Exercise #IronWolf was a success for NATO. 🛡

The Commander of NATO eFP Battlegroup Lithuania 🇱🇹 sums up: 'We demonstrated once again, that the Battle Group 🇱🇹 is a sharp sword with decisive capabilities'.

Together all 🇩🇪🇳🇱🇳🇴🇧🇪🇨🇿🇱🇺 soldiers have shown, that they are ready if needed. #WeAreNato

Aware of violations of EU sanctions on Russia or Belarus?

European Commission 🇪🇺 has created an online tool for whistle-blowers, where your identity is protected.

Make an anonymous report now
👉 eusanctions.integrityline.com

With societal security becoming so crucial, every European country should have a minister for civil defense - as Sweden does now, argues Elisabeth Braw
in her excellent piece about the Swedish🇸🇪 pioneering approach on #totaldefense politico.eu/article/every-…

Good calls with PM Sanna Marin & SwedishPM Ulf Kristersson at this critical time. As #NATO invitees #Finland & #Sweden have proven that it's every country's right to choose its own path. #Russia must respect the rights of other countries & stop its war of aggression in #Ukraine .

EU officials stress the need to put in place national policies for screening foreign direct investments in EU critical industries, highlighting significantly increased risk that FDI by Russian, Belarus and Chinese investors may pose a threat to security defensenews.com/global/europe/…

Norway🇳🇴 raises army alert level in response to Ukraine war. It means, among other things, that Norwegian armed forces will do less training&more active operations, as Oslo grows more concerned about possible sabotage of the country's energy infrastructure
dw.com/en/norway-rais…

Russia pulls the plug on the UN deal to allow exports of Ukrainian grain, proving yet again what many have been predicting - any deal with Moscow cannot be trusted or lasting ft.com/content/3e700f…

Good reasons not to dismiss the alignment between Russia and China. Andrew A. Michta Sławomir Dębski Sari Arho Havrén

#Russia ’s war against #Ukraine & #climatechange upend security situation in the #North – that was the key message during the #NATO PA #RoseRothHelsinki seminar (18-20 Oct), bringing together 62 MPs from 25 #NATO member & partner countries. Full PR👉 bit.ly/RoseRothHelsin…

How should the West respond to Putin's next escalation in Ukraine. Here're some insights and recipes by Atlantic Council top-notch strategists atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…

The #eFP Battlegroup Lithuania🇱🇹 is ready and capable of defending our NATO Ally Lithuania!
They train and show their capabilities during Exercise Iron Wolf 2022-II in Pabrade Lithuania.
#WeAreNato #StrongerTogether #DeterAndDefend

Pentagon says Ukraine🇺🇦to get advanced air defense systems early next month-meeting one of Kyiv’s key demands for military assistance as Russia continues to pummel Ukraine's cities, energy hubs & other civilian targets with a barrage of missiles & drones stripes.com/theaters/us/20…

🌍 Lithuanians will become the first people in the world to be able to remotely rent their own part of a wind power plant!

It’s a significant milestone in progressive, environmentally friendly thinking about our energy needs.

Read more⤵️
lnkd.in/ez2gEZ8J

Two-thirds of Lithuanians believe that Russia's war against Ukraine and its consequences on energy prices should accelerate Lithuania's green energy transition, a survey conducted by the European Investment Bank European Investment Bank has shown
lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…

Important measures taken by the U.S. and Ukrainian governments to ensure that U.S. military supplies and weapons do not end in the wrong hands, particularly if they get captured by Russian forces.

'China’s foreign policy will become even more assertive and confrontational. Xi used the word «struggle» seventeen times in his speech to the Party Congress, twelve times in an international context, mostly directed at the USA.'

The West steps up tracking of poss. Russian nuclear intent, as some NATO capitals are concerned that unlike the logistical steps required to deploy orthodox nuclear weapons, which seem possible to be tracked, preparations for a dirty bomb are more obscure ft.com/content/703bea…

We got the skies covered🛡️

🔊In the skies above, air-policing missions ✈️ reinforce collective defence, demonstrating NATO`s cohesion and resolve to implement deterrence and defence.

#WeAreNATO

With the security of #NATOs Northern flank gaining more prominennce in the Alliance's defense posture, US🇺🇸, Norwegian🇳🇴 militaries meet to talk logistics in case of Nordic threat stripes.com/branches/marin…