Daiva Venckus 🇱🇹🇺🇸🇺🇦

Four years

The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?

It is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
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Thousands protest in Latvia over threat to quit Istanbul Convention Latvia's opponents of the Istanbul Convention say it promotes "gender ideology."

Thousands of people took to the streets of Riga to protest the threat of Latvia’s right-wing parties withdrawing from the Istanbul Convention, which aims to prevent violence against women and domestic abuse.

Los Angeles came out in droves. #NoKings

Rob Reiner at the No Kings protest in Santa Monica after an agitator demanding violence confronted him and the police took him away. Part 3
#nokings

Rob Reiner at the No Kings protest in Santa Monica skillfully diffusing an agitator getting into his face demanding violence. SMPD arrived to peacefully detain the agitator. Part 2
#nokings

Rob Reiner at the No Kings protest in Santa Monica confronted by an agitator demanding violence. Part 1
#nokings

All we want to do in Santa Monica is dance!
#nokings
#santamonica
#nofascism

Hence . . . Krasnov.

Estonia Denounces Merkel’s Suggestion That Baltic States and Poland Influenced Russia War Estonian leaders have criticized Angela Merkel's comments linking the Baltic states and Poland to Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

⚡️ Estonia slammed Angela Merkel for implying that Poland and the Baltic states helped trigger Russia’s war against Ukraine.

🇱🇹🇺🇦 Zelensky: I held a meeting with Prime Minister of Lithuania – this is her first foreign visit, and it is very meaningful that it is to Ukraine.

We discussed continued defense assistance, joint weapons production, and investments in Ukraine’s defense industry. Energy sector.

Lithuania's Vilnius airport closed in response to airspace violation, media reports Lithuania's main airport was closed late on Oct. 4 following a sighting of 13 "contraband" balloons flying towards the site, Lithuanian outlet LRT reported.

⚡️Lithuania's Vilnius airport closed in response to airspace violation, media reports.

Lithuania's main airport was closed late on Oct. 4 following a sighting of 13 "contraband" balloons flying towards the site, Lithuanian outlet LRT reported.

Lithuania’s culture sector rallies against populist party Culture organizations say Lithuania’s democratic values are at risk.

Thousands of cultural workers protested across Lithuania on Sunday after the culture minister’s portfolio in the newly formed government was handed to a populist party whose leader has been accused of anti-Semitism.

Explosives in corn cans: Russia’s plot to strike Poland, Lithuania, and Germany revealed Authorities intercepted a courier carrying disguised bombs and drone parts.

Explosives hidden in corn cans — Russia planned sabotage in Poland, Lithuania, and Germany.

A suspected GRU courier was told to dig them up in Lithuania and drop them near Łódź.
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⚡️Lithuania will not open airspace near the border with Belarus until December, Minister of Defense told BNS.

Good thinking.

Russia is violating Europe’s skies with impunity Shooting down a Russian plane could expose splits in the NATO alliance

Western officials do not know why Russia has ramped up its poking and prodding. Some allies believe that recent incidents in Poland and Estonia were accidental, a function of Russian sloppiness rather than malfeasance, though Poland strongly disagrees

Ukraine war briefing: Estonia warns of Putin distraction tactics as EU leaders meet to discuss ‘drone wall’ Estonian leader Kristen Michal says Putin wants Europe ‘talking about ourselves, not Ukraine’ ahead of meeting in Copenhagen.

Ukraine war briefing: Estonia warns of Putin distraction tactics as EU leaders meet to discuss ‘drone wall’

Estonian leader Kristen Michal says Putin wants Europe ‘talking about ourselves, not Ukraine’ ahead of meeting in Copenhagen. What we know on day 1,316

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“Stop Lying!”, Estonia FM Confronts Russia at UN With Radar Proof of Airspace Violation | AC1G YouTube video by DRM News

ruzzia : we didn’t fly fighter jets loaded with missiles for 12 minutes and 100 km into your territory.

Estonia: pulls out pictures of radar and fighter jets loaded with missiles flying 12’minutes 100 km deep in Estonias territory
ruZZia is a terrorist state

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Lithuania to host Ukrainian children for rehabilitation after their return from Russia Read more

Lithuania 🇱🇹 to host Ukrainian children for rehabilitation after their return from russia

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NATO's quick and decisive responses also need to deter The geopolitical Groundhog Day is still stuck on repeat.

READ!! Lithuania’s ex-Top Diplomat: 👇🏻

“Russia escalates, we do nothing,

Russia escalates more, we do nothing,

Russia escalates even more, we do nothing...

guys, I think I am starting to see a pattern here.”

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Lithuania invests 15 million euros in the recovery of Ukraine's most valuable resource — its people

Lithuania invests 15 million euros in the recovery of Ukraine's most valuable resource — its people
Lithuania is not only next to Ukraine on the front lines. A true friend and reliable partner invests in our future, in the strength and resilience of people affected by the war....

💬 Lithuania’s Defense Minister Dovile Šakalienė: NATO must take Russian air provocations seriously.

Citing Turkey’s downing of a Russian Su-24 in 2015, she warned that NATO’s northeastern border is being deliberately tested.

🇺🇸🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪 In late August, Pentagon officials told European diplomats the US would cut some security aid to Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia and urged Europe to be less reliant on Washington, - Reuters

🔴 Estonia’s Defense Forces released the flight path of Russian MiG-31 jets that crossed into its airspace on September 19.

The fighters entered near Väinloo Island without clearance, stayed 12 minutes, had no flight plans, and flew with transponders switched off.

NATO was ready to 'use force' against Russia, Estonia says after airspace incursion

NATO was ready to 'use force' against Russia, Estonia says after airspace incursion
"We saw on Friday that NATO is functioning very efficiently... even to the point that if we were truly forced to use the last resort, which is the use of force, then there was a readiness for t...

Russian decoy drone fragment washes up on Latvian beach — Meduza A fragment of a drone was found after washing up on a beach in western Latvia, the country’s military reported on Friday.

A fragment of a Russian drone was found after washing up on a beach in western Latvia, the country’s military reported on Friday.
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Lithuania's aid to Ukraine exceeds EUR 1.7 bln – Sybiha

Lithuania's aid to Ukraine exceeds EUR 1.7 bln – Sybiha #Ukraine

Britain spy chief says he sees no evidence Putin wants to negotiate peace in Ukraine The head of Britain's foreign intelligence agency says there is "absolutely no evidence" that Russia's Vladimir Putin wants to negotiate peace in Ukraine.

Estonia summoned a Russian diplomat to protest after three Russian fighter aircraft entered its airspace without permission on Friday and stayed there for 12 minutes, the Foreign Ministry said.