
Balloons and Hybrid War: Baltics Call on NATO and EU to Step In
Nighttime balloon flights carrying illegal cigarettes have forced repeated airport closures in Lithuania, highlighting a growing security challenge along the Belarus border.

Nighttime balloon flights carrying illegal cigarettes have forced repeated airport closures in Lithuania, highlighting a growing security challenge along the Belarus border.

The move comes after Budapest’s criticism of the European Union that it is turning a blind eye to serious abuses.

The operation against X has become a symbol of rising tensions between European regulators and digital platforms over the limits of state power online.

The move is coordinated with Egypt and supervised by the European Union, aiming to ease the humanitarian situation in the Strip.

Brussels and New Delhi agreed on a sweeping free trade agreement covering nearly two billion people.

Some leaders want to publish an EU-wide statement on the situation, but it’s doubtful they would be able to agree on any significant wording.

Kyiv insists the parties are edging closer to a deal, while Russia says the process has stalled due to an alleged January 1 strike by Ukrainian forces on a village in Kherson.

With scientific advice potentially exceeded by a wide margin, Brussels may seek to force further clarification from the agreement’s signatories.

Under newly expanded Brussels rules taking effect this month, visa suspensions could target Georgian officials before being extended to the wider public—if EU concerns remain unaddressed.

At his annual end-of-year press conference Friday, the Russian president laid out the Russian narrative on how the war in Ukraine might end.