Baltic nations disconnect from Russian power grid to avoid power being used 'as a weapon'
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — all former Soviet republics that are now in the European Union and NATO — want to block Russia's ability to geopolitically blackmail them via the power grid.
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Defense secretary to meet troops in Germany, Poland during first overseas trip
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will make his first overseas trip next week that will include stops in Germany and Poland to ...
Trump's pressuring NATO to pay more. An alliance member sitting next to Russia couldn't be happier about it.
Estonia, a NATO member near Russia, spends more of its GDP on defense than the US. It's happy Trump is asking allies to boost ...
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Poland Responds to Russian Threat: F-16s Deploy to Lithuania
Poland is once again deploying a military contingent tasked with protecting the airspace of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.
3 Baltic states disconnect from the Soviet-era grid to merge with the European energy system
The flow of electricity between the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and Russia has been officially severed.
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Saab, Kongsberg again post record years on European defense splurge
The Saab CEO sees defense spending in Europe rising regardless of decisions regarding the NATO alliance and joint European ...
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On eve of visit, Europe braces for new defense demands from team Trump
The U.S. president’s insistence that Europe is underpaying for U.S. protection is likely to come up during meetings across ...
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 ...
Dutch military adds railway steel to rush troops to NATO’s east flank
Deployment in anger is not something that is planned, that always comes up suddenly, so you need some kind of minimum own ...
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 ...