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Finland stops Russia-linked vessel over damaged undersea power cable in Baltic Sea

Dec. 26, 2024 13:19 PM EST

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Finnish authorities detained a ship linked to neighboring Russia as they investigate whether it damaged a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables, police said, in the latest incident involving disruption of key infrastructure in the region. Finnish...

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

Dec. 25, 2024 17:42 PM EST

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A power cable linking Finland and Estonia under the Baltic Sea suffered an outage, prompting an investigation, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said Wednesday. Writing on X, Orpo said that power transmission through the Estlink-2 cable stopped...

At least 8 British troops were injured in a highway pileup during a NATO exercise in Estonia

Nov. 25, 2024 16:21 PM EST

TALINN, Estonia (AP) — A dozen soldiers, including at least eight British troops, were injured in a major traffic wreck during a NATO exercise in Estonia last week, officials said Monday. The soldiers were returning to their base in Tapa during a snowstorm when their minivans were...

New Jersey man pleads guilty in smuggling scheme intended to aid Russia's war effort

Nov. 01, 2024 16:52 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A New Jersey man who was among seven people charged with smuggling electronic components to aid Russia’s war effort pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and other charges, authorities said. Vadim Yermolenko, 43, faces up to 30 years in prison...

Baltic states and Poland seek EU funds for a massive border defense line

Sep. 28, 2024 10:11 AM EDT

HELSINKI (AP) — NATO members Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland will seek European Union funding to build a network of bunkers, barriers, distribution lines and military warehouses along their borders with Russia and Belarus, Estonia’s officials said Saturday. The three Baltic...