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Europe is being forced to confront its dependence on U.S. protection. Countries on Russia’s border will either spend heavily on defense or expose themselves to strategic collapse. Europe’s scramble to fund Ukraine’s security proves Trump’s strategy works—forcing allies to pay their share instead of draining U.S. taxpayers. NATO members stepping up? That’s the America First …
On Saturday, the Baltic states will finally desynchronise from the BRELL electricity grid, which links it to Russia and Belarus. But the region is still vulnerable to Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure. History happens this weekend, when Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia desynchronise from the Soviet-era electricity grid that has kept the Baltic states connected …
NATO thinks it was accidental. The media loves nothing more than to fan speculation. — Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) November 27, 2024
The Baltic states and Poland, more than other EU countries, help Russia circumvent sanctions, because despite the rhetoric, it is so profitable. And Poland also blocked Ukraine pic.twitter.com/Rv8Qjs22xi — Sprinter Press (@SprinterPress) March 4, 2024
Dramatic moment NATO Top Guns intercept NaziRussian warplanes https://t.co/yAYFWAJkb9 — Pacific Sanctum✨THE BLESSED 😇 (@preueth) March 1, 2024 This is the dramatic moment NATO Top Guns intercept Russian warplanes over the Baltic Sea before heading off another Putin aircraft north of Poland. It came as the Russian president made a direct threat to nuke the …
NATO’s decision to enforce a Baltic Sea blockade in the wake of the Balticconnector gas pipeline explosion risks heightening tensions in the region. NATO will enforce a blockade against Russian ships in the Baltic Sea following the explosion which destroyed a portion of the Balticconnector gas pipeline. Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander …