The assignment was part of a new program aimed at suspected Russian sabotage. None has occurred since NATO began patrols.

Russian tankers from the so-called shadow fleet used false certificates to pass through NATO waters in the Baltic Sea. The ...

The Baltic Sea has become a major area of concern for NATO. Over the past year, undersea pipelines and communication cables ...

ON THE BALTIC SEA — The crew of ... alongside wrecks from World War II. NATO has accused Russia of waging “hybrid warfare” on both land and sea — covert acts of sabotage big enough ...

The Baltic Sentry mission taps ships, planes and drones to police one of the world’s busiest waterways.

The most pressing threat to Northern European nations is Russia’s and China’s gray zone threats on undersea lines of communication, senior NATO navy leaders said Monday. The attacks have prompted ...

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.

Russia's Ministry of Defense emphasized that flights conducted by the Russian Aerospace Forces strictly adhere to international airspace regulations. All other countries bordering the Baltic Sea — ...

Air policing missions like this - and Nato membership more broadly - have long made tiny Baltic nations of Lithuania, Latvia ...

The Estonian navy detained an oil tanker in the Baltic Sea on Friday and boarded the vessel to inspect its legal status and safety, the country's prime minister said.

NATO has been using ships and aircraft to monitor the Baltic Sea since January. The move came after undersea power lines and communication cables were severed. Some nations suspect that Russia was ...

ABOARD THE HNLMS LUYMES—Belgian Navy Commander Erik Kockx was patrolling the Baltic Sea recently ... to police the inland sea that its members share with Russia. NATO in January launched the ...