This is the history that Vladimir Putin wants us to forget
23 August is Black Ribbon Day for remembering the victims of totalitarianism on the anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.
Ex-Yandex denies any connection to Yandex
Nebius is leaving questions unanswered in its quest to build and operate critical AI infrastructure.
We found some curious things in the ruins of this Superior Civilization™
Conscripts at this top secret spy facility in Latvia were supposed to be eavesdropping on NATO, but preferred tuning into German synth pop.
Russian TV addresses drone strikes. Sort of.
After largely ignoring the impact of drone strikes inside Russia, their media is finally addressing the issue.. of, er.. its depiction in Estonian pork advertising.
Vatnik blogger 'flees' Latvia for Belarus. Immediately regrets it
“Just lies. Absolute bullshit,” says Latvian blogger Maksometr, reflecting on his new life in the promised utopia of.. er, Lukashenko's Belarus.
Just negotiate with Russia to end the war, they said.
If Ukrainians stopped resisting, the fate of the Chechens today would be theirs tomorrow.
From the archives: Latvia’s new National Guard confront occupying troops
Latvia, August 1992. The country is still occupied by 60k Russian troops. The newly established Latvian National Guard confronts a drunk, abusive group of them.
"Enough of this Soviet shit": How students created a ‘NATO Brigade’ in occupied Estonia
Satterfield was an imagined NATO base and a pre-internet meme. Some of its inhabitants went on to play a major role with the real NATO decades later.
There's a message from the Baltics up on the moon
Despite occupation, the Apollo 11 astranauts left a message of goodwill from Estonia and Latvia.