Culture
Regatta of historic boats along Lithuanian coast
A regatta of historic boats is to set sail on the Curonian Lagoon from Nida to Klaipėda.
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Baltic Sea
Foreign affairs
Defence
‘We will agree on battalions for Baltic states’ – NATO chief
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that the Allied nations would agree to establish an international battalion in each of the Baltic states, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, as well as in Poland.
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Opinion
Curonians, the fearsome pirates of the Baltic
From the 9th to the 13th centuries, the present-day Lithuanian Baltic coast was inhabited by the Curonians, a Baltic tribe that inspired respectful fear even in the Scandinavians. Unfortunately, the Curonians did not found a state and were forced to recognise the rule of the Teutonic Order. Life by the sea was never calm. […]
Defence
CORPORATE
Kaliningrad or Karaliaučius: A land fought over for centuries
Five years ago, I wrote about the first time I saw the lands of Kaliningrad, known as the Karaliaučius region in Lithuanian. My first impression was depressing. […]
Uncategorized
Footage of Baltic naval mine explosions captured by Canadian divers
Canadian military divers have published explosive footage from NATO‘s Operation Open Spirit, an annual rotating mine-clearing operation targeting naval mines in the Baltic left over from World Wars I and II. […]
Defence
‘Russia has increased its capability to cut off access to Baltic sea’ – US general
US Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, the commander of the US Army in Europe, said that US forces must act as a deterrent to any potential threat in Europe in an interview with Lithuania’s national broadcaster. […]
Opinion
‘Vikings of the land’ – Lithuania’s tribes were conquerors and victims
Historical sources document medieval Lithuanian tribes to have been not just victims of crusader attacks but expansionists and pillagers in their own right, fierce warriors whose might terrorized their neighbours, including fellow Balts, and forged empires. […]
CORPORATE
8 naval mines and three shipwrecks discovered during Baltic Sea operation
About 40 square nautical miles (about 137 square kilometres) of the Baltic seabed has been explored during international operation Open Spirit 2016. The mine search operation has so far discovered eight naval mines and one […]
Defence
Nord Stream 2 could be Russian cover to militarize Gotland – political scientist
The Nord Stream 2 project must be considered not just for its economic and energy significance, but for its military security aspect. Political scientist Margarita Šešelgytė believes that the pipeline would give the Russian military a reason to militarise the Swedish island of Gotland, which is significant when it comes to NATO forces and access to the Baltics. […]
Defence
‘Canada is a small army, but everyone likes to work with us’ – Major Beauchamp
While NATO is often thought of as synonymous with the United States, other countries, like Canada, also contribute to making Europe more secure. Major Eric Beauchamp talks to the Lithuania Tribune about Canada’s role in reassurance measures for Baltic security. […]
Culture
Three Lithuanian coastal cities apply for European Capital of Culture status for 2022
Klaipėda, Neringa and Palanga, three municipalities on the Lithuanian coast of the Baltic Sea, seek to become the European Capital of Culture in 2022 and have proposed a joint program called Rising to Wind that will emphasize the region’s multicultural features, the Klaipėda City Municipality said on Thursday. […]
Foreign affairs
‘We in the US think that migrants are a source of strength, not a threat’
Refugees fleeing conflicts in the Middle East is not a problem just for Europe to solve, says US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Benjamin G. Ziff. […]
Defence
Defence
‘I see no chance of war with Russia’ – NATO general in Vilnius
NATO General Salvatore Farina has said that dangerous Russian conduct in the Baltic Sea region was unlikely to lead to a large-scale military conflict. […]
Defence
NATO ships search Lithuanian Baltic waters for WWI and WWII mines
An international NATO operation called Open Spirit has begun in the territorial waters of Lithuania. During the operation, NATO and other countries’ ships will clean the bottom of the Baltic sea to ensure that no naval mines or other explosives remain there. […]
CORPORATE
Society
Drones to take unruly holidaymakers to task on Lithuania’s beaches
Lifeguards in Palanga, Lithuania’s Baltic Sea resort, will be using drones to police holidaymakers on the resort’s busy beaches this summer. […]
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‘You gotta shoot’ – Trump on Russian flybys in Baltic
US presidential candidate Donald Trump says that if Russia does not respond to diplomatic calls to stop flyby manoeuvres over the Baltic Sea, the Americans would have to shoot Russian planes down. […]