A century ago, amid the turmoil of the Russian Revolution, three independent Baltic states were born. For half of the subsequent 100 years, starting during World War II, the Baltic nations were ...

The Baltic countries, which are all NATO members, have often had chilly ties with Russia since declaring independence from the USSR in 1990 — and relations soured further over Russia’s full ...

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have been calling for their region to receive the biggest build-up of combat-ready NATO forces in ...

David Brennan is Newsweek's Diplomatic Correspondent covering world politics and conflicts from London with a focus on NATO, the European Union, and the Russia-Ukraine War. David joined Newsweek ...

World News; speed read Baltic States unplug from Russian grid, join EU's. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are disconnecting from the Soviet-era electricity grid to join the EU's network.

After a few days in Helsinki, we ventured on to the three Baltic states, which in land mass are just over 65,000 square miles. Together, that's smaller than the entire US state of Missouri.

A screen near the Energy Museum and Mindaugas Bridge indicates that on February 8 the Baltic States will disconnect from the Russian electricity grid to synchronise with Continental Europe, in ...