The severing of electricity ties to Russia is rich in geopolitical significance. Work on it sped up after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine.

Several undersea telecom and power cables have been severed in the Baltic Sea in recent months, with experts accusing Russia ...

For years, both Sweden and Finland avoided the use of larger ships. However, in response to the Russian threat, these new NATO members decided to build corvettes—the Lulea type for Sweden and ...

It is well known that the three Baltic States, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, are distinct yet share many similarities. They are comparable in size and have ...

: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gives a statement during the summit of the Baltic Sea NATO countries in Helsinki, Finland, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

Police in Norway said Friday they had released a Russian-crewed cargo ship seized over suspected involvement in damage to a ...

In just three months, three incidents of damage to Baltic Sea underwater cables have taken place. While accidential cable ...

The incident is the latest in a series of cases of cables being damaged in the Baltic Sea, amid heightened tensions between Russia and the West since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Norwegian police announced today that a Norwegian-flagged vessel has been detained in Tromso under suspicion of being ...

Rüdiger Strempel reflects on Finland’s special connection with HELCOM and the organisation’s regional efforts to protect the ...

Long a non-functioning market with a much criticised ‘open door’ approach to development, Sweden’s offshore wind regime needs ...

Incidents damaging Europe’s undersea networks have become more frequent since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, raising suspicions they are the result of sabotage.