The "greatest stupidity" of European politicians

The admission of Ukraine to the European Union will be "the biggest stupidity" of European politicians. This was announced on Saturday by Senator Alexei Pushkov in his Telegram channel.

Russia expels 10 diplomats of Baltic states in retaliation - China.org.cn

Russia said Tuesday that it is expelling a combined number of 10 diplomats of the three Baltic states in tit-for-tat retaliation.

US considers deploying American troops in Baltics, Eastern Europe - NY Times daily - TASS

US President Joe Biden considers deploying ‘several thousand’ of American troops in the Baltic States and in the east of Europe, New York Times daily reported citing its unnamed sources in the US administration.

US clears Baltic states to send US-made weapons to Ukraine – EURACTIV.com

The US State Department has cleared Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to send US-made missiles and other weapons to Ukraine, three sources familiar with the decision said, as President Joe Biden predicted Russia would move on Ukraine.

US clears Baltic states to send US-made weapons to Ukraine - The Jerusalem Post

The US State Department has given the go-ahead to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to send U.S.-made missiles and other weapons to Ukraine, three sources familiar with the decision said, as President Joe Biden predicted Russia would move on Ukraine.

Russia to launch new military airfield in Kaliningrad in 2017

A new military airfield in Russia's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad region will receive aircraft by the end of this year, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday.

Russian president visits West-2017 military drills

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Russia's Leningrad region and observed Zapad-2017 (West-2017) military exercises Monday.

Russian war games ignite concern among nearby NATO nations

Russia launched its week-long military exercises in Belarus on Thursday, with nearly 13,000 troops massing near the borders of several NATO countries.

Russia, NATO military chiefs agree to continue contacts

Chairman of NATO Military Committee Petr Pavel and Chief of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff Valery Gerasimov agreed to continue contacts during the meeting in Baku on Thursday, according to the local Azerbaijan News Agency.

US to beef up military presence in Lithuania as Russia and Belarus team up for drills

The United States will step up its military presence in Lithuania when Russia and Belarus will kick off joint efforts for the West-2017 military exercises, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite stated on national radio on Monday.

Putin: Keine Militärbündnisse mit China

Die jetzige gemeinsame Militärübung Russlands und China in der Ostsee, die erste in der Geschichte, ist laut dem russischen Präsidenten Wladimir Putin gegen keine Drittländer gerichtet.

Latvia welcomes NATO troops

A welcoming ceremony was held at a military base outside Riga on Monday for the Canada-led multinational NATO battle group which was deployed to Latvia as part of NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence in the Baltic states and Poland.

Planned Russian military exercises near Baltic in September sow NATO worries

Western military commanders are concerned that large-scale Russian military exercises near the Baltic states in September pose heightened risks for a miscalculation that could trigger a crisis, allied officials said, according to a report from Dow Jones Newswires made available to EFE on Tuesday.

NATO forces assemble in eastern Europe

Military vehicles and troops from Britain, France, Germany and the Netherlands are deploying to Poland and the Baltic states to support NATO's forward presence.

NATO agrees increased presence in Black Sea : Stoltenberg

NATO nations have agreed to increase the alliance’s presence in the Black Sea, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said after a ministerial meeting of the bloc.

Des chars américains en route pour les pays baltes

De plus en plus proche des frontières russes: les États-Unis transféreront cette semaine des blindés Abrams vers les pays baltes depuis la Pologne.

Poland welcomes US troops as NATO eyes Russia

Polish authorities and ordinary Poles welcomed Saturday US troops who arrived this week as part of an unprecedented deployment to NATO's eastern flank aimed at deterring Russia.

Kremlin says US military build-up in Poland a national security threat

The Kremlin has said it was concerned by what it described as a US military build-up in Poland, saying the move represented a threat to its national security.

NATO source says deploying missiles to Russian Kaliningrad not to reduce regional tensions

The deployment of missile systems to Russia’s westernmost Kaliningrad region does not contribute to de-escalation of tensions in the region, a source in the NATO headquarters told TASS on Tuesday.

Ex-NATO chief advises Trump to get tough on Putin. Baltics and Ukraine are close friends of the U.S.

Former NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin "only respects a firm and steady hand."