The global effort to isolate Russia’s energy sector through sanctions has triggered an elaborate counterstrategy from Moscow — one that increasingly blends commercial shipping with military and ...

Among the countries that took a decisive stance from the very beginning of the full-scale invasion, Estonia occupies a special place. Small in both territory and population, this Baltic state […] ...

Finland's intelligence agency warned Tuesday that Russian spies could boost their efforts to target and destabilise the new NATO member once the Ukraine war ends. The Finnish Security and Intelligence ...

The Coastguard and police said the vessel was flying a false Guinean flag and was brought into the port of Trelleborg, as it was therefore stateless and a high risk. The Swedish p ...

Cargo ships transporting sanctioned Russian oil through the Baltic Sea are routinely setting sail with two extra crew on board: a pair of Russian men with backgrounds in security organizations.

Sweden’s Coast Guard boarded a suspected stateless cargo vessel in the Baltic Sea on March 6, 2026, and opened a criminal ...

In a report published last month, the D.C.-based Atlantic Council identified five Russian attack scenarios Europe must prepare for. Two of the five targets listed are located in the Arctic: the ...

Swedish authorities are investigating a cargo ship sailing in the Baltic Sea that’s accused of transporting stolen grain.

Russia continues to add new military units near NATO’s eastern flank, according to a new threat assessment that warns against easing Western sanctions on the Kremlin. More military firepower is how ...

The Russian master of a vessel detained in Swedish waters over the weekend has been arrested. The 4,300-dwt Caffa (built 1997) was detained by the Swedish coastguard on Saturday while transiting ...

Earlier this year, Germany began seizing illegal Russian Shadow Fleet tankers that mover sanctioned Russian oil to customers worldwide. This Shadow Fleet consists of about five hundred ships, many of ...

For Russia, one of the more alarming results of the Ukraine War was two neutral nations, Sweden and Finland, bordering Russia joining NATO. With Sweden in NATO the Baltic Sea has turned into a region ...