The Latest Breaking News from Baltic Sea

Lucrative natural gas pipeline running to Germany under Baltic Sea could be blocked if Vladimir Putin invades western neighbour

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko expects Russia to build a new Baltic Sea port for exports of Belarusian potash which were hit by Western sanctions, he said on Friday after he met Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russia is holding simultaneous drills in the Barents and Baltic Seas, amping up its military presence near Ukraine

Around 126,000 Russian combat troops are gathered close to the Ukraine border, along with 30,000 pro-Moscow separatists in contested Donbas. Nato is bolstering its deterrence in the Baltic Sea region

Not long after Russia began its massive troop buildup along Ukraine’s border, several Russian amphibious warfare ships briefly moved into Baltic Sea waters, some of them coming uncomfortably close to Sweden. That, and a series of recent drone flights of unknown origin over the country’s nuclear power plants, has put…

The US-led military organisation said it is beefing up its 'deterrence' presence in the Baltic Sea area

Swedish authorities are puzzled by reports that drones last week were seen hovering over two nuclear power plants on the country's Baltic Sea coast. Police said Sunday that preliminary investigations have been launched, adding the probes are being handled locally by investigators but they are coordinated nationally by the Swedish…