Adherence to international law makes it harder for the Estonian navy to protect critical undersea cables.

Citing unnamed U.S. officials, Bloomberg reported that Moscow and Washington were discussing economic cooperation in the far north, which could "drive a wedge" between Russia and key trading ally China. It could also be part of a detente between the U.S. and Russia sought by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Russian shadow fleet bypasses sanctions, funding Ukraine war and posing risks, says Gabrielius Landsbergis - Anadolu Ajansı

In this week's newsletter, how the Baltic Sea countries are looking into protecting undersea infrastructure and the EU's new attempt to sanction illegal migration.

The once poorly equipped German military is rising to a new challenge: Protecting the Baltic from Vladimir Putin’s ‘hybrid warfare’

The bloc announced new steps to prevent threats to undersea lines after Sweden discovered damage to one east of Gotland island.

Swedish police said on Friday they were investigating a suspected case of sabotage of an undersea telecoms cable in the Baltic Sea, and the country’s coast guard deployed a vessel to the area where multiple seabed cables have been damaged in recent months.

The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service's latest national security overview warns that Finland must be prepared for an increase in Russian hybrid influencing once the war in Ukraine ends.

Russian farming conglomerate Rusagro has begun exporting sunflower oil from the St Petersburg terminal (PNT) on the Baltic Sea as it seeks to overcome bottlenecks at Black Sea ports, according to LSEG data and four sources.

The formal entry of Finland and Sweden into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) over the past two years enhanced alliance security, but it also revealed a strategic myopia: demands that each NATO ally simultaneously contribute to every mission set.