RIGA - Latvia supports NATO's increased presence in the Baltic Sea, as well as the Latvian National Armed Forces have increased monitoring of Latvia's critical underwater infrastructure and are ...

Leaders of Finland, Latvia and Estonia tell The Independent that Ukraine’s victory over Russia is vital to the defence of a ...

Increased Military Presence in the Baltic Sea Latvia’s Prime Minister has clearly stated that the country is ready to defend ...

The Canadian-led NATO enhanced Forward Presence battlegroup was originally stood up during a ceremony at Camp Adazi on June ...

RIGA - If Finland or Estonia invokes NATO's Article 4, which commits member states to consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or ...

Minna Ålander a Non-resident Fellow with the Transatlantic Defence and Security Program at the Centre for European Policy ...

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While the risk of damage, deliberate or accidental, to energy and communications infrastructure under the Baltic Sea cannot be entirely eliminated, naval cooperation among the democratic states that ...

European leaders are making clear ahead of the Trump presidency that they plan to spend more on defense as Russia remains a ...

NATO has announced it will strengthen its presence in the sensitive region where Russia shares a coastline with NATO members ...