Russia, Finland and Baltic Sea

Finland inspects Russia's 'shadow fleet' tanker suspected in Baltic cable sabotage: What are the developments so far?
The Baltic Sea has seen multiple attacks on energy and communications infrastructure since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. These have often been linked to hybrid warfare tactics
Estonia deploys ship into Baltic Sea after Russia suspected of undersea cable sabotage
NATO member Estonia has deployed a naval warship to defend its underwater power cables after a Russian vessel allegedly cut one of the wires in yet another act of sabotage against the allied nations.
Finland Says Vessel Suspected of Cutting Cable May Be Part of Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’
The Finnish authorities said the tanker might be part of Russia’s shadow fleet, which emerged as a way to circumvent Western-imposed price caps on Russian oil transported by sea. The caps were introduced several months after President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
New evidence adds to growing theories that a Russian ‘shadow fleet’ is sabotaging underwater cables critical to digital infrastructure
The marks are apparently from a Russia-linked vessel that has already been seized for investigation.
Russian 'shadow' ship raided after 'sabotaging undersea cable' between two NATO members
Finnish authorities raided a ship with alleged links to Russia that has been accused of rupturing a key source of communication in the Baltic Sea.
NATO’s Estonia deploys warship to Baltic Sea after Russia allegedly cut another undersea cable
Investigators have discovered anchor drag marks along the seabed allegedly caused by the Russian ship’s antics.
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Taizé gathering in Estonia: Praying for peace at the edge of war
The 47th European Taizé Meeting in Tallinn (Dec 28, 2024–Jan 1, 2025) brought 3,500 young Europeans, including Ukrainians, ...
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Russia's shadow looms over Estonian border town
In heavy snowfall and high winds, around 200 people wearing rain ponchos and fur hoods queued in the Estonian border town of ...
Tensions with Russia rise amid power line sabotage
Russia’s connection to the rupture of an undersea cable between Finland and Estonia is raising a new bevy of fears over the ...
The West found a miles-long piece of evidence backing its claim Russia is purposely cutting undersea cables
Finnish officials say Russia's "shadow fleet" is sabotaging vital undersa internet cables.
Estonia's top spy says NATO must deter Russia for next 10 to 20 years
NATO will need to contain Russia for the next 20 years, the head of Estonian foreign intelligence said. Estonia, which is ...
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Estonia’s city at the ‘end of the free world’ stares across a frozen border at Russia
The city of Narva, squeezed along Estonia's border with Russia, has been at the center of efforts to resist what it claims ...
Russia has occupied territory of neighbouring country and achieved its goal as aggressor, Estonian Defence Forces chief says
Andrus Merilo, Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces, believes that Russia, as the aggressor country, has achieved its ...
Germany calls for new sanctions on Russia's dark fleet that is 'damaging major undersea cables' nearly every month
Finland said last week it detained a ship that may be from Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers as part of a probe into a ...
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Concerns grow over Russia’s possible plans to claim Estonian land
A quarter of Estonia’s 1.4 million residents are ethnic Russians, most of whom hold Estonian citizenship and identify ...