
Baltic States Block Fico’s Flight to Moscow
Ahead of Russia’s Victory Day commemorations, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have barred the Slovak PM from their airspace.

Ahead of Russia’s Victory Day commemorations, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have barred the Slovak PM from their airspace.

“Is it not possible that Europe, which once sent missionaries to the ends of the earth, may yet find itself re-Christianized by the very peoples it once sought to convert?”

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

A recent wargame suggests that political hesitation, not military weakness, could allow Russia to act before Europe is ready.

The defendants, from Spain, Colombia, Cuba, Russia, and Belarus, face up to 15 years in prison.

Authorities say repairs are under way as investigations continue, amid a series of unexplained incidents affecting regional infrastructure.

A court said the men had acted in the interests of another state when they daubed a statue of Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas with red paint.

Frontline leaders meeting in Helsinki say airspace violations and drone incursions expose gaps in Europe’s defence and can no longer be left to national budgets.

Nearly 30,000 air passengers were delayed last month as smuggling balloons repeatedly forced Vilnius airport to close.

Vilnius is preparing to deploy its crisis management policy, as smugglers’ balloons keep arriving from one of its hostile neighbours.