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Estonia: Former PM Siim Kallas dead at 77
Lithuania: Leaders resist probe into sexual abuse within Catholic Church
Latvia: Business links with Russia, Belarus officially outed
Estonia: Conservative, Centre chairs top PM poll

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Estonia: Former PM Siim Kallas dead at 77
Lithuania: Leaders resist probe into sexual abuse within Catholic Church
Latvia: Business links with Russia, Belarus officially outed
Estonia: Conservative, Centre chairs top PM poll

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Estonia: Former PM Siim Kallas dead at 77

Lithuania: Leaders resist probe into sexual abuse within Catholic Church

Latvia: Business links with Russia, Belarus officially outed

Estonia: Conservative, Centre chairs top PM poll

Lithuania: Presidents most popular public figures: poll

Latvia: Parliament allows government to bail out airBaltic

Estonia: Population smaller, richer since restoration of independence

Lithuania: Proposal to limit Kaliningrad transit

Latvia: Vehicle registration agency management resigns amid scandal

Estonia: Justice Chancellor probable president as rival relents

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Lithuania: Military personnel, police officers banned from travelling to Russia, Belarus, China

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The Lithuanian government has banned military staff, border guards, and police officers from travelling off-duty to Russia, Belarus, and China, BNS reports. The Defence Ministry noted that Russia, Belarus, and China posed threats to Lithuania’s national security, including through espionage. Intelligence authorities in the three countries collect information on Lithuanian citizens with access to classified…

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Baltic: Baltic defence line preparation for possible Russian attack: Lithuanian minister

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The decision of the three Baltic States to build a “Baltic defence line” is preparation for a possible Russian attack, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis stated, BNS reports. He said that the move served as a political message, seeking to draw the attention of allies to the threat posed by Russia. “If Russia is not…

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Lithuania: State Defence Council agrees to buy German Leopard tanks

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Lithuania’s State Defence Council (VGT) has agreed to buy German-made Leopard 2 tanks for a planned new army division, Kestutis Budrys, chief national security adviser to President Gitanas Nauseda, announced, BNS reports. The council tasked the Defence Ministry to begin negotiations with German manufacturers and other countries interested in procuring the equipment. Also, the council…

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Lithuania: President convenes State Defence Council over division plans

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Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has called a meeting of the State Defence Council (VGT) for 23 January 2024, BNS reports. The meeting will discuss a strategic threat assessment from the Lithuanian intelligence services, the structure of the national defence system, and the economic and financial measures for building an army division. Lithuania plans to establish…

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Lithuania: German brigade to consist of volunteers: general

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Germany’s Bundeswehr expects that the German brigade to be deployed in Lithuania will be made up of volunteers, Major General Ruprecht von Butler, commander of the German 10th Panzer Division, said, BNS reports. He assured that there would be enough troops willing to volunteer. Germany will deploy around 5,000 troops to Lithuania over 2025-2026, and…

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Lithuania: Aegean Airlines to open flights from Vilnius to Athens

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Greece’s national air carrier, Aegean Airlines, will open direct flights from Lithuania’s Vilnius International Airport to Athens in April 2024, LRT reports. The company will have two flights per week on the new route until the end of October 2024, using Airbus A320 aircraft. Aegean Airlines has not previously operated regular flights in Lithuania, airport…

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Lithuania: Foreign Minister urges to focus on own security, not Russia

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The West must take care of its own security instead of worrying about Russia’s future, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis stated, BNS reported. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Landsbergis pointed to “increasingly louder concerns” about Russia’s future in the West. He insisted that Russia has to solve its own problems, and that…

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Baltic: Ministers support ban on Russian grain imports into EU

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The Baltic States support banning the import of grain from Russia and Belarus into the EU, according to the Lithuanian Transport Minister, Marius Skuodis, BNS reports. He discussed the issue with Latvian Transport Minister Kaspars Briskens and Estonian Climate Minister Kristen Michal. The ministers agreed to coordinate actions and avoid national initiatives. Earlier, Skuodis noted…

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Lithuania: ECHR grants damages to Saudi held at secret CIA prison

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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has awarded EUR 100,000 in compensation to Saudi Arabian national Mustafa Al-Hawsawi for his unlawful detention at a secret CIA prison in Lithuania in 2005-2006, BNS reports. The court found that Lithuania was responsible for violating Al-Hawsawi’s rights. Lithuania will comply with the ECHR ruling and pay the…

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