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The Latest Breaking News from the Baltic Sea

Supersonic US bombers 'met by Russian jet' during 'unplanned interaction' on mission to West Country airfield

The incident happened on Tuesday as the pilots were flying over the Baltic Sea

Bristol Post

Russia says Su-27 jet sent to prevent US planes violating border

Russia says fighter jet intercepted two US B-1B bombers flying over the Baltic Sea in international airspace.

Al Jazeera

Russia scrambles jet as France, Germany conduct NATO patrols

Russia's defence ministry scrambled a fighter jet on Monday after it said it detected French and German patrol aircraft flying towards Russian airspace, the ministry said in a statement.

Reuters

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Mysterious 'sea swirls' off Poland's coast have a surprising explanation

Researchers have discovered that unusual swirling "slicks" that occasionally appear on the Baltic Sea are actually made from floating tree pollen.

LiveScience

Poland to boost military protection of Baltic energy infrastructure

The Polish government has approved draft legislation that would allow the military to sink an enemy ship targeting a key gas pipeline from Norway via the Baltic Sea following NATO's warning that Russia might sabotage undersea energy infrastructure.

Reuters

Russia complains to Finland about 'explosive noise' vandalism at consulate

Russia has complained to Finland about vandalism at a Russian consulate on the Aland islands in the Baltic Sea between Finland and Sweden, the Finnish foreign ministry said on Thursday.

Reuters

Russian navy vessels seen near Nord Stream before blasts - Nordic broadcasters report

Three Russian navy ships were observed in the Baltic Sea in the area of the Nord Stream pipeline blasts prior to the sabotage that halted Russian gas flows to Europe in September last year, an investigation by four Nordic broadcasters has found.

Reuters

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British and German warplanes intercept Russian spy jet flying over Baltic Sea

Eurofighters identify two Sukhoi Su-27 fighter aircraft and one Ilyushin Il-20 aircraft flying without transponder signals

The Independent UK

Brit warplanes intercept Russian jets and spy plane flying over Europe

Russian military jets have repeatedly strayed into airspace over the Baltic Sea and recent photos show the moment a British warplane intercepted a spy jet

Daily Mirror

Three Russian aircraft intercepted over Baltic Sea - German air force

Three Russian military aircraft flying without transponder signals have been intercepted in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, Germany's Luftwaffe said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Danes lift sailing ban in Nord Stream pipeline leak area

Denmark says it is lifting a sailing ban in the area of the Baltic Sea around the gas leaks caused by explosions that incapacitated the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year

The Independent UK

Denmark lifts sailing restrictions near Nord Stream pipeline leaks

Denmark on Thursday lifted restrictions on sailing in waters near the Nord Stream pipeline leaks in the Baltic Sea and said it was no longer dangerous for ships to navigate in the area.

Reuters

Russian ‘spy’ ship ‘gathered intelligence to sabotage UK energy supply’

Report finds ship sailed around the Baltic Sea and the North Sea for a month

The Independent UK

Nordic news outlets: Russian yachts, cargo ships spy at sea

The public broadcasters of four Nordic countries have published a joint investigation that says Russia is suspected of spying in the waters of the Baltic Sea and North Sea using civilian fishing trawlers, cargo ships and yachts

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RAF Typhoons intercept Russian fighter jets and spy plane near NATO airspace

The Russian planes were spotted over the eastern part of Nato’s border, near Estonia

LiveScience

Mystery of Roman coins discovered on shipwreck island has archaeologists baffled

Two silver coins minted in during the Roman Empire have been found on a remote and uninhabited island in the Baltic Sea. Archaeologists have no idea how they got there.

Reuters

Object near Nord Stream 2 pipeline poses no safety risk - Denmark

An object found close to the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea appeared to be a maritime buoy and does not pose a safety risk, the Danish Energy Agency said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Film makers' guilty verdict upheld in "Estonia" ferry disaster case

A Swedish appeals court said on Wednesday it had upheld the guilty verdict against two film makers accused of disturbing the wreck of the ferry Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea in 1994 with the loss of 852 lives.

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Kremlin: Russia will keep calling for Nord Stream probe after UN failure

The Kremlin said on Tuesday it would keep demanding an international investigation into explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea last year, after failing to win backing for a probe at the United Nations.

The Independent UK

UN Security Council won't probe Nord Stream blasts

The U.N. Security Council has declined a Russian request to investigate the blasts on the pipelines that move natural gas from Russia to Europe under the Baltic Sea

Reuters

Russia fails at UN to get Nord Stream blast inquiry

Russia failed on Monday to get the United Nations Security Council to ask for an independent inquiry into explosions in September on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, connecting Russia and Germany, that spewed gas into the Baltic Sea.

Reuters

Denmark invites Nord Stream operator to help salvage unidentified object

Denmark on Thursday invited the Russian-controlled operator of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to help salvage an unidentified object found close to the only remaining intact gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea.

Al Jazeera

Russia says jet scrambled as US B-52 bombers fly over Baltic Sea

A Russian Sukhoi Su-35 combat plane was sent to intercept two US B-52H strategic bombers flying over the Baltic Sea.

ABC News

Russia says Su-35 fighter jet scrambled over Baltic as 2 US bombers flew towards border

Russia's defence ministry says a Russian Su-35 fighter jet scrambled over the Baltic Sea after two US strategic bombers flew in the direction of the Russian border.

Reuters

Russia says Su-35 scrambled over Baltic as 2 US bombers flew towards border

Russia's defence ministry said a Russian Su-35 fighter jet was scrambled over the Baltic Sea on Monday after two U.S. strategic bombers flew in the direction of the Russian border, but that it returned to base after they moved away.

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