Nato to boost Baltic Sea presence after suspected sabotage of underwater cable Finland seizes ship it suspects of damaging cable connecting Estonia and Finland on Christmas Day The Guardian - UK · Dec 27, 2024
NATO To Boost Military Presence In Baltic After Cables 'Sabotage' NATO will bolster its military presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage of an undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia this week, the Western military alliance's chief Mark Rutte said on Friday. International Business Times · Dec 27, 2024
Did a Russian ‘shadow ship’ cut the Finland-Estonia undersea Baltic cable? Finnish authorities have boarded a ship in the Baltic Sea that the West suspects is linked to Russia. Al Jazeera · Dec 27, 2024
Finnish authorities board tanker suspected of damaging undersea cables — tanker is reportedly linked to Russia’s shadow fleet The Eagle S, an oil tanker suspected of being part of Russia's shadow fleet, has been stopped and boarded by Finnish authorities in relation to the damaging of power and data cables connecting Finland to Estonia. Tom’s Hardware · Dec 26, 2024
Finns Probing Ship From Russia For 'Sabotage' Of Cables Finnish authorities said Thursday that they were investigating an oil tanker that sailed from a Russian port for the "sabotage" of a power cable linking Finland and Estonia that was damaged the previous day. International Business Times · Dec 26, 2024
Estonia Investigates Disruption Of Baltic Sea Power Cable Estonia grapples with disruption as Estlink-2 power cable goes offline, sparking concerns of sabotage and prompting collaborative efforts with Finland to a... Top News · Dec 26, 2024
Estonian government to meet as investigators probe interruption of undersea cable Estonia’s prime minister says his government will hold an extraordinary meeting later as investigators try to find out what disrupted a Baltic Sea power cable bringing electricity from Finland The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2024
Undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia experiences outage — capacity reduced to 35% as Finnish authorities investigate An undersea power cable connecting Helsinki and Tallinn, carrying 658 megawatts of electricity, has been disrupted on Christmas Day. Tom’s Hardware · Dec 25, 2024
Baltic Sea Power Cable Outage Prompts Investigation Power cable outage between Finland and Estonia triggers investigation; concerns over undersea infrastructure in the Baltic region. Top News · Dec 25, 2024
Undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia hit by outage, prompting investigation Finland’s prime minister says authorities are investigating an interruption in a power cable under the Baltic Sea between his country and Estonia The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2024
Nato cannot defend Europe from Russia without the US, warn alliance’s frontline leaders Leaders of Finland, Latvia and Estonia tell The Independent that Ukraine’s victory over Russia is vital to the defence of a poorly armed Europe The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2024
Healey: UK’s military presence in Estonia shows ‘unshakeable commitment’ to Nato John Healey thanked armed forces personnel for their service over Christmas. The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2024
Starmer reveals plans for new EU defence pact as PM warns Ukraine war ‘already bigger than Europe’ Exclusive: Sitting down with The Independent, the prime minister has for the first time outlined his Brexit reset plans for further European defence cooperation amid an increasingly unstable global landscape The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024
UK announces fresh sanctions on Russian energy It comes as Sir Keir Starmer is in Estonia for a meeting of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF). The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024
The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024 Watch: Starmer meets world leaders in Estonia as he visits troops serving on Russian border Watch as Sir Keir Starmer met leaders of Baltic states in Estonia for the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) conference on Tuesday, 17 December, before visiting British troops serving on Russia's border.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2024 Keir Starmer to visit British troops on Russia’s border Prime minister tells Joint Expeditionary Force conference in Estonia that Ukraine requires ‘all the capability it can get’
The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2024 Starmer to visit troops serving on Russian border in push for Ukraine support Sir Keir Starmer was speaking at the Joint Expeditionary Force conference in Estonia where he met leaders of Baltic states.
The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2024 Starmer urges allies to double down on Ukraine support as Estonia suggests security tax Just hours before the start of a key European defence summit, Estonia’s defence minister issued a stark warning that spending 2 per cent of GDP on defence is simply not enough
The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2024 The silent war going on inside a city at Nato’s eastern border – which could be Putin’s next target Narva, which is home to more than 50,000 Russian speakers, has become the target of constant provocation from Russia
The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2024 ‘The EU wants Ukraine to win this war’: who is its new chief diplomat Kaja Kallas? She stepped down as Estonia’s prime minister to take up foreign policy role replacing tough talker Josep Borrell
The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2024 Twelve British soldiers injured in major car crash during Nato exercise in Estonia Total of 17 people reportedly rushed to hospital in vehicle pile-up near Russian border during snowstorm
Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2024 Twelve British soldiers injured in six-vehicle pile-up in Estonia Soldiers were in two minibuses transporting NATO troops to their base when the six-vehicle crash happened
Al Jazeera · Nov 23, 2024 Are underwater pipelines, cables being sabotaged in the Baltic Sea? Why? A series of unexplained events causing damage to pipelines and cables has occurred over two years.
Fortune · Nov 19, 2024 Europe on edge: What Trump 2.0 means for Ukraine, NATO, and the EU 'Trump will divide Europe’s long-term response to the war,' write former Estonian President Toomas Ilves and Yale political scientist Lauren Young.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2024 China must face ‘higher cost’ for backing Russia in Ukraine, says next EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says Ukraine’s victory in war is ‘a priority for us all’, adding that it is also in the US interest