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Chinese man arrested at German naval base could face spying charges

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1 week ago

Britain is failing to prepare itself for war with Russia, military chief warns

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Lord West’s warning follows a foreboding speech by Nato general secretary Mark Rutte who said …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Sir Richard Shirreff: ‘The time has come for the UK to start gearing up to be ready for war in every respect’

The Independent

Last week, the UK chief of defence, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, warned us that we are at the dawn of a third nuclear age. As Dmitri Trenin, former head of the Carnegie Moscow Centre and an ex-senior Soviet Army officer, wrote in 2016: “The Kremlin has been at war with Nato since 2014.” And if you need evidence of this …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Ukraine strikes Russian port with missiles, hits oil depot with drones: Report

Firstpost

The Druzhba oil pipeline, constructed during the Soviet era, transports oil from Western Siberian and Caspian Sea fields to European markets, while the Baltic Pipeline System carries oil to the Baltic Sea, with both passing through the Bryansk region FILE PHOTO: The Druzhba oil pipeline between Hungary and Russia is pictured at the Hungarian MOL Group's Danube Refinery in Szazhalombatta, …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

A reminder from the Baltic on securing undersea cables

Hindustan Times

Recent incidents in the Baltic Sea have thrust submarine cable security into the spotlight. Two undersea fibre-optic cables — one linking Finland to Germany and another connecting Lithuania to Sweden — were severed a few days ago, causing significant communication disruptions. Moreover, disrupting communication networks in non-belligerent States risks destabilising global economic systems, potentially harming the saboteur’s own interests, given …

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3 weeks ago

Taiwan and Baltic Sea cable incident: Why China-Lithuania ties are deteriorating

Firstpost

Lithuania’s expulsion of Chinese diplomats and support for Taiwan have sparked the escalating tensions with Beijing China has strongly condemned Lithuania’s recent decision to expel three Chinese diplomats stationed at the Office of the Charge d’Affaires, labelling the move as “wanton and provocative.” Beijing also warned of potential countermeasures to safeguard its sovereignty and diplomatic interests. In Monday’s statement, the …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Poland’s prime minister visits defensive fortifications on border with Russia

Associated Press

DABROWKA, Poland — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk traveled Saturday to his country’s border with the Russian region of Kaliningrad to inspect progress in the construction of military fortifications along the eastern frontier, calling it “an investment in peace.” Tusk’s visit comes a month before Poland is to take over the rotating presidency of the 27-member European Union. Tusk also …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Sweden formally asks China to cooperate with investigations into undersea cables damage

The Independent

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Sweden 'formally requests' China to probe Yi Peng Three, the ship accused of damaging cables – Firstpost

Firstpost

Sweden has made a ‘formal request’ to China to bring Yi Peng Three back to Swedish waters so that the authorities could investigate whether the vessel severed the two cables in the Baltic Sea Amid the brewing tensions in the Baltic region, Sweden has formally asked China to cooperate with an investigation into the damage of two cables in the …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Sweden asks China to cooperate in Baltic Sea cable investigation

CNN

CNN — Sweden has sent a formal request to China to cooperate with an investigation into suspected sabotage over the sudden disruption of two submarine internet cables in the Baltic Sea earlier this month, after tracking data linked a Chinese ship to the incidents. “Sweden has sent a formal request to China to cooperate with Swedish authorities in order to …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Sweden asks for China’s cooperation over Baltic Sea cables cut while a Chinese ship was nearby

Associated Press

HARPSUND, Sweden — Sweden has formally asked China to cooperate in explaining the recent rupture of two data cables on the Baltic Sea bed in an area where a China-flagged vessel had been sighted, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Thursday. “As I had said before, Sweden has expressed our desire for the ship to move to Swedish waters and we …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Chinese ship suspected of sabotaging data cables in Baltic Sea for Russia: Report

Firstpost

A Chinese ship is suspected to have sabotaged two underwater cables in the Baltic Sea at the behest of Russian intelligence agencies, according to a report The Chinese ship, the bulk carrier Yi Peng 3, in background, is anchored and being monitored by a Danish naval patrol vessels in the sea of Kattegat, near the city of Granaa in Jutland, …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Chinese cargo ship deliberately severed two critical data cables in Baltic Sea by dragging anchor for 100 miles while off radar in attack 'orchestrated by the Kremlin', report claims

Daily Mail

A Chinese cargo ship deliberately severed two critical data cables in the Baltic Sea by dragging an anchor across the sea floor over 110miles while off-radar in an attack orchestrated by the Kremlin, a new report has claimed. European investigators told the newspaper that the massive Yi Peng 3 bulk carrier - 225 meters long, 32 meters wide and loaded …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Europe can’t make Ukraine enough weapons—So it’s paying Kyiv to do it

Live Mint

KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine’s European allies, struggling to produce enough weapons for Kyiv’s war effort, are pioneering a new method: Giving Ukrainians money to do it themselves. In the new approach, Europeans are financing Ukrainian government contracts with cash-strapped Ukrainian arms makers to produce equipment for the country’s armed forces, including long-range missiles and drones that can strike Russian territory. “Last year, …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Lonely dolphin in Baltic Sea may be talking to itself, study finds

The Independent

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1 month ago

From Poland’s ‘iron dome’ to boots on the ground: How Europe is preparing for the Third World War

The Independent

More than 1,500km from London, frenetic activity is underway in the countryside of Poland, Finland, and the Baltic States: bulldozers and diggers are constructing field defences. Poland is spending at least €2.5bn on its border defence system, including building a sky shield system akin to Israel’s “Iron Dome” to protect its eastern border from a growing threat from Russia. While …

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1 month ago

Are underwater pipelines, cables being sabotaged in the Baltic Sea? Why?

Al Jazeera

A series of unexplained incidents causing damage to pipelines and cables in the Baltic Sea has occurred in the past two years. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday that the incident must be investigated, adding: “We have seen sabotage in the past, so we take it very seriously.” This is just the latest in a series of incidents …

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1 month ago

Is European collective security under threat by Russia in the Baltic Sea?

India Today

European nations are blaming Russia for recent twin incidents in the Baltic sea. Baltic sea is an active commercial shipping route, ringed by nine countries including Russia. Reminiscent of such incidents in the past in the Baltic sea, especially the destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipelines linking Russia to Germany in 2022 – seven months after Russia’s full scale …

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1 month ago

Chinese-registered ship is held in Baltic Sea sabotage investigation

Live Mint

A Chinese ship that sailed over two severed data cables in the Baltic Sea around the time they were cut has been stopped by the Danish navy as part of an international investigation into what police say is a possible act of sabotage. Late Tuesday, the Chinese vessel stopped moving after its path was blocked by two Danish Naval vessels, …

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1 month ago

Baltic Cable Cut, Trump's NATO Ambassador, Republican Voter Turnout : Up First from NPR

NPR

Baltic Cable Cut, Trump's NATO Ambassador, Republican Voter Turnout European officials investigate whether severed Baltic internet cables were an act of Russian sabotage, raising fears about the vulnerability of critical infrastructure. President-elect Trump names Matthew Whitaker, a loyalist with no foreign policy experience, as U.S. ambassador to NATO. And, with historic voter turnout helping Donald Trump secure a sweeping victory, …

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1 month ago

Finnish authorities open probe into ruptured undersea cable between Finland and Germany

Associated Press

HELSINKI, Finland — Finnish authorities said Wednesday they have opened an investigation into the rupture of a data cable under the Baltic Sea, adding to a Swedish probe into the possible sabotage of that link and another cable. The C-Lion1 cable, which runs between Finland and Germany was damaged on Monday, the day after similar damage to a cable that …

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1 month ago

Europe is 'totally unprepared' for the level of hybrid warfare Putin is set to unleash, with energy and communications sabotage, aviation GPS jamming and weaponizing migrants all tools of the Kremlin

Daily Mail

Europe is 'totally unprepared' for Russia's tactics of hybrid warfare, defence officials have warned amid mounting fear that Moscow is already sabotaging critical infrastructure on the continent in anticipation of a wider conflict. Russia has been accused of trying to destabilise the West and allies since the war in Ukraine began by allegedly 'weaponising mass migration' along its western border; …

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1 month ago

Germany says sabotage behind cutting of telecoms cables in Baltic Sea

The Independent

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1 month ago

Damage to Baltic undersea cables appears to be sabotage, Germany’s defense minister says

Associated Press

BERLIN — Germany’s defense minister said Tuesday officials have to assume damage to two data cables under the Baltic Sea, one of which ends in Germany, was caused by sabotage — though he said they have no proof at present. Speaking in Brussels, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that Russia poses not just a military but also a hybrid …

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Chinese man arrested at German naval base could face spying charges

Britain is failing to prepare itself for war with Russia, military chief warns

Sir Richard Shirreff: ‘The time has come for the UK to start gearing up to be ready for war in every respect’

Ukraine strikes Russian port with missiles, hits oil depot with drones: Report

A reminder from the Baltic on securing undersea cables

Taiwan and Baltic Sea cable incident: Why China-Lithuania ties are deteriorating

Poland’s prime minister visits defensive fortifications on border with Russia

Sweden formally asks China to cooperate with investigations into undersea cables damage

Sweden 'formally requests' China to probe Yi Peng Three, the ship accused of damaging cables – Firstpost

Sweden asks China to cooperate in Baltic Sea cable investigation

Sweden asks for China’s cooperation over Baltic Sea cables cut while a Chinese ship was nearby

Chinese ship suspected of sabotaging data cables in Baltic Sea for Russia: Report

Chinese cargo ship deliberately severed two critical data cables in Baltic Sea by dragging anchor for 100 miles while off radar in attack 'orchestrated by the Kremlin', report claims

Europe can’t make Ukraine enough weapons—So it’s paying Kyiv to do it

Lonely dolphin in Baltic Sea may be talking to itself, study finds

From Poland’s ‘iron dome’ to boots on the ground: How Europe is preparing for the Third World War

Are underwater pipelines, cables being sabotaged in the Baltic Sea? Why?

Is European collective security under threat by Russia in the Baltic Sea?

Chinese-registered ship is held in Baltic Sea sabotage investigation

Baltic Cable Cut, Trump's NATO Ambassador, Republican Voter Turnout : Up First from NPR

Finnish authorities open probe into ruptured undersea cable between Finland and Germany

Europe is 'totally unprepared' for the level of hybrid warfare Putin is set to unleash, with energy and communications sabotage, aviation GPS jamming and weaponizing migrants all tools of the Kremlin

Germany says sabotage behind cutting of telecoms cables in Baltic Sea

Damage to Baltic undersea cables appears to be sabotage, Germany’s defense minister says