Baltic states

Russia’s ‘Zapad’ drill has Europe on edge about low-key attacks

September 2, 2025

WARSAW, Poland — As Russia and Belarus launch the “Zapad 2025” joint military drill this month, eyeing buildups of military forces along NATO’s eastern borders and direct simulations of...

NATO naval unit to monitor critical infrastructure in Baltic Sea

January 10, 2025

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 infrastructure following several suspected...

Poland proposes protection of the Baltic Sea with naval deployment

November 27, 2024

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has proposed joint monitoring of the Baltic Sea by the navies of the Baltic NATO states following damage to undersea communication cables in the...