Finnish Foreign Ministry summons Russian ambassador in connection with Russian aircraft violating air borders in Gulf of Finland
President of the @EU_Commission Ursula von der Leyen: Today we connect the Baltic states to the continental European electricity grid. We’re cutting the last remaining links with Russia. Freedom from threats and blackmail, at last. This is a historic day
A tanker with fuel oil is sinking in the port of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad region - regional transport department of investigative committee. There are 130 thousand tons of fuel on board. There is no damage to the sinking vessel in the Leningrad region, no casualties
Lithuania: Baltic states complete disconnection from Russian energy grid
Finland's defense ministry says a Russian plane violated Finnish airspace "for a few minutes."
Russia is concerned about NATO's plans to turn the Baltic into an internal sea of the Alliance. In this regard, Putin discusses the development of the Kaliningrad region with the Security Council
NATO is trying to blockade Russia in the Baltic Sea and paralyze the work of ports in the Leningrad and Kaliningrad regions, said Russian presidential aide and Chairman of the Russian Maritime Collegium Nikolai Patrushev.
Police: At least 10 people killed in school shooting, including suspect. Number of injured not yet clear. Motive unknown but no indication of terrorism.
At least 5 people shot at school in Örebro, Sweden - police
Norway police stop ship with Russian crew in connection with Latvia-Sweden cable damage
A ship has been seized after the cable break between Gotland and Latvia. The Coast Guard is on site at a Malta-registered ship outside Karlskrona
Swedish PM: There is information suggesting that at least one data cable between Sweden and Latvia has been damaged in the Baltic Sea. The cable is owned by a Latvian entity. I have been in close contact with my Latvian counterpart, Prime Minister Evika Siliņa, during the day. Sweden, Latvia and NATO are closely cooperating on the matter. Sweden will contribute with relevant capabilities to the effort to investigate the suspected incident.
Swedish prosecutors requested the detention of a Swedish man on suspicion of terrorism crimes over the ISIS killing of a Jordanian Air Force pilot, Mouath al-Kasaesbeh, in Syria a decade ago, they said on Monday
Hundreds of Swedish forces arrive in Latvia in largest deployment with NATO to date
Lithuania will lift defence spending to between 5% & 6% of GDP from 2026 up from just over 3% now
French Minister of the Armed Forces: On the night of Wednesday to Thursday, a French Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft was the target of Russian intimidation measures. It was patrolling international airspace over the Baltic Sea, as part of a NATO operation, and was illuminated by the fire control radar of an S400 ground-to-air defense system. This aggressive Russian action is not acceptable. Our armed forces will continue to act to defend freedom of navigation in international air and maritime spaces.
4 week agoEstonia and the other Baltic States believe Russia is likely trying to test/punish them for their decision to completely decouple from the Russian energy grid in February. Estonian PM @KristenMichalPM says nothing can deter this. "Russia is not a reliable partner," he says
4 week agoFinnish Pres @alexstubb says no malign actor wanna-be should have any doubt: "Finns will act." The seizure of the Eagle S shadow-fleet tanker will now "be a benchmark we should follow", says Estonian PM @KristenMichalPM following talks of Baltic Sea leaders
Rutte says stepped-up action in the Baltic Sea "cannot wait for some summit" (like that in his home country in June). He says NATO will get "Baltic Sentry" up and running in the next couple of months
Rutte says the "alliance will not accept" these kind of hybrid attacks any more. "We will fight back," he emphasizes. "When it comes to kinetic warfare we are safe," he says, "but my biggest fear is that in 4 or 5 years we are not."
4 week agoAfter talks in Helsinki, NATO chief Mark Rutte announces the launch of "Baltic Sentry", a new alliance initiative under the command of SACEUR Cavoli to increase surveillance and controls on ships traveling through NATO and international waters
4 week agoEstonian Prime Minister @KristenMichalPM says Estonian officials have been regularly boarding ships passing through their waters to see if they're carrying proper insurance. He says many of are ticking environmental bombs
4 week agoFollowing a meeting among Baltic Sea leaders and NATO chief Rutte, Finnish President @alexstubb lists a number of results, including more ships in a NATO patrol and a primer for other countries on how Helsinki navigated the December seizure of the Eagle S so others may follow
1 month agoA Panama-flagged oil tanker, the “Eventin,” became disabled north of Rügen island in the Baltic Sea, carrying 99,000 tons of oil. No environmental threat or danger to the crew. It was en route from Ust-Luga (Russia) to Port Said (Egypt). Tow operation underway
The Panamanian-flagged oil tanker "Eventin" (274m long and 48m wide) has gotten immobile off the Baltic Sea island of Rügen (Germany). The ship carries 99,000 tonnes of oil. According to Greenpeace, it is part of Russia's Shadow Fleet
1 month agoFinnish Police confiscates the Eagle S tanker and it is currently being moved to Kilpilahti oil harbor in Porvoo with the help of tugs. Transfer operation has started on Saturday around 10:50 am
1 month agoRussian-linked tanker 'Eagle S' suspected of cutting undersea energy cables between NATO members Finland and Estonia now also suspected of: a) carrying sanction busting Russian oil ('Shadow Fleet') and b) being used as a covert intelligence ship
Mark Rutte: Spoke with @alexstubb about the ongoing Finnish-led investigation into possible sabotage of undersea cables. I expressed my full solidarity and support. NATO will enhance its military presence in the Baltic Sea
Finnish authorities said Thursday that they were investigating an oil tanker that sailed from a Russian port for the "sabotage" of a power cable linking Finland and Estonia that was damaged the previous day
1 month agoFinnish Police Readiness Unit and BG SOF boarded the ship suspected to be responsible for cutting the cable between Finland and Estonia last night. Investigation is on going
