UK, Finland, Estonia practise subsea infrastructure protection in Baltic Sea
By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI (Reuters) – The navies of Britain, Finland and Estonia were practising subsea infrastructure protection in the Baltic Sea region on Monday together with the Finnish Border Guard, Finland’s…
Russia’s war in Ukraine overshadows NATO’s 2023 northern Baltic Sea drill
By Sabine Siebold and Janis Laizans ON BOARD THE USS MESA VERDE IN THE BALTIC SEA (Reuters) – Russia’s war in Ukraine has injected a dose of grim realism into an annual…
Russia says Su-35 scrambled over Baltic as 2 US bombers flew towards border
(Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry said a Russian Su-35 fighter jet was scrambled over the Baltic Sea on Monday after two U.S. strategic bombers flew in the direction of the Russian border,…
Archaeologists find well-preserved 500-year-old spices on Baltic shipwreck
By Tom Little LUND, Sweden (Reuters) – Archaeologists say they have uncovered a “unique” cache of well-preserved spices, from strands of saffron to peppercorns and ginger, on the wreck of a royal…
United States ready to defend Baltic allies, defense secretary says
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the United States was ready to defend the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania if required, and will keep…
Exclusive-Sanctions could cut Russia’s Baltic oil exports by 20%
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Exports of Russia’s flagship Urals crude blend from Baltic Sea ports may fall by up to a fifth in December, after a Western price cap and an EU embargo…
Exclusive-U.S. Navy jet flew across Baltic hours after Nord Stream burst
By Nerijus Adomaitis, Tim Hepher and Phil Stewart OSLO/PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy reconnaissance aircraft flew near the site of the ruptured Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea hours…
Seismograph spiked twice on day of Baltic pipeline leaks – Germany’s GFZ
BERLIN (Reuters) – A seismograph on the Danish island of Bornholm twice recorded spikes representing earth tremors on Monday, the day on which the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines underwent…
German businessman on private jet that crashed in Baltic
By Janis Laizans RIGA (Reuters) -A prominent German businessman was aboard the private jet that crashed into the Baltic Sea off Latvia after flying half way across Europe from Spain without responding…
Baltic states, Poland and Finland could ban Russian tourists, says Lithuania
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) – European Union members Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Finland, which all share a border with Russia, may stop Russian tourists from entering their countries if the…
The Baltic states want more NATO. They won’t get all they seek
By Robin Emmott and Andrius Sytas TAPA MILITARY BASE, Estonia – Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have been calling for their region to…
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