Latvian FM: Substantial Nato presence needed in Baltics
Latvia’s foreign minister says NATO needs to increase its presence in the Baltic region, given Russia’s annexation of Crimea in
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Russia
Poland, Russia reach consensus on road transport permits
Polish deputy Infrastructure Minister Jerzy Szmit and his Russian counterpart Nikolai Asaul Friday reached agreement on restoring international road transports
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Bulgarian Parliament sets up committee to probe Russian, Turkish interference in domestic politics
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted by a large majority on February 19 2016 to accept a proposal to set up a
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Polish official urges Nato to deploy troops to deter Russia
Poland’s foreign minister on Wednesday urged NATO to get over its reluctance to deploy troops along its eastern flank, to
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Proposal for Bulgarian Parliament to probe claims of Russian and Turkish interference in domestic politics
MPs from several political parties have signed a petition by the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) calling for the
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Polish lorries banned from crossing Russian border
Russia intends to push Polish lorries out of its market by forbidding entry of Polish carriers transporting goods from other
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EC takes aim at Russia with ‘energy security’ package
The European Commission published a package of proposals on February 16 meant to increase the bloc’s energy security in case
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Russia blocks Ukraine transit at its borders, after Ukraine blockade
Russia has blocked Ukraine-registered trucks from entering its territory, in a tit-for-tat response to expanding efforts by Ukraine activists to
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Russia bristles at Nato expansion in Eastern Europe
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov is to meet with the head of Nato, Jens Stoltenberg, Friday at a security conference
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