Baltic nations count final hours to ending electricity ties to Russia
1 day ago · The Baltic countries’ steps toward energy independence have been decades in the making. In 2003, prior to joining the EU, Lithuania decided to shut down the Soviet-built Ignalina nuclear power plant in response to concerns in Brussels over its safety. It was decommissioned in 2009. Lithuania built an offshore oil terminal in the Baltic Sea in ...
Baltic Sea - Wikipedia
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North and Central European Plain. [3] The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 10°E to 30°E longitude.
Baltic undersea pipes and cables keep getting damaged. What’s …
Jan 29, 2025 · The gas receiving station of the Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline and the transfer station of the OPAL gas pipeline in Lubmin, Germany, seen in July 2022. Stefan Sauer/picture alliance/dpa/Getty ...
Baltic Sea Incidents Put Spotlight On Russia's 'Shadow' Fleet
Jan 29, 2025 · The recent incident highlights rising tensions in the Baltic Sea since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly three years ago. Following the cable damage in December, the European Union ...
Baltic concerns over Russian plan to move sea borders - BBC
May 22, 2024 · The draft Russian defence ministry decree suggested moving the sea borders around Russian islands in the Gulf of Finland and around the exclave of Kaliningrad.
Charting the Challenges in the Baltic Sea - War on the Rocks
May 21, 2024 · Russia, in turn, depends on the same sea lines for significant parts of its trade, transport, and to supply its Baltic enclave, Kaliningrad. While significant elements of local Russian forces were moved for its war in Ukraine, grey-zone aggression continues .
Baltic Sea nations react warily to a reported Russian proposal to ...
May 22, 2024 · COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Leaders around the Baltic Sea reacted warily Wednesday to reports that Russia could revise the borders of its territorial waters in the region, with Lithuania’s foreign minister calling it an “obvious escalation” that must be met with an “appropriately firm response.”
Russia moves to extend its maritime borders, angering Baltic Sea …
May 23, 2024 · Russia unveiled a bill on Tuesday that would redefine its maritime borders in the Baltic Sea, causing an outcry among Baltic and other northern European countries and fueling geopolitical...
Russia’s Proposal to Redraw Baltic Sea Borders Sparks Concern …
May 22, 2024 · A Russian Defense Ministry proposal to redraw Russia’s maritime borders in the Baltic Sea has sparked concern from Moscow’s neighbors in the region, with officials from Finland to Lithuania...
Baltic Sea nations react warily to a reported Russian proposal to ...
Leaders around the Baltic Sea reacted warily Wednesday to reports that Russia could revise the borders of its territorial waters in the region, with Lithuania’s foreign minister calling it an...