#Russia has declared an intention to unilaterally extend its territorial waters on #Baltic sea in a way that collides with territorial waters of #Finland and #Lithuania. Russian Ministry of Defense (!) proposed to cancel the 1985 #USSR decision of demarcation of the sea borders and redraw them according to “new geographical references”, and then declare them “internal waters”.
Obviously, this looks very much like a poorly disguised attempt to create an strategic dilemma for #NATO by unilaterally opening a territorial dispute with two NATO members without really invading anyone yet. In case of NATO inaction the next step will be Russian actually enforcing their “new territorial waters” by threatening or sinking ships sailing to Finland and Lithuania. And if the inaction continues, the next step will be likely establishing “new geographical references” on one of the land borders of NATO countries.
Urlop nad morzem nie musi zawsze wiązać się z leniwym wylegiwaniem się na plaży. Na polskim wybrzeżu można wypoczywać aktywnie, np. jeżdżąc na rowerze. Ten rozległy region oferuje wiele interesujących i zadbanych tras. Na miłośników jednośladów czeka co najmniej kilkadziesiąt różnych ścieżek i dróg...
Swedish Navy chief Ewa Skoog Haslum said some of the ships from the shadow fleet have been found to possess communications and signals equipment not usually associated with cargo vessels, leading to concerns they could be used in "hybrid operations."
The president said Ukraine is moving towards "an important agreement with the U.S.," adding that the agreement could happen after Congress approves the $61 aid bill for Ukraine that awaits an upcoming vote on April 20.
Dolores is an utterly charming and beautiful soul and I feel very lucky that I got to spend so much time in her company for this article – the first ever about her in the English language, I believe!
Diggers and cement mixers will soon roll into #Estonia’s fields to give #Nato’s eastern border with #Russia a significant military upgrade. Hundreds of reinforced bunkers will be built as part of a new defensive line to protect the #Baltic states — anhttps://www.ft.com/content/2047a8d3-3b6b-485a-bcfa-f42ae8e352eed by extension the entire western defence alliance — from a Russian attack.
The Nordic and Baltic countries support an increased role for NATO in aiding Ukraine’s fight against Russia, as well as Kyiv’s bid to join the European Union, Sweden’s Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom told reporters on April 10, according to Reuters.
#France is building an alliance of countries open to potentially sending Western troops to #Ukraine — and in the process deepening its clash with a more cautious #Berlin.
French Foreign Minister Stéphane #Séjourné was in #Lithuania on Friday, where he met his #Baltic and Ukrainian counterparts to buttress the idea that foreign troops could end up helping Ukraine in areas like demining.
“Sweden joined NATO in Washington on Thursday, two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine forced it to rethink its national security policy and to decide that support for the alliance was the Scandinavian nation's best guarantee of safety.”
As policymakers reckon w/Russia’s advances in #Ukraine & Trump’s comments about not defending #NATO, the tools of 20th-century #warfare are coming back
2 years after #Russia’s #invasion of #Ukraine, countries such as the #Baltic states & #Finland warn that a threat to their own territory may be just over the horizon, w/some #intelligence agencies saying the #Kremlin could make such an attempt w/in a decade. Now they are taking lessons from their enemy’s robust defense lines in Ukraine, noting that Russia’s system of #minefields, #ConcertinaWire & #trenches made it all but impossible for Kyiv’s forces to advance last summer.
I'll never tire of the #Baltic Sea on my ride to work. Every season is so different. Even at -18C I must pause to admire the views. #Cycling#Commute#Winter
« #TatjanaZdanoka, a #Latvian member of the #EuropeanParliament, has been a trusted asset of #RussianIntelligence since at least 2005. Leaked emails between Zdanoka and her two known #Russian case officers include explicit, detailed reports from Zdanoka to her handlers describing her work as a #European legislator, particularly as those official duties relate to fostering pro-Kremlin sentiment in her native #Baltic region. »
Vladimir Putin sets conditions for future escalations in the #Baltic countries as part of the alleged plan to weaken the NATO alliance - Institute for the Study of War (ISW)
#Putin has long employed an expansive definition of Russia’s sovereignty and trivialized the sovereignty of former #Soviet republics
Trasy rowerowe nad morzem – gdzie jeździć rowerem nad Bałtykiem? - FORZASPORT (forzasport.pl) Polish
Urlop nad morzem nie musi zawsze wiązać się z leniwym wylegiwaniem się na plaży. Na polskim wybrzeżu można wypoczywać aktywnie, np. jeżdżąc na rowerze. Ten rozległy region oferuje wiele interesujących i zadbanych tras. Na miłośników jednośladów czeka co najmniej kilkadziesiąt różnych ścieżek i dróg...
Swedish Navy chief says Russian 'shadow fleet' of oil tankers possibly conducting espionage in Baltic Sea (kyivindependent.com)
Swedish Navy chief Ewa Skoog Haslum said some of the ships from the shadow fleet have been found to possess communications and signals equipment not usually associated with cargo vessels, leading to concerns they could be used in "hybrid operations."
Zelensky: Ukraine could sign bilateral security agreements with US, Nordic, Baltic states in near future (kyivindependent.com)
The president said Ukraine is moving towards "an important agreement with the U.S.," adding that the agreement could happen after Congress approves the $61 aid bill for Ukraine that awaits an upcoming vote on April 20.
Minister: Nordic, Baltic nations call on NATO to increase support for Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
The Nordic and Baltic countries support an increased role for NATO in aiding Ukraine’s fight against Russia, as well as Kyiv’s bid to join the European Union, Sweden’s Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom told reporters on April 10, according to Reuters.