Missing soldiers in Lithuania
New bid for soldiers: Missing but not confirmed dead
The four US soldiers who went missing in Lithuania have not been found, the US Army writes in a press release.
Their military vehicle, an armoured recovery vehicle M88 Hercules, has been found underwater but not the soldiers and the rescue operation continues, the US forces announce.
Lithuania's Chief of Defence Raimundas Vaikšnoras says that they are now investigating how quickly the swamp where the vehicle was found can be drained.
- We are doing everything we can to find them, says Vaikšnoras according to Reuters.
Earlier on Wednesday, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte confirmed their deaths but it is said to have been a misunderstanding.
- The Secretary-General referred to the news report that had just come in, says spokeswoman Allison Hart to AFP.
Political situation in South Sudan
South Sudan's vice president arrested - UN warns of war
South Sudan's vice president Riek Machar has been arrested, several media outlets report. Machar is a rival to incumbent President Salva Kiir and was arrested on Wednesday at his residence in the capital Juba.
The UN peacekeeping forces in the country warn that the arrest could lead to a new civil war. The opposition is also critical and believes that the arrest invalidates the 2018 peace agreement.
- The prospects for peace and stability in South Sudan are in serious danger, says Oyet Nathaniel Pierino, acting chairman of Machar's party, according to AFP.
Nicholas Haysom, head of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, says that a violation of the 2018 peace agreement would not only devastate South Sudan but also affect the entire region.
New bid for soldiers: Missing but not confirmed dead
The four US soldiers who went missing in Lithuania have not been found, the US Army writes in a press release.
Their military vehicle, an armoured recovery vehicle M88 Hercules, has been found underwater but not the soldiers and the rescue operation continues, the US forces announce.
Lithuania's Chief of Defence Raimundas Vaikšnoras says that they are now investigating how quickly the swamp where the vehicle was found can be drained.
- We are doing everything we can to find them, says Vaikšnoras according to Reuters.
Earlier on Wednesday, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte confirmed their deaths but it is said to have been a misunderstanding.
- The Secretary-General referred to the news report that had just come in, says spokeswoman Allison Hart to AFP.
Political situation in South Sudan
South Sudan's vice president arrested - UN warns of war
South Sudan's vice president Riek Machar has been arrested, several media outlets report. Machar is a rival to incumbent President Salva Kiir and was arrested on Wednesday at his residence in the capital Juba.
The UN peacekeeping forces in the country warn that the arrest could lead to a new civil war. The opposition is also critical and believes that the arrest invalidates the 2018 peace agreement.
- The prospects for peace and stability in South Sudan are in serious danger, says Oyet Nathaniel Pierino, acting chairman of Machar's party, according to AFP.
Nicholas Haysom, head of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, says that a violation of the 2018 peace agreement would not only devastate South Sudan but also affect the entire region.
North Korea-Russia relations
Kremlin: Kim Jong Un and Putin to meet again
Kim Jong Un is to visit Russia again, Reuters reports, citing Russian Tass.
Preparations are currently underway for the meeting between the dictator and Russian President Vladimir Putin. When the meeting will take place is unclear. In addition, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will travel to the North Korean capital Pyongyang, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said.
Earlier today, the South Korean military stated that North Korea sent an additional 3,000 soldiers to the front in Russia in January and February, writes AP.
Greenland's future
Danish Defense Minister: The US is going far too far
Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen calls Donald Trump's latest statements about Greenland "very violent", reports Danmarks Radio.
Trump said on Wednesday that the US "must have Greenland". The statement came just the day before, among others, Vice President JD Vance is to travel to Greenland uninvited.
Truls Poulsen says that the US is going “far too far” and that there is once again reason to make it clear to the US that they cannot decide the future of Denmark and Greenland.
– It is not reasonable for an American president to use that rhetoric, says the Minister of Defense according to the Danish newspaper Politiken.
Danish Defense Minister: The US is going far too far
Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen calls Donald Trump's latest statements about Greenland "very violent", reports Danmarks Radio.
Trump said on Wednesday that the US "must have Greenland". The statement came just the day before, among others, Vice President JD Vance is to travel to Greenland uninvited.
Truls Poulsen says that the US is going “far too far” and that there is once again reason to make it clear to the US that they cannot decide the future of Denmark and Greenland.
– It is not reasonable for an American president to use that rhetoric, says the Minister of Defense according to the Danish newspaper Politiken.
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