The shift in U.S. support for Ukraine in its war with Russia, which enters its fourth year on Monday, has raised alarms in Kyiv and in capitals across Europe. A new documentary finds that those anxieties are especially high in some of Russia’s neighbors on the Baltic Sea.
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) expressed concern that Russian President Vladimir Putin and other authoritarian leaders will be emboldened by the United States' shift on the Ukraine-Russia war under the Trump administration.
A pause in the Ukraine war will allow Russia to rebuild its forces in preparation for an attack on NATO and European nations within five years, Latvia’s security service warned Monday. The Baltic nation’s Constitution Protection Bureau (SAB) assessed that Russia does not currently have the manpower and resources to threaten NATO thanks to “the costly invasion” against Ukraine — but that could change with time.
Nearly $220 billion in Russian assets are frozen in the EU by sanctions as part of an international crackdown on Moscow for its 2022 invasion of Ukraine
France and Estonia will host a meeting of European defense ministers on Monday to discuss how to bolster support for Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter.
Estonia, a Baltic country of 1.4 million people that has long punched far above its weight in the tech sector, is now leading central and eastern Europe's rush to fund defence projects spurred by Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Ballet dancers who evacuated to Japan when Russia invaded Ukraine conveyed Japanese culture and a message of peace on a tour to Latvia Ukrainian ballet dancers Nelia Ivanova and Svitlana Shlikhter were deeply moved when the audience gave a standing ovation during their Japan-based troupe's performance in Latvia,
The leading party in Estonia’s government is polling its lowest in 21 years, as the consequences of the war in Ukraine weigh on the Baltic country’s struggling economy.
Lithuania's Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Harry
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, right, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, second from right, Latvia's President Edgars Rinkevics, left, and Finland's President Alexander Stubb, centre left,
Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene discusses the outlook for European defense spending amid urgent talks expected to take place Monday between Europe's top leaders on the future of Ukraine.