Tag: Lithuania
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Estonia’s secret service bars 1300 Russian former soldiers from Schengen area, the German Police 3500 Ukrainian nationals
Estonia and Germany have entered around 5000 Russians and Ukrainians into a Schengen database for refusal of entry – apparently without individual examination. The lists reportedly came from the secret service in Kyiv, and more are expected to follow. EU…
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Von der Leyen on ‘weaponisation of migration’: From now on, refoulement of refugees is allowed
The EU Commission has published a communication according to which states are authorised to pushback refugees to Russia and Belarus if they ‘use migration as a weapon’. This opens the floodgates for even more human rights violations. On Wednesday, the…
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Lessons learnt from the war in Ukraine: German Armed Forces to catch up on drones
Last year, the Bundeswehr set up a “Task Force Drones”. Now the media are reporting on some of the 200 existing and new measures identified. Drones play a central role in the war in Ukraine, but the German Bundeswehr is…
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German Bundeswehr: The Army does not want to be intercepted
In order to communicate securely, land forces in NATO missions allegedly stop their tanks and arrange to talk “tower to tower”. The German Armed Forces also want to communicate in a tap-proof manner and use encrypted connections for this purpose.…