The gas pipeline Nord Stream, intended to be laid along the bottom of the Baltic Sea, may become an obstacle for the construction of the energy bridge between the Baltic States and Sweden. This is the opinion of Janina Baksiene, the Laboratory Head of the Institute of Genotoxicology at the Vilnius University.

J. Baksiene noted that it would be creditable if Lithuania and Latvia laid down the cable before the German-Russian company laid down the gas pipeline along the bottom of the Baltic Sea.

The scientist of the VilniusUniversity studied the ecological assessment of the Nord Stream. According to her words, construction of the gas pipeline in the FinnishGulf near the island of Bornholm and the German coast is extremely dangerous.

Material has been prepared by the Centre for Geopolitical Studies with reference to the article from “DELFI.lt“ of 25 March 2009.

For effective complex defence of Latvia, the establishment of a permanent division of the National Armed Forces has started in Latgale, reported the official website of the Ministry of Defence.

On 13 January a concert "Together to the victory" was held in Lithuania, where the audience decided to support Ukraine's defence and donated 110 thousand Euros.

Alexander Lukashenko on 9 January signed a decree № 8 "On the establishment of visa-free entry and exit of foreign nationals." The document establishes visa-free entry to Belarus for a period not exceeding 5 days at the entrance through the checkpoint "National Airport Minsk" for citizens of 80 countries, - reported the press service of the President of Belarus.