Russia, Finland and Baltic Sea

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 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
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.
Finland stops Russia-linked vessel over damaged undersea power cable in Baltic Sea
Police and media reports say that Finnish authorities have detained a Russia-linked ship as they investigate whether it damaged a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables.
What to know about Finland, Russia's 'shadow fleet' and a severed undersea cable
Finland says a ship affiliated with Russia's "shadow fleet" is linked to a 60-mile-long anchor drag mark on the seafloor. A power cable in the Baltic Sea was severed last week.
Finnish investigators say Baltic Sea cable damage involved Russia-linked vessel
This photo provided by Rajavartiosto (Finnish Border Guard) on Thursday, 26 Dec 2024, shows the oil tanker Eagle S, background, and the Finnish Border Guard ship Turva.
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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Russia may try to seize part of Estonia - Politico
Russia may try to seize part of Estonia. The city of Narva, located between Estonia and Russia, could become the place where ...
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.
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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 ...
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Russia's secret underwater warfare: Cables in the crosshairs
The act of destroying undersea cables enables Moscow to cause significant losses to the West without crossing the threshold ...
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 ...
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 ...
Europe’s new Capital of Culture reminded me of Croydon
In a forgotten corner of Europe, between the Adriatic and the Alps, there stands a beautiful baroque monastery which ...