The Riga City Court sentenced the resident of Rēzekne, Polina Kamleva, to six years in prison in a case involving the financing of an armed conflict. She was accused of transferring 43 euros to buy a drone-jamming device, which was then planned to be handed over to Russian military personnel.

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Countries in the Baltic Sea region agreed to create a task force for rapid response to drones and other hybrid threats. The decision was discussed on August 28 at a meeting in Flensburg by representatives of EU countries and neighboring states.

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Continuation of hybrid warfare, direct invasion, or a deterrent strike: we examine three of the most realistic scenarios.

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The smallest town in Lithuania, Panemune, is located in the west of the country. Across the river, the Russian town of Sovetsk is visible, where for several years a huge letter Z — the official symbol of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — has been displayed on the facade of one of the buildings. The two towns are connected by a pedestrian bridge — one of the few functioning crossings between Russia and the EU. Every day, the residents of Panemune look at that letter and the opposite shore.

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At the beginning of September, a meeting took place in Paris with representatives from 35 countries interested in the activities of the «Coalition of the Willing.» The essence of this peacekeeping idea, conceived six months ago, is to station troops from Ukraine's allied countries on its territory.

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