NATO to boost Baltic Sea security amid rising tensions, following incidents involving Russian and Chinese ships and undersea infrastructure damage.
NATO will bolster its military presence in the Baltic Sea, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced Tuesday after meeting NATO chief Mark Rutte.
Citing “strange incidents” involving Russian and Chinese ships and damage to undersea installations, Tusk said NATO allies would enhance regional security, following the model of airspace protection. NATO’s secretary-general pledged immediate action, as reported by TVP.
The Baltic Sea has faced significant infrastructure disruptions since Russia’s war on Ukraine began in 2022, intensifying regional tensions.
Recent incidents include the October damage to a Finnish-Estonian gas pipeline by a Chinese cargo ship's anchor and last month's severing of two telecommunications cables between Sweden and Denmark, with the Chinese vessel Yi Peng 3 under suspicion. China denied Sweden’s request to investigate the ship.
In mid-November, submarine cables connecting Sweden, Lithuania, Finland, and Germany were also damaged near Swedish waters. European officials suspect sabotage linked to the war in Ukraine, while the Kremlin dismissed the claims as “absurd.”
Unresolved explosions on the Nord Stream pipelines in September 2022 highlighted the region’s vulnerability. Investigations into these incidents continue amid escalating geopolitical tensions.
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Denmark will hold a parliamentary election on 24 March, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced on Thursday (26 February), as she seeks to capitalise on a surge in support for her defiant stance against U.S. pressure over Greenland.
Ankara has rejected media reports claiming it plans to deploy military forces into Iranian territory in the event of a U.S. attack on the Islamic republic.
The U.S. ambassador to Portugal has urged Lisbon to replace its ageing F-16 fighter jets with Lockheed Martin’s F-35, saying the stealth aircraft would ensure compatibility with Europe’s top-tier air forces.
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A F-16 fighter jet of the Turkish Air Force crashed near a highway in western Türkiye early on Wednesday (25 February), killing its pilot, officials and media reports confirmed.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz agreed on Wednesday in Beijing to strengthen economic cooperation while addressing trade imbalances, market access concerns, and the war in Ukraine, during Merz’s first official visit to China since taking office.
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