24 h. ago Two Russian planes make hurried incursion into Lithuanian airspace

Lithuania summoned a Russian diplomat in protest after two Russian planes entered its airspace on Thursday, the Lithuanian foreign ministry said. A Sukhoi SU-30 fighter and an IL-78 tanker from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad passed through Lithuanian airspace for 700 metres (2,300ft) before leaving it 18 seconds later, probably during aerial refuelling training, according to a short statement from the Nato member country’s military. Later on Thursday, the Lithuanian foreign ministry said it...

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24 h. ago 2 Russian planes make hurried incursion into Lithuanian airspace

Lithuania summoned a Russian diplomat in protest after two Russian planes entered its airspace on Thursday, the Lithuanian foreign ministry said. A Sukhoi SU-30 fighter and an IL-78 tanker from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad passed through Lithuanian airspace for 700 metres (2,300ft) before leaving it 18 seconds later, probably during aerial refuelling training, according to a short statement from the Nato member country’s military. Later on Thursday, the Lithuanian foreign ministry said it...

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24 h. ago Nato member Lithuania protests airspace incursion denied by Russia

Lithuania summoned a Russian diplomat in protest over what it said was the entry of two Russian planes into its airspace on Thursday, though Moscow denied any such violation. A Sukhoi SU-30 fighter and an IL-78 tanker from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad passed through Lithuanian airspace for 700 metres (2,300 feet) before leaving it after 18 seconds, probably during aerial refuelling training, according to a short statement from the Nato member country’s military. Later Thursday, the...

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9 d. ago Chinese airlines protest U.S. plan to ban flights over Russian airspace

Chinese airlines protest U.S. plan to ban flights over Russian airspace  PBS

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9 d. ago Chinese airlines protest US plan to ban their flights over Russian airspace

Chinese airlines protest US plan to ban their flights over Russian airspace  The Middletown Press

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2 w. ago Baltic nations planning for mass evacuations in the event of a Russian attack

Alarmed by Russia’s vast military spending since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the three Baltic states were drawing up contingency plans to deal with the possibility of hundreds of thousands of people fleeing a Russian troop build-up or attack. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have long voiced fears to fellow Nato states about possible Russian aggression, citing Russian cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns and incursions over the past few months by Russian fighter jets and drones. Russia has...

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