Baltic Sea

Efforts ongoing to rescue whale stranded off Germany’s Baltic coast
A stranded humpback whale, whose fate has gripped Germany and beyond for more than a month, remained lying in shallow waters off the island of Poel near Wismar on...
NATO troops practise amphibious landing on Germany’s Baltic coast
NATO troops practised an amphibious landing on Germany's Baltic Sea coast on Wednesday as the trans-Atlantic alliance's large-scale Steadfast Dart exercise continued.Soldiers, weapons and equipment were brought ashore after...
German conservative party calls for better monitoring of Baltic Sea
The conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) party in Germany is calling for "comprehensive" surveillance of the entire Baltic Sea in response to what it describes as growing threats, according...
Nord Stream sabotage suspect alleges abuse in Italian jail
A Ukrainian man imprisoned in Italy and accused of involvement in the 2022 bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, has made serious allegations against...
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 airspace, but turned off its transponder.It comes...
Roads closed, two injured as storm sweeps across Germany
Severe weather roiled Germany on Sunday, causing damage in several states and injuring at least two people - though on the coast, windsurfers embraced the conditions.Roads were closed in...
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 that was flying unidentified over the Baltic...
UK ‘woefully’ ill-protected against Chinese and Russian undersea cable sabotage
China and Russia are stepping up sabotage operations targeting undersea cables and the UK is unprepared to meet the mounting threat, according to new analysis.A report by the China...
NATO begins Baltic drills, Russian spy plane triggers jet scramble
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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 Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko accused the Western...
EU foreign ministers call for coordinated action on Russian ‘shadow fleet’ in Baltic Sea
Calls to step up and coordinate the interdiction of the unflagged Russian “shadow fleet” of oil tankers in the Baltic Sea were made this weekend ahead of the EU...
Baltic Sea states call for joint action against Russian shadow fleet
The Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS), which represents the democratic countries bordering the Baltic Sea, has called for new shipping rules to allow for stronger joint action...