A US Air Force Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird’s Engine Exploded Over the Baltic in June 1987 With Soviet Fighters Ordered to ...

Summary and Key Points: An SR-71 flown by Majors Duane Noll and Tom Veltri suffered an engine explosion over the Baltic and dropped from 80,000 to 25,000 feet. Sweden scrambled two Viggens to escort it while Soviet fighters had orders to force it into …

Rail Baltica seeks £300M from EU to push construction across the Baltic states

Rail Baltica has lodged a new joint application for European Union (EU) funding to advance construction and systems work on the high‑speed line that will link Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with Poland and the wider European rail network. Coordinated by RB …

Swedbank to cut 500 jobs, including 100 in Baltic states

Swedbank announces Baltic job losses

Share Follow:Follow LSM on Google Swedbank CEO Olavi Lepp said the company is laying off employees across the entire group, meaning both in the Baltic states and Sweden, with redundancies to total around 500. "Naturally, in the process, we are also …

Sweden sends four Saildrones into the Baltic

Sweden has begun a year-long maritime surveillance mission using four Saildrone Voyager uncrewed surface vessels to support Swedish Navy maritime domain awareness in the Baltic Sea, according to the company. The Voyager is a ten metre wind and solar …

Swedbank lays off 100 in Baltic states, warns AI could mean more cuts

Swedbank is laying off around 100 staff in Estonia and the other Baltic states, while the bank says Artificial Intelligence (AI) could lead to further layoffs in future. Swedbank CEO Olavi Lepp said the company is laying off employees across the entire …

The Telegraph: Russia may demand withdrawal of NATO troops from Poland and the Baltic states in talks with Europe

Russia plans to use a new round of negotiations to end the war against Ukraine to obtain concessions from NATO, including a reduction in the Allianceʼs presence in Eastern Europe. This is reported by The Telegraph, citing diplomatic sources. Russian …

Russia announces the dispatch of a fourth tanker with diesel to the United States

The Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Nóvak announced this Tuesday that a fourth tanker loaded with Russian diesel is scheduled to depart on Wednesday, October 28, headed for the United States, as part of the energy agreement reached by Presidents …

Seeking to Pry Russia Away from China, the United States May End Up Losing Europe

The Trump administration’s policy toward Russia and Ukraine continues to rattle the NATO alliance, as criticism that America appears to be siding with Moscow against Kyiv deepens mistrust in European capitals. The president’s reported receptivity to Putin’ …

Estonian FM hails Türkiye's contribution to Baltic defense

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna hailed Türkiye's contribution to the defense of the Baltic states, as he met with newly appointed Turkish Ambassador Yonca Özçeri on Tuesday. "The Turkish Air Force is currently contributing to the defence …