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  • Published on 00:40 GMT

    No Bombs Required: Russia’s Hybrid War on the Baltic States Is Already Underway

    Russia is running a coordinated hybrid campaign against the Baltic states, combining cyberattacks, manufactured disinformation, and a separatist provocation modelled on the Donbas playbook. The pressure on NATO’s eastern flank has intensified sharply in …

    Source: Insight News Media - Indeterminate
  • Published on 05:37 GMT

    Estonia raids combat-vehicle funds to buy more drones, air defenses

    WARSAW, Poland — Estonia’s government has decided to put on hold its planned acquisition of new infantry fighting vehicles. The Baltic nation will instead direct the funds toward drones, counter-drone measures and air-defense systems, while squeezing more …

    Source: C4ISRNET - Neutral
  • Published on 03:43 GMT

    Estonia procures more HIMARS

    Estonia received its first six HIMARS MRLs on 30 April 2025. (Estonian Defence Forces (EDF)/Siim Verner Teder) The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) announced in a press release on 11 April 2026 that it and Lockheed Martin had signed a …

    Source: Janes - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 15, 2026

    Europe weighs backup plan if US exits NATO

    Brussels (Belgium) Europe is mulling a fallback plan to ensure that North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) survives in an event of the US pulling back as Germany had been a long-time proponent of go-it-alone approach, a report by the Wall Street Journal …

    Source: Awaz The Voice - Center-left
  • Published on 00:05 GMT

    Nato expansion ‘would provoke Russians’, UK understood

    UK officials believed Nato expansion “would provoke [the] Russians” if a large group of European states joined the military organisation, declassified files from 1997 show. A March 1997 briefing for prime minister John Major outlined UK support for a “ …

    Source: Declassified UK - Center-left
  • Published on 00:41 GMT

    “European NATO”: Inside the Contingency Plan Taking Shape Without the US

    European allies are quietly accelerating plans to keep NATO functional without the United States, as Donald Trump’s threats to abandon the alliance inject fresh urgency into what was once an unthinkable contingency. According to the Wall Street Journal, …

    Source: Insight News Media - Indeterminate
  • Published on Apr 15, 2026

    Couple From Lithuania Sentenced to 6.5 and 7 Years in Prison for Spying for Belarus

    The Klaipėda Regional Court sentenced Tatjana Beleckaja and Mindaugas Januitis to 6.5 and 7 years in prison respectively. The case was heard behind closed doors. The sentence was handed down today, April 15, LRT reported. Both defendants are Lithuanian …

    Source: Reformation - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 15, 2026

    Hanwha Aerospace Presents Future Security Vision to NATO Delegation

    Hanwha Aerospace hosted permanent representatives from 30 NATO member states for the inaugural ‘Hanwha-NATO PermReps Strategic Dialogue’, presenting its next-generation defense vision spanning unmanned systems, manned-unmanned teaming, and satellite …

    Source: Business Korea - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 15, 2026

    Hanwha Hosts NATO Ambassadors, Eyeing European Defense Partnerships

    Hanwha Aerospace announced that on April 14, it invited a delegation of ambassadors from 30 NATO member nations to its headquarters for the ‘Hanwha-NATO Ambassadorial Delegation Strategic Dialogue,’ where it shared its global defense capabilities and a …

    Source: Business Korea - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 15, 2026

    Russia could seize an island to test Nato at any time, warns Sweden

    Sweden is preparing for Russia to test Nato by occupying an island in the Baltic Sea at any time, the head of the country’s military has said. Michael Claesson, the Swedish chief of defence, said the Kremlin could launch a small attack at sea tomorrow if …

    Source: The Times - Center-right
  • Published on Apr 15, 2026

    U.S. must exit NATO

    OPINION: Is anyone on the world stage more ridiculous than British Prime Minister Keir Starmer? Leaving for a trip to the Middle East last week, Mr. Starmer said, “I welcome the ceasefire agreement reached overnight. … Together with our partners, we must …

    Source: The Washington Times - Washington D.C. - Right-wing
  • Published on Apr 15, 2026

    Europe draws up plans for a new NATO without US

    Europe is speeding up a fallback plan for Nato in case Washington pulls out of the alliance as anxiety grows over America's reliability. Officials working on the plans, dubbed 'European Nato', are reportedly attempting to supplement US military …

    Source: Daily Mail - Right-wing
  • Published on Apr 15, 2026

    Europe Is Accelerating a NATO Fallback Plan in Case Trump Pulls Out

    A fallback plan to ensure Europe can defend itself using NATO’s existing military structures if the U.S. departs is gaining traction after getting buy-in from Germany, a long-term opponent of a go-it-alone approach. The officials working on the plans, …

    Source: To Vima - Indeterminate
  • Published on Apr 15, 2026

    Former ambassador: Estonia's foreign policy may be somewhat too simplistic

    How should you currently be titled? We know that until recently President Alar Karis had not signed the decision to recall you from your ambassadorial post? To my knowledge, the president still hasn't signed that decision, but it is up to him how or …

    Source: ERR - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Apr 15, 2026

    Belarus President Lukashenko Sparks Outrage with Comments About Lithuanians

    Baltic media condemned remarks made by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko as offensive toward Lithuanians. During a recent meeting in Krasnopolye focused on the socio-economic development of the Mogilev region's southeast, Lukashenko criticized …

    Source: Pravda.ru - Gov't Propaganda
  • Published on Apr 15, 2026

    Trump would be justified to pull US out of NATO. He still shouldn’t do it

    To say that President Donald Trump is seriously miffed with the behavior of all too many members of NATO would be an understatement of the century.He is perplexed at them, super annoyed with them, disappointed in their behavior, not to say angry, fuming, …

    Source: Washington Examiner - Right-wing
  • Published on Apr 15, 2026

    Estonia drops €500 million CV90 order, shifts funds to drones, air defense

    Estonia is halting a €500 million procurement of new infantry fighting vehicles and redirecting the funds toward counter-drone systems, air defense, and unmanned capabilities, while simultaneously ordering three more HIMARS rocket launchers to expand its …

    Source: AeroTime News - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 15, 2026

    Europe mulls contingency plan if US pulls back from NATO amid Trump's threats

    Brussels: Europe is mulling a fallback plan to ensure that North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) survives in an event of the US pulling back as Germany had been a long-time proponent of go-it-alone approach, a report by the Wall Street Journal says. …

    Source: Times of Oman - Pro-Government
  • Published on Apr 15, 2026

    Prime minister: NATO functioning better than appears on the surface

    Estonia is not alone in its security despite U.S. President Donald Trump's recent statements after NATO allies refused to back the blockade of the Iranian Strait of Hormuz, Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) said. NATO military command and allied …

    Source: ERR - Public Broadcaster

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  • Published on April 16, 2026 - 04:57 GMT

    Ex-NATO Chief Warns UK National Security Is at Risk

    (MENAFN) A former NATO secretary general is expected to warn that the United Kingdom’s national security is in danger, according to a media report. In a forthcoming speech in Salisbury, he is set to argue that decision-making within the Treasury, …

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  • Published on April 16, 2026 - 03:46 GMT

    Ex-NATO Chief Says UK Security Faces Serious Risks

    (MENAFN) Former NATO Secretary General George Robertson is set to deliver a stark warning to the British government, cautioning that the country’s national security faces serious risks, according to a report Tuesday. In a speech scheduled in Salisbury, …

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