VILNIUS – Lithuania hopes joining the eurozone on Jan 1 will boost its security at a time of heightened anxiety over Russia, but many in the Baltic state fear the currency switch will also bring price hikes.The stroke of midnight will signal the end of a year marked by Russian intervention in Ukraine – the biggest threat to the Baltic states since they broke free from the crumbling Soviet Union around a quarter of a century ago.NATO has scrambled its fighter jets 150 times this year to escort Russian warplanes skirting the three Baltic states, three times more than last …read more
Source: AsiaOne
