NATO, Baltic Sea

Baltic Sea undersea 'sabotage' sets stage for escalating NATO-Russia contest
A spate of alleged sabotage operations against undersea cables in the Baltic Sea has raised the prospect of a dangerous 2025 in NATO's northern theater.
The Telegraph: NATO Blocks Russian Fleet In The Baltic Sea
The Russian Navy is facing increasing challenges in the Baltic Sea as NATO and its new members try to block Russian ships. Sweden, which joined NATO in 2024, has deployed a new anti-ship missile, the RBS 15 Mark 3, capable of hitting Russian ships in St Petersburg and Kaliningrad, writes defence analyst David Axe in an article for The Telegraph.
NATO Deploys Warships, Naval Drones to Baltic Sea Amid Russia Menace
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced on Tuesday a new mission, dubbed Baltic Sentry, to safeguard undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region.
Baltic Sea, as China and Russia Start Cutting Undersea Cables, Is Emerging as a ‘Theater of Military Operations’
Chinese researchers apply for patents for ‘submarine cable cutting devices,’ while Russian experts boast on television that cable-cutting will
NATO announces a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says the alliance is launching a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region
NATO launches new naval operation in Baltic sea after severed cables
The incidents contributed to mounting European fears of sabotage, as NATO officials accuse Russia of a growing “destabilization campaign” over their military support for Ukraine and sanctions against Moscow.
Accidents, not Russian sabotage, behind undersea cable damage, officials say
An emerging consensus among U.S. and European security services holds that accidents were the cause of damage to Baltic ...
France Decries Russian S-400 Radar Locking Onto Its Maritime Patrol Aircraft Over Baltic Sea
A French Navy Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft was illuminated by the fire-control radar of a Russian long-range air ...
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‘Theatre of the absurd’: Moscow mocks bid to police dark fleet tankers and turn Baltic into internal Nato sea
The second ship, the 75,100-dwt Yi Peng 3 (built 2001), was intercepted in November and held off Denmark for about a month, ...
Baltic Sea sabotage crew were poised to cut more cables when caught, Finland Says
Crew on board an oil tanker accused of sabotaging undersea power and communications cables in the Baltic Sea were poised to ...
Germany tows disabled Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker adrift in Baltic Sea
Germany is working to secure a drifting Russian oil tanker, believed to be part of Moscow’s “shadow fleet” used to fund its ...
Estonia steps up patrols in the icy Baltic Sea in a show of force after suspected cable sabotage
Estonian naval ships are taking part in stepped-up patrols in the Baltic Sea by NATO countries after undersea power and ...
Russia says it will counter any UK-Ukraine cooperation in Sea of Azov
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday Ukraine and Britain "had no room" for cooperation in the Sea of Azov, ...