The Latest Breaking News from Baltic

Joe Biden links new measures directly to accounts of atrocities committed by Russian forces in Bucha

Global outrage over the gruesome killing of civilians in Ukraine's Bucha has heightened the pressure on Europe to halt its imports of Russian gas. Having led the way, Lithuania and its Baltic neighbours are urging their EU partners to join them in ending all purchases of Moscow’s “toxic” gas.

Hours after Russian missiles first struck Ukrainian cities on Feb. 24, German naval commander Terje Schmitt-Eliassen received notice to sail five warships under his command to the former Soviet Republic of Latvia to help protect the most vulnerable part of NATO's eastern flank.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said failure to support Ukraine now would result in a "new age of intimidation across eastern Europe from the Baltic to the Black Sea"

A former senior officer spoke about chilling scenario in which Putin's regime captured Nato countries Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia as thousands of Nato troops take part in military exercises near the Russian border

New ice-class vessel introduced to cope with Baltic winters

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host leaders from countries along Russia's northwestern flank next week to discuss ways they can respond to President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, including finding new ways to isolate Russia's economy.

Boris Johnson will urge the coalition to work together to ensure no further nations fall victim to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression.

In the tiny Baltic nations, residents are trying to continue life as usual in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But the fighting happening on their doorstep, and the parallels to the Soviet invasion of their own region, are impossible to ignore.