Baltic Sea

A Russian Defence Ministry official says that Moscow is ready to work with the Baltic and Scandinavian states to prevent incidents in the Baltic Sea, Tass reports.

A regatta of historic boats is to set sail on the Curonian Lagoon from Nida to Klaipėda. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

With the NATO summit in Warsaw coming up in July, the rhetoric in many Western quarters is becoming shriller about the need to contain Russian aggression.

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. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

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 ...

A recent study commissioned by Finland has outlined the pros and cons of the country joining NATO.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 sign...

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.

Praėjusį savaitgalį Joulumae diskgolfo parko (Estija) pušynuose įvyko antras „Prodiscus Baltic Sea Tour 2016“ varžybų etapas. Jame sėkmingai pasirodė Lietuvos sportininkai.

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 o...

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.

NATO's Military Committee on Wednesday approved the formation of multinational battalion groups in each of the Baltic countries and Poland, Lithuania's representative at the committee said.

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.

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.