Baltic states, northeastern region of Europe containing the countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea. The Baltic states are bounded on the west and north by the Baltic Sea, which gives the region its name, on the east by Russia, on the southeast by Belarus, and on the southwest by Poland and an exclave of Russia. The underlying geology …

The Baltic states or the Baltic countries is a modern unofficial geopolitical term, typically used to group three countries: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.All three countries are members of NATO, the European Union, the Eurozone, and the OECD.The three sovereign states on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea are sometimes referred to as the "Baltic nations", less often and in historical ...

The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were invaded and occupied in June 1940 by the Soviet Union, under the leadership of Stalin and auspices of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact that had been signed between Nazi Germany and the USSR immediately before the outbreak of World War II. The three countries were then annexed into the Soviet Union as constituent republics in …

May 25, 2022 · Among the Baltic states, Lithuania has traditionally been the most vocal on energy security and independence. Taking one of the first bold steps towards natural gas independence in terms of infrastructure, in 2014, Lithuania launched a liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal in the port of Klaipėda with a floating storage and regasification unit ...

Mar 27, 2020 · These states were a part of the Russian Empire until 1920 after having declared independence in 1918. After the Second World War, the three countries became part of the Soviet Union. As of 2014, the largest city in the Baltic states is the Latvian capital of Riga, which has a population of 643,368 people.

May 06, 2022 · On Thursday, 5 May, a special festive ceremony was held in honour of the opening of the Polish-Lithuanian gas interconnection. The ceremony was attended by Latvia’s President Egils Levits, Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nausėda, Poland’s President Andrzej Duda, European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson, as well as other high-ranking officials from Latvia, …

May 06, 2022 · May commenced in Scandinavia, Baltic States and Russia colder than usual. For the rest of Europe, however, the average air temperature is expected higher than usual. In June, July and August only some areas in Scandinavia and Russia are expected to have air temperature in accordance with the average annual index.

May 17, 2022 · Like Ukraine, the Baltic states were part of the Soviet Union after Moscow annexed the three countries during World War II. Regaining independence during the collapse of the U.S.S.R., these three ...

Mar 22, 2022 · Since their independence, the Baltic NATO states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have existed in a constant state of vulnerability to assault, due to shared and often snarled borders with Russia ...

Mar 16, 2022 · RUSSIAN state TV has aired a discussion on seizing the Baltic states as Nato bolster Eastern European allies with thousands more troops. A former senior officer laid out a chilling scenario for Put…