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Latvia allows its citizens to fight in Ukraine
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Latvia's parliament voted unanimously on Monday to allow its nationals to fight in Ukraine if willing, the...
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Airplane carrying Norway NATO troops lands in Lithuania
KAUNAS AIRPORT, Lithuania (Reuters) - A military aircraft carrying Norwegian troop reinforcements landed in Lithuania on Sunday, part of a...
Read moreNorway says it will close its airspace to Russian air traffic -NTB
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway has decided to shut its airspace to Russian air traffic following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the...
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Lithuania closes its airspace to Russian airlines, ending direct flights to Kaliningrad exclave
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania will ban Russian airlines from using its airspace from 2200 GMT on Saturday,...
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Latvian airline airBaltic halts flights to Russia until March 26
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Latvian airline airBaltic has decided to stop all flights to Russia until March 26 due to increased...
Read moreEstonia will close its airspace to Russian airlines, minister tells broadcaster ERR
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Estonia will ban Russian airlines from using the Baltic nation's airspace, Estonia's Minister of Economic Affairs and...
Read moreLithuania says Netherlands to send additional troops
VILNIUS (Reuters) - The Netherlands will send additional troops to Lithuania to reinforce the Baltic NATO deployment, the Lithuanian defence...
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West moves closer to cutting Russia’s SWIFT access, says Lithuania
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Western partners are moving closer to halting Russia's access to the SWIFT global interbank payments system, Lithuanian...
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U.S. troops in Latvia tells Putin ‘don’t mess with us,’ minister says
ADAZI MILITARY BASE, Latvia (Reuters) - The presence of U.S. and other NATO troops in Latvia sends a message to...
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EU targets Russian economy after ‘deluded autocrat’ Putin invades Ukraine
By Ingrid Melander and Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to impose new economic sanctions on...
Read moreRussian forces have advanced closer to Kyiv- U.S. defense official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian forces are making advances on Ukraine's capital Kyiv and Moscow has continued to flow forces into...
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Latvia’s PM says Putin and his regime need to be isolated from the world
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is fighting democracy with his decision to invade Ukraine, and the European Union...
Read moreU.S. to send 7,000 troops already on alert to Germany -U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is sending 7,000 troops to Germany to help reassure NATO allies who are part...
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U.S. Apache helicopters arrive in Latvia
By Janis Laizans LIELVARDE, Latvia (Reuters) - About 20 U.S. Apache military attack helicopters landed at Lielvarde military airfield in...
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NATO puts warplanes on alert, to increase troop presence on eastern flank
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO on Thursday ordered its military commanders to intensify preparations to defend allied territory after...
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NATO to take additional deterrence measures after Russian attack – statement
(Reuters) - NATO will take additional steps to strengthen the alliance's deterrence and defence after Russia launched an invasion of...
Read moreLatvian, Estonian foreign ministers leaving Kyiv by land -spokespeople
VILNIUS (Reuters) - The Latvian and Estonian foreign ministers, currently in Ukraine, are leaving Kyiv by land after arriving on Wednesday evening,...
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80% of Russia’s forces around Ukraine in attack positions, U.S. official says
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has put 80% of the troops he...
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Biden puts sanctions on Russian banks and elites as he says Ukraine invasion has begun
By Steve Holland, Jeff Mason, Daphne Psaledakis and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Tuesday the United...
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Canada announces first round of economic sanctions on Russia over Ukraine crisis
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday announced a first round of economic sanctions on Russia...
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