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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

Υπουργός Ενόπλων Δυνάμεων: Το βράδυ της Τετάρτης προς Πέμπτη, ένα γαλλικό αεροσκάφος θαλάσσιας περιπολίας Atlantique 2 έγινε στόχος ρωσικών μέτρων εκφοβισμού. Περιπολούσε τον διεθνή εναέριο χώρο πάνω από τη Βαλτική Θάλασσα, στο πλαίσιο επιχείρησης του ΝΑΤΟ, και φωτίστηκε από το ραντάρ ελέγχου πυρός ενός συστήματος άμυνας εδάφους-αέρος S400. Αυτή η επιθετική ρωσική ενέργεια δεν είναι αποδεκτή. Οι ένοπλες δυνάμεις μας θα συνεχίσουν να δρουν για την υπεράσπιση της ελευθερίας της ναυσιπλοΐας στους διεθνείς εναέριους και θαλάσσιους χώρους.

Estonia 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

Finnish 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."

After 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

Estonian 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

Following 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

A 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

Finnish 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

Russian-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: Μίλησε με τον @alexstubb για τη συνεχιζόμενη έρευνα υπό τη Φινλανδία για πιθανή δολιοφθορά υποθαλάσσιων καλωδίων. Εξέφρασα την πλήρη αλληλεγγύη και την υποστήριξή μου. Το ΝΑΤΟ θα ενισχύσει τη στρατιωτική του παρουσία στη Βαλτική Θάλασσα

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

Finnish 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

President of Finland Alexander Stubb: I received a briefing on the cable breach in the Gulf of Finland from Police Chief Ilkka Koskimäki, Head of the Central Criminal Police Robin Lardot and Deputy Head of the Border Guard Markku Hassinen. Our authorities have investigated the events in an efficient manner. We closely monitored the situation yesterday with PMI @PetteriOrpo. We must be able to prevent the risks posed by ships belonging to the Russian shadow fleet

Prime Minister of Finland: "The Estlink 2 electricity transmission connection [undersea power cable] between Finland and Estonia has been disconnected this afternoon. Authorities are still on standby over Christmas and are investigating the matter. The interruption of the transmission connection will not affect the electricity supply of Finns."

Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee of Estonian Parliament: If the assumption is true that the outage of the Estonia-Finland electricity connection EstLink2 is caused by interference from a vessel that has passed over the field, NATO member states should quickly consult on further actions. Closing the Baltic Sea to vessels flying certain flags should not be ruled out.

Φινλανδοί συνοριοφύλακες υπεράκτια περιπολικό σκάφος Turva δίπλα στο Eagle S, ενεργοποιήθηκε το AIS πριν από λίγες στιγμές

Estonia sanctioned another 14 Georgian authorities, including Prime Minister Kobakhidze

German Defense Minister: Russia Shows Increased Presence in Baltic Sea