Sweden intercepts Bulgarian ship over damaged Baltic cable

The Swedish coast guard chased and intercepted a Bulgarian ship after a fiber-optic cable under the Baltic Sea linking Sweden to Latvia was damaged, its owner said on Monday.

US, European Intel Agencies Admit ‘Accidents’, Not Russia, to Blame for Baltic Cable Damage

NATO announced plans to boost patrols in the Baltic Sea after a string of incidents involving the severing of telecommunications and energy cables in the region, initially blamed on a Russian “hybrid campaign” against Europe.

NATO launches 'Baltic Sentry' mission to protect undersea cables

Nato has launched a new mission to increase the surveillance of ships in the Baltic Sea after critical undersea cables were damaged or severed last year.

Patrushev: the Baltic countries are building military infrastructure on the border with the Russia, trying to kick out Russia from Baltic Sea

The Baltic countries have begun building military infrastructure on the border with Russia.

Russian Foreign Ministry: closing the Baltic for Russia means closing the sea for everyone

If the Baltic Sea is closed to Russian ships, it will also be closed to ships of the North Atlantic Alliance, said Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Grushko.

Russian Su-27 Jet Escorts 2 US Strategic Bombers Over Baltic Sea

 A Russian Su-27 fighter jet escorted two US B-1B strategic bombers over the Baltic Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry stated on Tuesday.

Russia Halts Grain Ships Registration To Yuzhny Port Until Ammonia Exports Resume - UN

 Russia has informed the United Nations that it has halted new grain vessel registration to the port of Yuzhny Pivdennyi until Ukraine resumes ammonia exports, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday.

Russia says intercepted French, German planes over Baltic, airspace violation stopped

Russia’s ministry of defense said on Monday it scrambled a Su-27 fighter jet to intercept a German and a French patrol aircraft over the Baltic Sea and prevented them from “violating” Russian airspace.

Growth of NATO’s potential in Black Sea, Baltic Sea regions unprecedented — CSTO

NATO’s military buildup in the Black Sea region, the Baltic states, and Poland is unprecedented, the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) said on Friday following an enlarged meeting of senior staff at the association’s headquarters.

Finnish seismologists detect five blasts in Russian side of Baltic Sea

Finnish seismologists detected five underwater blasts in Russian waters in the Baltic Sea last week, the Helsinki University Institute of Seismology said on Tuesday.

Medvedev issues warning over plans by Sweden and Finland to join NATO - TASS

 Russia will beef up security along its Western borders if Sweden and Finland join NATO and there would be no more talk of a nuclear-free Baltic, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev wrote on his Telegram channel on Thursday.

Russia says US plane provokes its jet over Baltic Sea

A US reconnaissance plane performed a provocative maneuver against a Russian fighter over the Baltic Sea during an encounter on Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement Tuesday.

NATO committed to adapting to new threats: En attendant Godot

NATO is committed to adapting itself to the new threats it is facing in an ever-changing and complex security environment, NATO officials said Thursday.

Moscou dévoile le délai de stationnement des missiles Iskander à Kaliningrad

Les missiles Iskander déployés dans la région russe de Kaliningrad (mer Baltique) y resteront tant que les missiles de l'Otan ne seront pas retirés du continent européen, a déclaré le porte-parole du Kremlin Dmitri Peskov.

Russia Rejects US Criticism of Jet Incident in Baltic Sea

Russia's military denied one of its jets made aggressive maneuvers during an incident with a U.S Air Force reconnaissance plane flying over the Baltic Sea.

USS Donald Cook was about 70 km from Russian Navy base when warplanes passed it

USS Donald Cook missile destroyer was about 70 kilometers from the Russian sea base as Sukhoi Su-24 of the Russian Air Force was above it, spokesman of the Russian Defense Ministry Maj.-Gen. Igor Konashenkov said on Thursday.

Pentagon Claims Russian Nuclear Bombers Invaded US Air Space Near Alaska

The US Department of Defense has claimed that two Russian nuclear-capable bombers intruded into the US air defense zone near Alaska last week, according to the Washington Free Bacon website.

Sweden confirms mystery ‘Russian sub’…was in fact a workboat

The unknown foreign vessel the Swedish Navy searched for near Stockholm last autumn was actually a “workboat,” a senior navy official says. Local media had alleged a hunt was on to try and find a Russian submarine, which was believed to be in the area.

Russia dismisses US claim about fighter interception

Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday dismissed the U.S. claim that a Russian fighter flew dangerously close to a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea when intercepting it.

NATO will protect every Ally, Secretary General says in Latvia

From the Official Website of NATO,  20 Nov. 2014 - 21 Nov. 2014:
"Arriving in Riga on Thursday (20 November 2014), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg emphasised that the Alliance will “protect and defend each and every Ally.”