2022
» ONBOARD ATLANTIQUE 2 OVER THE BALTIC SEA: The cluster of dots on the Atlantique 2's screens may seem like a confusing mess to the untrained eye, but not to the crew of the French naval surveillance aircraft tasked with telling friend from foe in the Baltic Sea.
War in Ukraine: Latest developments
AFP, Published on 05/05/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:
Russian ceasefire to begin at besieged Mariupol steel plant
AFP, Published on 05/05/2022
» ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine: A Russian-announced ceasefire was due to begin Thursday at the besieged steel plant in the devastated Ukrainian city of Mariupol, to allow civilians to flee even as its defenders vowed to fight to the end.