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At JBANC we have launched a new online exhibit that explores the #Baltic 🇱🇻🇱🇹🇪🇪 road to #NATO 👉jbanc.org/nato Thanks to @NATO Public Diplomacy Division for support! #StrongerTogether #WeAreNATO

NEW!! UK slaps new sanctions on russia's "shadow fleet." The sanctions will target 135 oil tankers and two russian companies involved in shipping.

What is the best defense? Attack. By helping Ukraine, we are protecting ourselves.

NEW!! Ukraine’s ‘Battle-Tested’ Army Key to European Security, Says EU Defense Chief 👇 "Putin is a clear and present danger” - Andrius Kubilius says, adding that russia is “ramping up its war machine” and “producing weapons around the clock” kyivpost.com/post/56713

85 years ago today, the U.S. issued the Welles Declaration refusing to recognize the Soviet occupation of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Today, the Baltic states stand as model Allies and staunch defenders of the freedom they fought to regain. #WellesDeclaration…

Six U.S. Representatives have recently joined the #HouseBalticCaucus. The U.S.-Baltic relationship is stronger than ever, with 20 members joining in 2025, raising the total number of caucus members to 98. Thank you all and welcome! jbanc.org/baltic-caucus/

The Triumph of Principle: 85 Years After the Welles Declaration Only a few paragraphs long, the Welles Declaration laid the foundation for decades of U.S. foreign policy. 85 years later, the principles embedded in the declaration continue to resonate. jbanc.org/2025/07/22/the…

On July 22nd, 1983, the Polish government ended the martial law it had imposed a year and half earlier. They imposed it to suppress opposition, such as Solidarity. Dissidents had been subjected to beatings and brutality, and 91 had been killed.

Europe is set to increase responsibility for its own defence, just as we have long been asked to do. In the first 8 months of this Commission’s mandate, we have made unprecedented decisions to build up our capabilities. Keynote at #EUDefenseNight ⬇️ 🔗 m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQpyNy…

"We cannot allow both Putin and Chinese leadership to think that the West is weak in defending, first of all, Ukraine," @KubiliusA tells @GinaChon at @EUintheUS #EUDefenseNight. "If they will make such a conclusion, their aggressiveness only will increase."

Russia's war in Ukraine is "a fundamental attack on the European peace and security architecture" and "the rules-based international order," @davidmcallister tells @mchalfant16 at @EUintheUS #EUDefenseNight. "We don't only need to support Ukraine as long as it takes, but we need…

"Nothing would send a message to President Xi about our inability and our lack of commitment to alliances than failing in Ukraine," @USRepKeating says at @EUintheUS #EUDefenseNight. "And that's a reality."

Europe prepares to spend big on defense semafor.com/article/07/22/… @mchalfant16 @GinaChon @semafor @SimonasSatunas

Denmark, Netherlands, and Sweden Ready to Fund US Missiles for Ukraine Under Trump’s Plan united24media.com/latest-news/de… @United24media

A more detailed look at Russian propaganda in Georgia, which portrays the illegitimate government as the only righteous force, while labeling everyone else as traitors to the country and agents of foreign powers.

From Hygge to High Alert: Norway’s Turn to Hard Security upnorth.eu/from-hygge-to-… via @upnorthmagazine @KuldkeppMart

Large increase in #Russian "shadow ships" making use of #Ireland's sparsely monitored EEZ. I saw this risk building, I was invited onto national radio 2 yrs ago & I explained it. Russia will exploit weakness anywhere it sees them in Northern Europe. rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

The world needs to see how Ukrainian Christians have been brutally massacred, executed, and destroyed by Russians since their full-scale invasion of Ukraine. I need every supporter of Ukraine and Christians of the World to watch this free documentary called #FaithUnderSeige.…

Georgian Dream is attempting to hide their corruption and crimes against the Georgian people by cracking down on free press. They have tried to silence journalist Mzia Amaglobeli who has been in pre-trial detention since January on politically motivated charges. 🧵(1/2)

Fighter jets from #NATO nations Poland, Sweden, Romania and Italy responded to a "massive" Russian aerial assault on Ukraine overnight, the Polish military and Romanian Defense Ministry said in separate statements on Monday. msn.com/en-us/news/wor…

🔜New short film: Being near: Faith in the frontline city of Kherson The film explores how Russian forces persecute religious and civilian communities in Kherson, where civilians are also hunted by deadly drones in Russia’s “human safari” on the streets and in their homes.