Earlier this month, NATO launched a new mission, “Baltic Sentry,” to enhance surveillance and deterrence in the Baltic Sea. The operation includes frigates, maritime patrol aircraft, and naval drones, with a focus on protecting undersea assets.
Russia says it's withstanding the impact of sanctions. Sweden's finance minister says satellite images show a different story.
The Swedish Armed Forces issued a statement this week warning about the threat of hybrid warfare, stating Russia, China and Iran were conducting intelligence operations against Sweden and the nation’s political,
The Defence Secretary has said the UK should learn from Sweden’s war pamphlet in the face of ‘pressing’ threats like Russia. British leaders have been told to learn lessons from the Swedish war pamphlet launched last year,
Sweden has sent 600 soldiers to the Russian border. This is the country's first mission as part of NATO, SVT reports. The military was transferred to Latvia by sea in secrecy. They will be stationed there for 6 months to guard the border with the Russian Federation.
Sweden's coastguard has intercepted a Bulgarian ship after fiber optic cables between Sweden and Latvia were damaged. Suspected sabotage of such undersea links in the Baltic Sea has been blamed on Russia.
Swedish authorities said late on Sunday they are detaining a vessel suspected of “gross sabotage” following the damage of an undersea communication cable in the Baltic. “Concrete investigation measures” are being carried out on board the ship, the Swedish prosecutor office said in a statement.
The Arelion submarine cable, which connects the Swedish island of Gotland to Lithuania, and the C-Lion 1 submarine communications cable that runs between Finland's capital Helsinki and the German city of Rostock were also damaged in mid-November near Sweden's territorial waters.
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The saying "it is very difficult to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if it is not there" is probably known to everyone. Although it seems that only the first part of this phrase has reached some Baltic countries.