NATO has launched a naval mission aimed at protecting undersea infrastructure, cables and pipelines which Nordic and Baltic governments believe have become targets of sabotage, likely by Russia.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda says that any peace settlement in Ukraine must involve Kyiv and come with more defense spending by regional countries to deter future Russian aggression ...

A Norwegian-owned and Russian-crewed ship that authorities initially suspected may have been involved in damage to an ...

The crew of the ship Vezhen did not commit sabotage in the Baltic Sea. According to a report from the Swedish prosecutor's ...

Swedish prosecutors have decided to release a vessel belonging to a Bulgarian shipping company after ruling out initial ...

Damage to the cable running between the Latvian city of Ventspils and the Swedish island of Gotland was detected on January 26.

At least 11 Baltic cables have been damaged since October 2023 -- the most recent being a fiber optic cable connecting Latvia ...

Police in Norway said Friday they had released a Russian-crewed cargo ship seized over suspected involvement in damage to a ...

A Norwegian-owned, Russian-crewed ship that authorities initially suspected of involvement in damage to an underwater fiber ...

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Authorities released the Norwegian-owned ship Silver Dania, initially suspected of damaging a cable between Latvia and Gotland. Investigations found no evidence linking the ship to the incident. The ...

OSLO, Norway (AP) — A Norwegian-owned and Russian-crewed ship that authorities initially suspected may have been involved in damage to an underwater fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and the ...