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Sweden formally asks China to cooperate with investigations into undersea cables damage
3 weeks, 3 days ago

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

The Independent  

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Sweden asks China to cooperate in Baltic Sea cable investigation
3 weeks, 4 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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Sweden asks for China’s cooperation over Baltic Sea cables cut while a Chinese ship was nearby
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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Chinese-registered ship is held in Baltic Sea sabotage investigation
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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Finnish authorities open probe into ruptured undersea cable between Finland and Germany
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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Damage to Baltic undersea cables appears to be sabotage, Germany’s defense minister says
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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Germany says ‘sabotage’ presumed in damaged Baltic Sea telecom cables
1 month ago

Germany says ‘sabotage’ presumed in damaged Baltic Sea telecom cables

Al Jazeera  

European nations say Russia is increasingly deploying ‘hybrid activities’ against NATO and the EU but haven’t blamed Moscow yet for recent incidents. Germany says it assumes that damage caused to two telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea is an act of sabotage as European nations condemn the alleged Russian attacks on their “security architecture”. While Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans …

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Swedish premier hosts German, Nordic leaders to deepen cooperation shadowed by a threat from Russia
7 months, 1 week ago

Swedish premier hosts German, Nordic leaders to deepen cooperation shadowed by a threat from Russia

The Independent  

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Drought and rising heat bring unusual wildfire warnings in northern Europe
1 year, 6 months ago

Drought and rising heat bring unusual wildfire warnings in northern Europe

The Hindu  

Summer is wildfire season in southern Europe, but this year the continent's north is also at risk, with forest fire warnings in effect from Scotland to the Nordic and Baltic countries. “These countries are relatively new to drought problems,” said Niclas Hjerdt, head of hydrological forecasting at Sweden’s weather agency SMHI. So there isn’t this historic knowledge of how to …

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Drought and rising heat bring unusual wildfire warnings in northern Europe
1 year, 6 months ago

Drought and rising heat bring unusual wildfire warnings in northern Europe

Associated Press  

HELSINKI — Summer is wildfire season in southern Europe, but this year the continent’s north is also at risk, with forest fire warnings in effect from Scotland to the Nordic and Baltic countries. “These countries are relatively new to drought problems,” said Niclas Hjerdt, head of hydrological forecasting at Sweden’s weather agency SMHI. Hjerdt said it’s too early to draw …

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Traces of explosives found at Baltic Sea Nord Stream pipelines
2 years, 1 month ago

Traces of explosives found at Baltic Sea Nord Stream pipelines

ABC  

Traces of explosives have been found at the Baltic Sea site where natural gas pipelines were damaged in an act of "gross sabotage", according to a Swedish prosecutor. Key points: Investigators have not yet said who they suspect is behind the leaks Last month, Danish officials said the damage was caused by "powerful explosions" Fingers have been pointed at Russia, …

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Danes confirm ‘extensive damage” to Baltic Sea pipelines
2 years, 2 months ago

Danes confirm ‘extensive damage” to Baltic Sea pipelines

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Danish officials on Tuesday confirmed that there has been “extensive damage” to the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea off Denmark and that the cause of the damage was “powerful explosions.” In a statement, the Copenhagen Police said it had carried out a number of preliminary investigations of what it called “the …

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Sweden seizes evidence at Baltic Sea pipeline leak site
2 years, 2 months ago

Sweden seizes evidence at Baltic Sea pipeline leak site

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Sweden’s domestic security agency said Thursday that its preliminary investigation of leaks from two Russian gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea “has strengthened the suspicions of serious sabotage” as the cause and a prosecutor said evidence at the site has been seized. The Swedish Security Service said the probe confirmed that “detonations” caused extensive damage to the …

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NATO believes Baltic Sea gas pipeline leaks were sabotage
2 years, 2 months ago

NATO believes Baltic Sea gas pipeline leaks were sabotage

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The NATO military alliance warned Thursday it would retaliate for any attacks on the critical infrastructure of its 30 member countries and joined other Western officials in citing sabotage as the likely cause of damage to two natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea. NATO ambassadors said in a statement that “any deliberate attack against allies’ critical …

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Leaks on Russian gas pipelines raise concerns about sabotage
2 years, 2 months ago

Leaks on Russian gas pipelines raise concerns about sabotage

India Today  

A series of unusual leaks on two natural gas pipelines running from Russia under the Baltic Sea to Germany triggered concerns about possible sabotage Tuesday, overshadowing the inauguration of a long-awaited pipeline in Poland that will bring Norwegian gas to Europe in efforts to bolster energy independence from Moscow. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she “cannot rule out” sabotage …

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Swedish, US troops drill on remilitarized Baltic Sea island
2 years, 6 months ago

Swedish, US troops drill on remilitarized Baltic Sea island

Associated Press  

VISBY, Sweden — Having to defend Gotland against a foreign invasion seemed such a far-fetched notion to Swedish decision-makers at the start of the century that they demilitarized the Baltic Sea island. I mean, we have made a big deployment on Gotland, and we will defend Gotland,” Swedish Col. Magnus Frykvall, the island’s regiment commander, said as military hardware was …

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Finland’s bid to join NATO
2 years, 7 months ago

Finland’s bid to join NATO

The Hindu  

“The Lord’s our shepherd”, says the Psalm But just in case, we better get a bomb!’ -Tom Lehrer, Who’s next? One would expect NATO membership to allay Finland and Sweden’s security concerns to a reasonable degree as all the countries involved in the highly volatile region would, likely, reach an impasse until someone decides to break through the gridlock through …

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Moscow’s ‘defeat’ as Finland, Sweden move to join NATO
2 years, 7 months ago

Moscow’s ‘defeat’ as Finland, Sweden move to join NATO

Al Jazeera  

Once both countries are admitted into the 30-member security bloc, NATO forces may be right next to the Finnish-Russian border. In February, he said that his country’s “special operation” against Ukraine was a preemptive move to terminate NATO’s “endless” expansion in Russia’s former stomping ground – Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. “This marks Putin’s defeat on two fronts …

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Boris Johnson pledges UK support for Sweden and Finland if Putin attacks amid NATO uncertainty
2 years, 7 months ago

Boris Johnson pledges UK support for Sweden and Finland if Putin attacks amid NATO uncertainty

Daily Mail  

Britain has pledged to come to Sweden and Finland's aid should either of the Nordic countries come under Russian attack, following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Pictured: Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson shows the way to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he arrives for talks today Britain's Prime Minister said the parallel agreements would help defend each country should …

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Swedes want checks for hull damage in 1994 ferry disaster
4 years ago

Swedes want checks for hull damage in 1994 ferry disaster

The Independent  

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Grounded Baltic Sea ferry pulled off seabed, resumes trip
4 years, 1 month ago

Grounded Baltic Sea ferry pulled off seabed, resumes trip

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