A passenger ferry that got stranded in the Baltic Sea off the coast of the Russian city of Kaliningrad has reached the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda, local media report. The Regina Seaways ferry with 298 passengers and 37 crew members on board was sailing from Germany’s Kiel to Klaipeda on Tuesday when a “technical failure” […]
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The Unlikely Baltic Spot That’ll Set Your Mouth on Fire
The first bite of Japanese golden curry feels weak. It’s a wicked deception. With a few more bites, the sides of your tongue tingle. Then, your body heats up and you’re peeling off clothes. Your chest grows warm and your sinuses react to the intense spice. More heat sweats continue, as you push through to […]
Rising pay in Baltic States poses threat to region's competitive performance
Published time: 8 Dec, 2017 05:02 The northeast corner of the eurozone has fallen into a trap as increased wages in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have started outstripping efficiency gains in the region. Pay rises have reached their highest since the last boom-bust cycle a decade ago. According to recent European Commission data, within the […]
WATCH: Cruise ship battles terrifying storm at night during Baltic Sea journey
A video captures of a cruise ship shows the tumultuous storm the MS Romantika faced during a trip earlier this year. Filmed at night, the now-viral video shows the darkness that engulfed the ship during the horrendous weather. The wind and rain that hits the ship are illuminated by the ship’s lighting. The person filming […]
WATCH: Cruise ship battles terrifying storm at night during Baltic Sea journey
The cruise ship video shows the storm that it faced during a trip on the MS Romantika earlier this year. It is filmed at night, showing the darkness that engulfed the ship during the horrendous weather. The video then shows the wind and rain that hits the ship illuminated by the lighting. The person filming […]
Watch a Danish jet intercept a Russian bomber over the Baltic Sea
Screenshot/Danish Air Force via Facebook The Danish Royal Air Force posted a video on Tuesday of two of their fighter jets intercepting a Russian bomber, Newsweek International first reported. The video shows two Danish F-16s flanking a Russian Tu-95 on both sides, and one Danish pilot signaling towards the bomber, near the island of Bornholm, which is between Poland and […]
Chinese military vessels enter Russia’s Baltic for 1st time as joint drills kick off
Published time: 21 Jul, 2017 13:32 The ‘Joint Sea 2017’ drills of the Russian and Chinese naval forces have begun the first stage of major exercises, marking the first time they have taken place in Europe. As the Chinese ships entered the Russian sea port of Baltiysk on Friday, the first phase began, with the […]
US spy plane carried out ‘provocative turn’ toward Russian fighter jet over Baltic – Moscow
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NATO stages 1st-ever war games in Baltic ‘weak spot’ to defend from ‘Russia threat’ (PHOTOS)
British, Polish, American and Lithuanian troops took part in military exercises in the Suwalki Gap on the border between Poland and Lithuania, “protecting” NATO’s soft spot from the “Russian threat” for the very first time. Some 1,500 NATO troops participated in the war games in the Suwalki Gap over the weekend, alongside US helicopters and […]
NATO kicks off news round of Baltic drills on Russia’s doorstep (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
As the Baltic states, in concert with NATO, wraps up its previous cycle of military exercises close to Russia’s borders, the alliance has kicked off its so-called Saber Strike 17 drills in multiple locations throughout Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. Leaders of the NATO military bloc agreed to deploy four multinational battalions to Poland as […]
