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Map of northern and eastern Europe highlighting Lithuania in orange, with surrounding countries labeled, including Latvia, Belarus, Poland, and Russia. The capital city, Vilnius, is marked, and major bodies of water such as the Baltic Sea and North Sea are shown.

Map of Europe highlighting the territory of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1396, shaded in orange. The duchy spans parts of present-day Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, and western Russia, with labeled cities including Vilnius, Smolensk, Kyiv, and Bratslav. Surrounding regions and bodies of water such as the Baltic Sea and Black Sea are also shown, with modern international boundaries indicated for reference.

Map showing Poland's territory in 1634 under the reign of Wladyslaw IV Vasa, shaded in pink and spanning from the Baltic Sea in the north to near Kyiv in the southeast. Major present-day cities such as Warsaw, Krakow, Gdansk, Vilnius, Minsk, Lwow (Lviv), Pinsk, and Kyiv are marked within the territory, with surrounding cities like Moscow, Riga, Vienna, and Budapest shown for reference.

World map highlighting NATO member countries in dark blue, Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council countries in light blue, NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue partners in purple, Istanbul Cooperation Initiative partners in pink, and global partners in teal. Brussels, Belgium, is marked as NATO headquarters. A timeline below the map shows the years each member joined NATO from 1949 to 2024.

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	New article added.	Michael Ray	Nov 21, 2025