The move marks yet another step in the systematic military encircling of Russia by the US-led military alliance, which continues to back the far-right Ukrainian regime in a war aimed at inflicting a strategic defeat on Moscow and subjugating its territory to semi-colonial status.

The islands, nestled in a remote corner of northern Europe, are some of the least-travelled anywhere on the continent.

There have been three incidents involving damage caused to underwater power lines, data cables and a gas pipeline over the past 15 months in the Baltic Sea.

The decision comes during a time of growing concerns about sabotage in the Baltic Sea, including incidents of cable disruptions be

Russia's use of off-the-books ships began shortly after the EU placed sanctions on it after the invasion of Ukraine.

The European Union’s new digital chief, Henna Virkkunen, suggested the repeated damage to undersea cables in the Baltic Sea couldn’t be fully accidental, as leaders from the region prepare to gather for a NATO summit devoted to the topic.

NATO countries on the Baltic Sea will look to boost security when they meet in Helsinki on Tuesday, following the suspected sabotage of undersea cables widely blamed on Russia.

Just days out from the return of Donald Trump to the White House, the future of Russia’s war against Ukraine is dominated by a great unknown: whether the incoming president will manage to push Moscow to stop its advance on the battlefield,

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DONALD Trump must avoid signing a deal with tyrant Vladimir Putin like the one that sparked WW2 – or face another global war, a former US General has warned. Trump has vowed to end the