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“Europe must prepare for a Russian threat to Poland and the Baltic states" (Zelensky)
According to the Ukrainian president, Putin will try to drag Belarus into the war. After an interview with David Lammy, the ...
US aid cutoff poses new challenges to rights groups and independent media from Russia and Belarus
Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws ...
Baltics brace to cut decades-old ties to Russian grid
The Baltic states are set to sever ties with Russia's power grid that date back to the 1950s, and instead integrate further ...
Baltic nations end electricity ties to Russia through Soviet-era grid and tighten EU bond
After the disconnection plans were announced, propaganda campaigns cropped up on social media and in printed leaflets in city streets that issued fake-news warnings about blackouts, severe energy ...
Baltic nations count final hours to ending electricity ties to Russia
The severing of electricity ties to oil- and gas-rich Russia and switching to European grids is steeped in geopolitical and ...
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Russia’s Crude Oil Exports to EU via Ukraine Dropped 15% in 2024
The southern Druzhba route via Ukraine saw total Russian oil flows to the EU member states decline by 15% to 11.5 million tons last year, according to Vedomosti’s sources. This equals about 230,300 ...
Three NATO members still rely on Russia to manage their electricity grid. They’re about to pull the plug
Estonia, along with fellow Baltic states Latvia and Lithuania, is preparing finally to rid itself of one of the last vestiges ...
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Military Analyst: Putin May Deploy a 100,000-Strong Force In Belarus
Well, we get: the ground forces are 680,000 plus 500,000 — this is almost 1,200,000. Where can Putin afford to send a 100,000 ...
Russia's Baltic neighbors are breaking away from its power grid — and they're braced for retaliation
The Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are bracing themselves for possible retaliation as they decouple from ...
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EU Sanctions—Article 8a “Best Efforts” Explained
On 24 June 2024, the European Union (EU) implemented its 14th package of sanctions against Russia to combat its continued aggression against ...
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Historian compares Ukraine, Belarus after 30 years of independence
Belarusian people demonstrated exceptional wisdom, historian Yevgeny Spitsyn said in the latest episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA's YouTube channel.