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Germany plans task force to counter hybrid Baltic Sea area threats
Germany's Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said on Friday that he wants to set up a rapid response task force to tackle hybrid threats…
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Merkel clarifies remarks on Polish, Baltic role in Ukraine war
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has made it clear that she does not blame Poland and the Baltic states for Russia's attack on…
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Poland said its fighter jets intercepted a Russian spy plane flying dark over the Baltic Sea
Poland said it scrambled two fighter jets on Tuesday to intercept a Russian Il-20 spy plane. Warsaw said the plane didn't violate Polish…
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NATO mulls having a full air defence mission to secure Baltic skies
NATO could transform the current mission monitoring the airspace over its eastern flank into a full defensive operation following repeated…
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NATO responds to new sighting of Russian jets over Baltic Sea
NATO interceptors were scrambled again this week in response to Russian fighter jets detected over the Baltic Sea, according to the…
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German, Swedish fighter jets track Russian reconnaissance plane flying over Baltic Sea
BERLIN (AP) — Air force fighter jets from Germany and Sweden were scrambled Sunday to intercept and track a Russian surveillance plane…
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Germany's Klingbeil stresses solidarity with Baltic states in Vilnius
German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil on Tuesday assured fellow NATO members Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia of continued German assistance…
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Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights
Capesize The Capesize market enjoyed a strong upward trajectory this week, driven by consistent gains in the Pacific and mounting support…
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NATO begins Baltic drills, Russian spy plane triggers jet scramble
NATO forces began conducting a two-week exercise on the Baltic Sea, with the first ships departing from the north-eastern German port of…
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Russia condemns 'provocative' NATO naval exercise in Baltic Sea
Russia on Wednesday criticized a two-week NATO naval exercise in the Baltic Sea as "provocative," one day before it was to begin. Deputy…
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Baltic states close their air space to Putin's 'Victory Day' guests
Foreign state guests travelling to Russia for Thursday's World War II commemorations will not be able to fly over the Baltic states of…
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Baltic States decouple from Russian power grid in historic move
More than 30 years after regaining their independence from the Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have disconnected themselves…
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3 Baltic states disconnect from the Soviet-era grid to merge with the European energy system
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The flow of electricity between the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and Russia was officially…
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Germany imports more LNG through North Sea terminals than Baltic Sea
Germany's liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals on the North Sea operated at about 65% capacity in 2024, according to the…
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NATO investigating damage to further undersea cable in Baltic Sea
NATO officials are investigating damage discovered on Sunday to another undersea cable running across the Baltic Sea, this time a…
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Latvia seeks cooperation from Baltic Sea allies in finding cause of undersea data cable rupture
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa said Sunday that her government has reached out to Sweden and other Baltic Sea…
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Scholz says German Navy will join extra NATO mission in Baltic Sea
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Sweden to contribute up to 3 warships to reinforced NATO presence in the Baltic
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden will contribute up to three warships to a NATO effort to increase the alliance's presence in the Baltic Sea as it…
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Disabled oil tanker adrift in Baltic Sea towed to Sassnitz
A loaded oil tanker that lost the ability to manoeuvre in the Baltic Sea near the German island of Rügen has been towed to the city…
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Disabled oil tanker adrift in Baltic Sea being towed eastwards
A loaded oil tanker that lost the ability to manoeuvre in the Baltic Sea near the German island of Rügen was being towed almost 25…
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German tug secures 'shadow fleet' oil tanker adrift in Baltic Sea
German rescue teams have managed to secure towing lines to a loaded oil tanker that lost the ability to manoeuvre in the Baltic Sea near…
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NATO naval unit to monitor critical infrastructure in Baltic Sea
NATO's standing maritime group is to set off from its base in the German port of Kiel for the Baltic Sea to monitor critical underwater…
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Oil tanker's anchor recovered by Sweden after Baltic cable damage
The anchor of the Eagle S oil tanker has been recovered from the bed of the Baltic Sea during an inquiry into the ship's possible…
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Finnish investigators find anchor drag mark on the Baltic seabed following cable damage
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Finnish investigators probing the damage to a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables said they found an…