Are underwater pipelines, cables being sabotaged in the Baltic Sea? Why? | Russia-Ukraine war News

Are underwater pipelines, cables being sabotaged in the Baltic Sea? Why? | Russia-Ukraine war News

Two fibre-optic undersea cables in the Baltic Sea were severed on Sunday and Monday, raising suspicions over a Chinese cargo vessel, which the Danish navy is currently shadowing through the Kattegat strait between Denmark and Sweden. The Chinese vessel, which departed Ust-Luga port in Russia on Friday last week and…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,003 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,003 | Russia-Ukraine war News

These were the key developments on the 1,003rd day of the Russia-Ukraine war. Here is the situation on Saturday, November 23: Military Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised more combat test-firing of an experimental hypersonic missile – the Oreshnik – which was launched at Ukraine on Thursday. Ukraine is seeking…

Lithuania’s Gitanas Nauseda declares victory in presidential election | Elections News

Lithuania’s Gitanas Nauseda declares victory in presidential election | Elections News

Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte conceded defeat in the final round of the Baltic nation’s presidential election. Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda has declared victory in the final round of the Baltic nation’s presidential election, as partial results showed him far ahead in the two-way race against Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte. Ballots…

Lithuania’s Nauseda eyes re-election in run-off overshadowed by Russia | Politics News

Lithuania’s Nauseda eyes re-election in run-off overshadowed by Russia | Politics News

Incumbent president says he sees Russia as an ‘enemy’ and has accused Moscow of trying to destabilise Vilnius. Lithuania is holding its presidential election, with incumbent Gitanas Nauseda expected to win after a campaign dominated by security concerns in the post-Soviet state. Sunday’s vote is a rematch between Nauseda and…

Lithuania’s Gitanas Nauseda declares victory in presidential election | Elections News

Lithuania’s Nauseda wins first round of presidential election | Elections News

Incumbent president will now go into a run-off against rival Ingrida Simonyte on May 26, in repeat of 2019. Incumbent Gitanas Nauseda has won the first round of voting in Lithuania’s presidential election, putting him on track for a second and final term in office. With nearly all of the…

Navalny ally Leonid Volkov attacked with hammer near Lithuanian home | Crime News

Navalny ally Leonid Volkov attacked with hammer near Lithuanian home | Crime News

Former strategist to Russian opposition leader was admitted to hospital after the assault on Tuesday night. Leonid Volkov, a close ally of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny who died last month in a remote penal colony, has been admitted to hospital after being attacked with a hammer outside his home…

Baltic foreign ministers pull out of OSCE summit over Russian participation | Russia-Ukraine war News

Baltic foreign ministers pull out of OSCE summit over Russian participation | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ministers of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania say presence of Sergey Lavrov risks legitimising Russian war in Ukraine. The foreign ministers of three Baltic states have announced that they will boycott a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was invited…