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.
Russia is "the main actor" in hybrid attacks on the alliance, said a senior NATO official following a spate of incidents.
The Swedish government will send Ukraine its largest military aid package since the outset of Russia’s full-scale invasion, amounting to 13.5 billion Swedish kronor ($1.23 billion). — Ukrinform.
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.
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 Nordic country has opened an investigation into the damage, just weeks after NATO stepped up its military presence in the area following a series of similar incidents.
Mads Petersen, owner of Greenland-based startup Arctic Unmanned, sat in a car to keep warm while he tested a small drone at minus 43 degrees Celsius (minus 45 degrees Fahrenheit).
In December, the Swedish parliament supported the government's proposal to suspend the agreement on the avoidance of doble taxation between Sweden and Russia
Norway, which is NATO's monitor for a vast 2 million sq km area of the North Atlantic used by the Russian Northern Fleet's nuclear submarines, says it will invest in long-range surveillance drones for a planned Arctic base.