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Bytes Europe<p>Latvia takes another step towards Ottawa Convention exit / Article <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/890344/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/890344/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a></p>
Peter Nimmo<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finland</span></a> following <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Poland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poland</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Estonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Estonia</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Lithuania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lithuania</span></a> doing so- that's all the nations who have eastern borders with <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Belarus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Belarus</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@hanse_mina/114263154069632435" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@hanse_mina/11</span><span class="invisible">4263154069632435</span></a><br>hanse_mina@mastodon.social - NATO member Finland plans to quit a global convention banning anti-personnel <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/landmines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landmines</span></a> and boost defence spending to at least 3% of GDP by 2029 in response to the evolving military threat from Russia, the government said on Tuesday.</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finland-plans-withdraw-landmines-treaty-prime-minister-says-2025-04-01/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/europe/finla</span><span class="invisible">nd-plans-withdraw-landmines-treaty-prime-minister-says-2025-04-01/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Orpo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orpo</span></a></p>
September_UA 🇺🇦<p>Trump’s Pastor Mark Burns Calls for US Tanks and F-35s After Visiting Bucha and Irpin <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Czechia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Czechia</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Poland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poland</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Lithuania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lithuania</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Estonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Estonia</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Austria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Austria</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hungary</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Romania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Romania</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Slovakia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slovakia</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Switzerland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Switzerland</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netherlands</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finland</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Sweden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sweden</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Denmark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Denmark</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Iceland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iceland</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Norway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Norway</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/RussiaIsATerroristState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaIsATerroristState</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://united24media.com/latest-news/trumps-pastor-mark-burns-calls-for-us-tanks-and-f-35s-after-visiting-bucha-and-irpin-7182" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">united24media.com/latest-news/</span><span class="invisible">trumps-pastor-mark-burns-calls-for-us-tanks-and-f-35s-after-visiting-bucha-and-irpin-7182</span></a></p>
Ukraine War Bulletins and News<p><a href="https://youtu.be/eIdcqUpghFw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/eIdcqUpghFw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>⚡️🇺🇦Latvia okay’s shooting down Russian/ Belarusian drones: How the Baltic States Are Resisting Russian Threats (UATV News VIDEO) <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Lithuania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lithuania</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Estonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Estonia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NukesForUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NukesForUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NukesOrNATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NukesOrNATO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/russiaUkraineWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russiaUkraineWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/11yrInvasionofUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>11yrInvasionofUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RussiaIsATerroristState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaIsATerroristState</span></a></p>
ValdisThe forest in winter<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/latvia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#latvia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/baltics?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#baltics</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/forest?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#forest</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/winter?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#winter</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/trail?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trail</a>
September_UA 🇺🇦<p>Trump fails to get Putin to stop the shooting <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Czechia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Czechia</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Poland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poland</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Lithuania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lithuania</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Estonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Estonia</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Austria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Austria</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hungary</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Romania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Romania</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Slovakia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slovakia</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Switzerland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Switzerland</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netherlands</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finland</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Sweden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sweden</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Denmark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Denmark</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Iceland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iceland</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Norway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Norway</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/RussiaIsATerroristState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaIsATerroristState</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-phone-call-war-in-ukraine-ceasefire-talks/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.eu/article/donald-tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-vladimir-putin-phone-call-war-in-ukraine-ceasefire-talks/</span></a></p>
anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖<p>Smaller industries were also shut down in Canada's <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishColumbia</span></a>, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a>, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hungary</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a>, while bans will come into effect in <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Romania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Romania</span></a>, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Lithuania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lithuania</span></a> in 2027 and 2028. The three latter countries are minor producers of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/mink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mink</span></a>. A ban on <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MinkFarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MinkFarming</span></a> has come into effect in <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Bulgaria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bulgaria</span></a>.</p><p>An EU-wide ban could be decided on next year, which has the potential to change the industry profoundly once more.</p><p>🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾</p><p><a href="https://www.statista.com/chart/33876/supply-volumes-of-mink-fox-pelts-on-the-world-market/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">statista.com/chart/33876/suppl</span><span class="invisible">y-volumes-of-mink-fox-pelts-on-the-world-market/</span></a></p>
Vaida<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/karosta?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#karosta</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/liepaja?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#liepaja</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/latvia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#latvia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/balticstates?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#balticstates</a>
James M Branum - יעקב מתתיהו ☮<p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/09/europe/latvia-europe-conscription-war-russia-intl/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/03/09/europe/latv</span><span class="invisible">ia-europe-conscription-war-russia-intl/index.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Conscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conscription</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://urbanists.social/@ehasbrouck" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ehasbrouck</span></a></span></p>
Edwin G. :mapleleafroundel:<p>The Baltic states 🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹 fear for their own safety, in light of recent geopolitical events.</p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/latvia-canada-nato-troops-1.7478442" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/politics/latvia-ca</span><span class="invisible">nada-nato-troops-1.7478442</span></a><br>- - -<br>Les pays baltes 🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹 ont peur pour leur propre sécurité, en vue des récents évènements géopolitiques.</p><p>// Article en anglais //</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/Estonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Estonia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/Estonie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Estonie</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/Lettonie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lettonie</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/Lithuania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lithuania</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/Lituanie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lituanie</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Acc/to NATO’s most recent stats, last year 23 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> members’ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> spending exceeded 2% of their GDP. 5 of those nations — <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Estonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Estonia</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greece</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Poland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poland</span></a> &amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> — spent &gt;3%. Poland had the highest percentage, dedicating 4.12% of its GDP to defense.</p><p>The potential shift in how the US participates in NATO comes as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is pushing European <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>allies</span></a> to do more to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aid</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> in its <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> &amp; to play a major role in maintaining <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peace</span></a> if a deal to end the war is reached.</p>
Ukraine War Bulletins and News<p>⛔️🇺🇸Baltic Countries Worry About Russia After US Pauses Military Aid To Ukraine (more) <a href="http://www.rferl.org/a/33337564.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="">rferl.org/a/33337564.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Lithuania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lithuania</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Estonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Estonia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NukesForUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NukesForUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NukesOrNATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NukesOrNATO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BudapestMemorandum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BudapestMemorandum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/russiaUkraineWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russiaUkraineWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/11yrInvasionofUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>11yrInvasionofUkraine</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RussiaIsATerroristState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaIsATerroristState</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USAIsATerroristState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAIsATerroristState</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> held a phone call w/ the leaders of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Estonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Estonia</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Lithuania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lithuania</span></a> – 3 countries that were not invited to attend Sunday’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/summit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>summit</span></a> – in which he welcomed their support for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>, Starmer’s office said in a statement. “The Prime Minister updated them on his discussions with the leaders of Ukraine, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> &amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> in recent days,” the statement said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Zelensky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zelensky</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>allies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RevengePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevengePolitics</span></a></p>
Naveed<p>Edgars Rinkēvičs<br>President of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a></p><p>"<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> is a victim of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>|n aggression. It fights the war with the help from many friends and partners. We need to spare no effort for just and lasting peace. Diplomacy sometimes is the art of the impossible in difficult circumstances."</p>
Naveed<p>Evika Siliņa<br>Prime Minister of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a></p><p>"Latvia stands with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>. 🇱🇻🇺🇦"</p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1878126/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1878126/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Vai šis ir reāli (izņemot auto)? <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>latvia</span></a></p>
Obsidian Urbex Photography<p>🔦☢️🪜 Sometimes I go to extreme lengths to bring you my <a href="https://photog.social/tags/AbandonedPlaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbandonedPlaces</span></a> photos. Here I am, wading through a flooded Cold War bunker deep below an industrial area in Latvia.</p><p>Earlier in the trip I fractured my ribs climbing out of a window in a hurry (but that's another story!). It was an eventful trip!</p><p>Blog article about my <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Baltics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Baltics</span></a> 2023 road trips with more photos and tales from the roadtrip - <a href="https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/blog/latvia-lithuania-2023-the-back-to-the-baltics-tour/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">obsidianurbexphotography.com/b</span><span class="invisible">log/latvia-lithuania-2023-the-back-to-the-baltics-tour/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/Throwback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Throwback</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Underground" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Underground</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Adventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Adventure</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/ColdWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColdWar</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Explore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Explore</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Bunker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bunker</span></a></p>
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar<p>Wait for the dancing yetis...</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBomhDztokI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=RBomhDztok</span><span class="invisible">I</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Eurovision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eurovision</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a></p>
The Bear-Slayer 🇱🇻🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://climatejustice.social/@JdeB" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>JdeB</span></a></span> Living in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a> (<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Baltics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Baltics</span></a>) and bordering Russia we are painfully too aware of this.</p><p>And we all here still remember the key lesson of WWII — one cannot prevent war through appeasing the aggressor.</p><p>Thank you for your support 🫡🙌🏻</p>
Bytes Europe<p>The cat from Flow is getting all the love in Latvia <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/736587/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/736587/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Animation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Animation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>movies</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>