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Vladimir Putin 'will boost Baltic nuclear force after Finland's NATO call'

Former Brit ambassador to Russia, Sir Tony Brenton, said Vladimir Putin will considerably boost his nuclear presence in the Baltic after Finland's plan to join NATO

Daily Mirror

Kaliningrad: Russia's 'unsinkable aircraft carrier' deep in Nato territory

The Russian Baltic Fleet has announced that it carried out a series of simulated missile strikes of its nuclear-capable Iskander system. This is not the first time that the Russian exclave – roughly the size of Northern Ireland and wedged between Nato and EU members Poland and Lithuania – has…

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Russia says its forces practised simulated nuclear-capable missile strikes

Russia’s defence ministry confirms the missile strike practise by Baltic fleet in Kaliningrad area

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Sweden to boost military on Gotland amid Russia fears

Sweden's government said on Friday it had put aside up to 1.6 billion Swedish crowns ($163 million) to strengthen its military infrastructure on the strategically important island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea amid increased tensions with nearby Russia.

Reuters

Finland ‘highly likely’ to join Nato after Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, minister says

Russia has threatened to deploy nuclear weapons to the Baltics should Sweden or Finland join Nato

Evening Standard

‘Unity and strength’: Why Finland and Sweden will join NATO

Russia’s invasion has changed the political discourse in Sweden and Finland, analysts say.

Al Jazeera

Russia warns of nuclear buildup if Finland, Sweden join NATO

Russia threatened to deploy nuclear weapons in and around the Baltic Sea region if Finland and Sweden join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as tensions fueled by President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine spread.

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Ukraine war: Sweden and Finland eye the Nato option, but it's a security dilemma for the west

The Kremlin has issued an ominous warning to Nato about the consequences for the Baltic if it allows Sweden and Finland to join the alliance, as has been widely reported. Dmitry Medvedev, a former president and a close ally of Vladimir Putin, said:

The Conversation

Russia warns of nuclear weapons in Baltic if Sweden and Finland join Nato

Lithuania plays down threat, claiming Russians already have such weapons in Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad

The Guardian - UK

Russia warns Nato over Sweden and Finland membership

Russia will deploy nuclear weapons in the Baltic region if Finland and Sweden join Nato, one of Vladimir Putin’s most senior allies has warned.

Evening Standard

Russia already has nuclear weapons in the Baltic region, says Lithuania

Russia already has nuclear weapons in the Baltic region, Lithuanian Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said on Thursday.

Reuters

Russia warns of nuclear, hypersonic deployment if Sweden and Finland join NATO

One of Russian President Vladimir Putin's closest allies warned NATO on Thursday that if Sweden and Finland joined the U.S.-led military alliance then Russia would deploy nuclear weapons and hypersonic missiles in a European exclave.

Reuters

Russia warns that Sweden and Finland joining Nato would end ‘nuclear-free Baltics’

Helsinki promises decision about whether to apply to join alliance within weeks, while Stockholm is also reviewing its security policy

The Independent UK

Lithuania wants NATO to expand Baltic battalions into brigades

Lithuania wants the NATO battalions in the Baltic countries to be expanded into brigades, the country's defence ministry said on Monday.

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The Guardian - UK

Nato’s ‘achilles heel’: alliance conducts war games in nervous Lithuania

Baltic nation is calling for increased military presence in response to Russian invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Putin’s daughters targeted in US sanctions against Russia

Joe Biden links new measures directly to accounts of atrocities committed by Russian forces in Bucha

France 24

Baltic states end Russian gas imports – but can the rest of Europe follow suit?

Global outrage over the gruesome killing of civilians in Ukraine's Bucha has heightened the pressure on Europe to halt its imports of Russian gas. Having led the way, Lithuania and its Baltic neighbours are urging their EU partners to join them in ending all purchases of Moscow’s “toxic” gas.

Daily Mirror

Exiled Russian oligarch warns what Putin's next steps may be in 'war with NATO'

Mikhail Khodorkovsky said the Russian President is 'at war with the US and NATO' and says if Putin decides he's won the war with Ukraine, it might not be the 'last step'

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NATO must boost Baltic defences, Estonia's prime minister says

The NATO alliance must sharpen its land, air and sea defence capabilities in the Baltic region, Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

EU leaders wrangle with issue of oil and gas imports from Russia at summit

Poland and Baltic states seek embargo, while other countries including Germany and Belgium want gradual measures

Reuters

IT bug that jammed Baltic-North Sea traffic 'not a hacker attack'

A software problem that blocked all ship traffic in the main channel between the Baltic and the North Sea on Sunday was not a hacker attack and has been fixed, a spokesperson for Germany's Kiel Canal Waterways and Shipping Authority said on Monday.

Reuters

Russia may not stop with Ukraine – NATO looks to its weakest link

Hours after Russian missiles first struck Ukrainian cities on Feb. 24, German naval commander Terje Schmitt-Eliassen received notice to sail five warships under his command to the former Soviet Republic of Latvia to help protect the most vulnerable part of NATO's eastern flank.

Daily Mirror

Putin 'panicking' over revolution in Moscow as he battles to control Ukraine, PM says

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said failure to support Ukraine now would result in a "new age of intimidation across eastern Europe from the Baltic to the Black Sea"

Daily Mirror

Russian TV shares chilling war plan to conquer Baltic states after Ukraine invasion

A former senior officer spoke about chilling scenario in which Putin's regime captured Nato countries Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia as thousands of Nato troops take part in military exercises near the Russian border

Birmingham Post

Humber Runner welcomed on maiden voyage from Latvian capital

New ice-class vessel introduced to cope with Baltic winters

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