Tag: Baltic
Dutch Defense Minister: We chased away Russian warplanes with Finland and Sweden over the Baltic Sea | News in brief
The Russian planes were carrying hypersonic missiles, Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans told X on Wednesday. 17:05•Updated 17:07 Dutch Minister of Defense Ruben Brekelmans tells about an incident in the Baltic…
London strengthens sanctions against Russian “ghost fleet” in the Baltic Sea
The United Kingdom announced on Tuesday December 17 that it was taking sanctions against new ships in this fleet made up of undeclared Russian tankers or under foreign flags, which…
The expert: The oil spill could just as well have happened in the Baltic Sea
Environmental organizations and Ukrainian authorities are flagging a major environmental disaster after Sunday’s accident in the Kerch Strait off the annexed Crimean Peninsula. In the heavy storm, one Russian tanker…
WSJ: Chinese ship suspected of cutting Baltic Sea cables received instructions from Russian intelligence | Foreign countries
According to Wall Street Journal sources, the authorities do not want to publicly blame Russia in order to avoid panic among citizens. The Chinese vessel Yi Peng 3, suspected of…
President of Lithuania: The cables in the Baltic Sea were quite likely cut on purpose | News in brief
President Nausėda calls on the Baltic States, Finland and Poland to cooperate in order to protect critical infrastructure. President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda stated on Friday that he considered it…
German army helicopter targeted by ‘warning shots’ from Russian ship in Baltic Sea
A German helicopter, which was carrying out a routine surveillance mission, was targeted by a Russian cargo ship. The German Defense Minister confirmed the information revealed by the press, but…
NATO has increased patrols in the Baltic Sea – French patrol flights extend to the Archipelago | News in brief
The military alliance NATO has increased its presence in the Baltic Sea. Sweden’s SVT was involved in the French surveillance flight, which extended as far as Finnish territorial waters. 20:46•Updated…
Broken Baltic cable repaired
It was during last week that it emerged that two underwater cables had been damaged in the Baltic Sea, one between Finland and Germany, the other between Sweden and Lithuania.…
Another of the damaged submarine cables in the Baltic Sea is in use again | News in brief
Another of the submarine cables damaged in the Baltic Sea has been reconnected to the network, says Arelion, the company that operates the cable. The communication cable between Lithuania and…
New Swedish-Polish cooperation against threats in the Baltic Sea
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson during a press conference on Wednesday. Photo: Henrik Montgomery/TT Sweden and Poland are deepening defense…