Lithuania
On the territorial fringes of the alliance, where European military might is at its thinnest, an overconfident Putin might exploit the weakness to conduct a new “hybrid” war.
It is one of Europe’s great ruins, a poetic reminder of an empire that once shook the continent. A stark sentinel, it would later bear witness to unimaginable crimes.
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis used an LGBT rights rally in Vilnius to call on the Lithuanian parliament to pass legislation for registered same-sex partnerships.
When ‘Anonymous Poland’ hackers went after the Bellingcat collective, they appear to have let slip that LeakData.us and others are part of the misinformation campaign, too.
The fraught frontier between Russia and the NATO-defended Baltics is full of surprises, not least its natural beauty. But tensions are building fast.
Baltic Pride will be held in Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius, this weekend. While prejudice and discrimination remain, LGBT lives are changing for the better, say organizers.
What at first looked like as a social media grudge match could be a precursor to invasion, war, and resistance in the Baltics.