As a result of the Russian threat, the Baltic state has decided to increase its military spending to 6% of its GDP by 2030.

In an era marked by evolving geopolitical challenges and the imperative for robust defense capabilities along NATO’s Eastern Flank, the strategic partnership ...

and the Baltic Defense Line. All three countries support raising defense spending to 5 percent of GDP, as U.S. President Donald Trump has advocated for. On Thursday, Estonia's coalition said the EU's ...

The US currently spends roughly 3.4% of its GDP on defence, while the UK spends about 2.3%. Countries closer to Russia, like Poland and the Baltic states, spend the most proportionately at around 4%.

Vaiciunas said the Baltic states had completed the disconnection process at 9:09 am (0709 GMT). Latvia later physically cut a ...

In the previous Baltic Sea incident, Finland seized an oil tanker in December suspected of dragging its anchor across an undersea power line connecting Finland and Estonia. European authorities ...

Latvia physically cut a power line to Russia on Saturday and Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, is expected to attend a ceremony with Baltic leaders in Vilnius on Sunday.

Vaiciunas said the Baltic states had completed the disconnection process at 9:09 am (0709 GMT). Latvia later physically cut a power line to Russia ... police and volunteer defence corps ...

While Trump was sympathetic toward Vladimir Putin during his first term, he now appears to be upending generations of U.S.