Ahead of the Nordic and B9 transport ministers' meeting in Lithuania, the Baltic transport ministers – Estonia’s Minister of Infrastructure Kuldar Leis, Latvia’s Minister of Transport Atis Švinka, and Lithuania’s Minister of Transport and Communications Eugenijus Sabutis – met on 27 May in Vilnius to reaffirm their shared commitment to the Rail Baltica project. In a joint statement issued during the meeting, the ministers reiterated their determination to complete the first phase of Rail Baltica by the end of 2030 and agreed to jointly pursue additional European funding for the project, emphasizing its strategic significance for military mobility and regional security. “The implementation of the European-gauge Rail Baltica project is of…