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Baltic nations count final hours to ending electricity ties to Russia

Nearly 3 1/2 decades after leaving the Soviet Union, the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania this weekend will flip a switch to end electricity-grid connections to neighboring Russia and Belarus

The Independent UK

Baltics To Cut Soviet-era Ties To Russian Power Grid

Baltic states Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are to disconnect from the Russian power grid on Saturday, a politically-charged move that severs their Soviet-era energy ties with Moscow.

International Business Times

Cables deep under the Baltic Sea keep getting damaged - here is what Nato is doing to protect them

Nato is deploying eyes in the sky and on the Baltic Sea to protect cables and pipelines

The Independent UK

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Nato flotilla assembles off Estonia to protect undersea cables in Baltic Sea

Taskforce to act as ‘security camera of the Baltic’ after string of suspected sabotage incidents on critical infrastructure

The Guardian - UK

NATO Baltic Leaders Set To Boost Security After Cable 'Sabotage'

NATO countries on the Baltic Sea will look to boost security when they meet in Helsinki on Tuesday, following the suspected sabotage of undersea cables widely blamed on Russia.

International Business Times

Estonia steps up patrols in the icy Baltic Sea in a show of force after suspected cable sabotage

Estonian naval ships are taking part in stepped-up patrols in the Baltic Sea by NATO countries after undersea power and communications cables have been damaged in recent months

The Independent UK

Estonia’s language and culture are becoming battlegrounds for independence from Putin’s Russia

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are once again feeling under threat from their larger neighbour, Russia. Throughout the 20th century the Baltic states had to fight Russia for their very existence. Now the legacy of this recent history looms large over contemporary regional geopolitics.

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Sixty-mile drag mark found near damaged Baltic Sea cable, says Finland

Electricity cable link to Estonia was damaged on Christmas Day in suspected Russian act of sabotage

The Guardian - UK

Germany Warns Undersea Power Cable Cut Was a 'Wake-Up Call' That EU Needs More Protections Against Russia's 'Shadow Fleet'

Germany called for tougher European Union sanctions against Russia after the suspected sabotage of an undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia.

Latin Times

Nato to boost Baltic Sea presence after suspected sabotage of underwater cable

Finland seizes ship it suspects of damaging cable connecting Estonia and Finland on Christmas Day

The Guardian - UK

NATO To Boost Military Presence In Baltic After Cables 'Sabotage'

NATO will bolster its military presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage of an undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia this week, the Western military alliance's chief Mark Rutte said on Friday.

International Business Times

Did a Russian ‘shadow ship’ cut the Finland-Estonia undersea Baltic cable?

Finnish authorities have boarded a ship in the Baltic Sea that the West suspects is linked to Russia.

Al Jazeera

Finnish authorities board tanker suspected of damaging undersea cables — tanker is reportedly linked to Russia’s shadow fleet

The Eagle S, an oil tanker suspected of being part of Russia's shadow fleet, has been stopped and boarded by Finnish authorities in relation to the damaging of power and data cables connecting Finland to Estonia.

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Finns Probing Ship From Russia For 'Sabotage' Of Cables

Finnish authorities said Thursday that they were investigating an oil tanker that sailed from a Russian port for the "sabotage" of a power cable linking Finland and Estonia that was damaged the previous day.

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Baltic Sea Power Cable Outage Prompts Investigation

Power cable outage between Finland and Estonia triggers investigation; concerns over undersea infrastructure in the Baltic region.

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The Independent UK

Undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia hit by outage, prompting investigation

Finland’s prime minister says authorities are investigating an interruption in a power cable under the Baltic Sea between his country and Estonia

The Independent UK

Nato cannot defend Europe from Russia without the US, warn alliance’s frontline leaders

Leaders of Finland, Latvia and Estonia tell The Independent that Ukraine’s victory over Russia is vital to the defence of a poorly armed Europe

The Independent UK

Healey: UK’s military presence in Estonia shows ‘unshakeable commitment’ to Nato

John Healey thanked armed forces personnel for their service over Christmas.

The Independent UK

Starmer reveals plans for new EU defence pact as PM warns Ukraine war ‘already bigger than Europe’

Exclusive: Sitting down with The Independent, the prime minister has for the first time outlined his Brexit reset plans for further European defence cooperation amid an increasingly unstable global landscape

The Independent UK

UK announces fresh sanctions on Russian energy

It comes as Sir Keir Starmer is in Estonia for a meeting of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF).

The Independent UK

Watch: Starmer meets world leaders in Estonia as he visits troops serving on Russian border

Watch as Sir Keir Starmer met leaders of Baltic states in Estonia for the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) conference on Tuesday, 17 December, before visiting British troops serving on Russia's border.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer to visit British troops on Russia’s border

Prime minister tells Joint Expeditionary Force conference in Estonia that Ukraine requires ‘all the capability it can get’

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