Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE Sep 8, 2018
Cheers to beers connecting northern Europe and Japan
by Melinda Joe
J.L.S. Trading imports an eclectic range of craft beers from various microbreweries in the Baltics and Scandinavia.
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World Aug 30, 2017
U.S. bolsters Baltic air patrols as big Russia war games loom
The United States on Tuesday sent extra fighter jets to patrol the skies over Baltic states to reinforce its NATO allies as Russia gears up for major major military drills, Lithuania's defense ministry said. Seven US F-15 fighter jets landed at the country's northern Siauliai ...
World Jul 11, 2017
U.S. deploys advanced long-range anti-aircraft missiles in Baltics for first time for drills
The United States deployed a battery of Patriot long-range anti-aircraft missiles in Lithuania to be used in NATO wargames from Tuesday — the first time the advanced defense system has been brought to the Baltics where Russia has air superiority. The Patriot battery was brought ...
World May 3, 2016
NATO weighing rotational ground force in Baltics, Poland to counter Russia: Carter
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says the NATO alliance is considering establishing a rotational ground force in the Baltic states and possibly Poland as a deterrent to Russian aggression. Carter made the comment to reporters flying with him Monday to Stuttgart, Germany, home of the ...
Commentary / World Feb 11, 2016
Note to Baltic states: Israel is a tiny country, too
by Marc Champion
The Baltic states should draw defense lessons from Israel, which also faces an attack from a larger enemy, with little territory upon which to fight a lengthy defense.
World Mar 10, 2015
About 3,000 U.S. soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division will deploy to Eastern Europe beginning next week, to conduct training exercises with forces from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, the Pentagon said Monday. The deployment is part of an ongoing U.S. military troop rotation aimed at ...