TAG: Baltic Sea
Russia fuel export terminal halts operations after suspected Kyiv drone attack
A huge Russian fuel export terminal near St. Petersburg was forced to suspend operations on Sunday a...
8 months ago
Northern Europe’s new naval priority: Submarine sabotage
HANKO, Finland — Finnish and British troops undertaking a routine naval training exercise on a recen...
8 months ago
Sweden drops Nord Stream sabotage probe
Sweden is ending its investigation into the mysterious explosions that blew up the undersea Nord Stream pipelines after concluding the country's courts do not have jurisdiction over the case. In a statement issued Wednesday, Swedish prosecutor Mats Ljungq...
6 months ago
Shrinking Arctic ice redraws the map for internet cable connections
Thawing ice in the Arctic may open up new routes for internet cables that lie at the bottom of the ocean and carry most international data traffic. And more routes matter when underwater infrastructure is at risk of attack.Baltic Sea gas and telecoms cabl...
6 months ago
How dirty Russian money taught Latvia to get serious on sanctions
RIGA — When your most important ally swoops in and closes your third-largest bank while calling it a “money laundering institution,” it’s time to roll up your sleeves and get to work.That’s exactly what Latvia did when confronted by the U.S. Treasury Depa...
4 months ago
Germany issued arrest warrant for Ukrainian over Nord Stream bombing, reports say
German prosecutors have obtained a European arrest warrant for a Ukrainian man they believe was involved in the bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, according to media reports Wednesday. The man, however, was able to escape arrest, German media repor...
2 months ago
German officials claim Poland sabotaged investigation into Nord Stream explosions
This story was originally published in German by WELT, a sister publication of POLITICO in the Axel Springer Group.Almost two years ago, several explosions in the Baltic Sea caused a worldwide uproar. A short time later, it was clear that three of the fou...
1 month ago