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Poland and Baltic nations welcome Macron's nuclear deterrent proposal

Poland and Baltic nations have welcomed a proposal by French President Emmanuel Macron to launch talks about using France’s nuclear deterrent to protect the continent from Russian threats

The Independent UK

Baltic nations count final hours to ending electricity ties to Russia

Nearly 3 1/2 decades after leaving the Soviet Union, the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania this weekend will flip a switch to end electricity-grid connections to neighboring Russia and Belarus

The Independent UK

Lithuania vows to boost defense spending to 5-6% of GDP, citing the threat of Russian aggression

Lithuania's president says his country has made the decision to raise its spending on defense to between 5% and 6% of overall national economic output starting in 2026

The Independent UK

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US warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west

Official suggests US funding could be pulled as new ‘Kremlin-inspired’ law provokes mass protests

The Guardian - UK

Lithuania set for presidential election run-off with incumbent Nausėda clear favourite

Results put Gitanas Nausėda ahead but he will face Ingrida Šimonytė in a run-off election on 26 May

The Guardian - UK

Belarusian held in Poland suspected of ordering hammer attack on Navalny ally

Two Polish citizens detained earlier on suspicion of attacking Russian opposition figure Leonid Volkov in Lithuania

The Guardian - UK

Regional security 'deteriorating', says Lithuania's president

Talking Europe discusses European security with Gitanas Nausėda, the president of Lithuania. Ahead of next month's NATO summit in Vilnius, Nausėda urges a collective response to likely Wagner troop movements in Belarus. He also highlights the deployment of a permanent "full-fledged German brigade" in Lithuania and promotes a gradual approach…

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Lukashenko confirms Prigozhin has arrived in Belarus; Putin hails military for ‘stopping civil war’ – as it happened

Lukashenko appears to have confirmed Yevgeney Prigozhin has landed in Belarus; Russian president says army and the people were not on Wagner side

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 489 of the invasion

Lukashenko confirms Prigozhin is in Belarus; Putin tells security forces they averted a ‘civil war’; Zelenskiy claims advances ‘in all directions’

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 488 of the invasion

Russia releases images of defence minister visiting occupied Ukraine; criminal case reported to still be open on Yevgeny Prigozhin

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin says Wagner uprising was ‘doomed to fail’ – as it happened

President addresses Russia as Yevgeny Prigozhin says ‘march’ was to avoid destruction of mercenary group, not to overthrow Putin

The Guardian - AU

Trudy Rubin: NATO 'not doing enough' to help Ukraine win, Lithuanian president says

The tiny Baltic country of Lithuania has always been ahead of the curve in predicting Russia’s aggressive intentions.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

More than 1,000 Ukraine marines have surrendered in Mariupol, says Russia

Moscow makes claim as leaders of four countries bordering Russia arrive in Kyiv in show of support for Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Presidents of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland head to Ukraine

German president was scheduled to be part of the visit but said on Tuesday he was not welcome by Ukraine.

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International Criminal Court chief prosecutor says ‘Ukraine is a crime scene’ after visiting Bucha – as it happened

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White House says the US has evidence that the war against Ukraine has been ‘a strategic disaster’ – as it happened

Germany, France and the UK reject Russia’s demand to pay for gas in roubles; Kremlin announces further sanctions for EU leaders

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