4 day agoFinnish Police confiscates the Eagle S tanker and it is currently being moved to Kilpilahti oil harbor in Porvoo with the help of tugs. Transfer operation has started on Saturday around 10:50 am
5 day agoRussian-linked tanker 'Eagle S' suspected of cutting undersea energy cables between NATO members Finland and Estonia now also suspected of: a) carrying sanction busting Russian oil ('Shadow Fleet') and b) being used as a covert intelligence ship
Mark Rutte: Spoke with @alexstubb about the ongoing Finnish-led investigation into possible sabotage of undersea cables. I expressed my full solidarity and support. NATO will enhance its military presence in the Baltic Sea
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
6 day agoFinnish Police Readiness Unit and BG SOF boarded the ship suspected to be responsible for cutting the cable between Finland and Estonia last night. Investigation is on going
6 day agoPresident of Finland Alexander Stubb: I received a briefing on the cable breach in the Gulf of Finland from Police Chief Ilkka Koskimäki, Head of the Central Criminal Police Robin Lardot and Deputy Head of the Border Guard Markku Hassinen. Our authorities have investigated the events in an efficient manner. We closely monitored the situation yesterday with PMI @PetteriOrpo. We must be able to prevent the risks posed by ships belonging to the Russian shadow fleet
Prime Minister of Finland: "The Estlink 2 electricity transmission connection [undersea power cable] between Finland and Estonia has been disconnected this afternoon. Authorities are still on standby over Christmas and are investigating the matter. The interruption of the transmission connection will not affect the electricity supply of Finns."
Finnish border guards offshore patrol boat Turva next to Eagle S, turned on AIS moments ago
Greenland's prime minister stresses that the island is "not for sale" and is open "to cooperation and trade with the whole world"
1 week agoDonald Trump says it is an "absolute necessity" for the United States to annex Greenland. "For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity”
President Zelensky: The 2nd batch of F-16 jet fighters from Denmark is already in Ukraine
Finnish Police is not investigating cable cut as possible sabotage. One cable cut was an accident, made by an excavator, details on the other aren't known yet
Big breakdown in Denmark right now. Train traffic has stopped across the country and Denmark’s largest cellphone network is down. Likely caused by a technical issue resulting from a new update to the network
1 month agoSwedish authorities have reason to suspect that the Chinese ship Yi Peng 3 deliberately dragged its anchor on the seabed for kilometers in order to damage the submarine cables between Finland and Germany and Sweden and Lithuania
A security guard working at the U.S. embassy in Norway has been arrested on suspicion of espionage on behalf of Russia and Iran, a Norwegian security police official said on Thursday
1 month agoYi Peng 3 is being detained in Danish waters by the looks of it
1 month agoSweden opens probe into suspected sabotage of Baltic Sea cables: prosecutors
1 month ago3 Danish navy ships are converging on the Chinese vessel suspect of cutting communication cables right now
Following Finnish media reports that an unexplained failure of an undersea telecommunications cable has disrupted communication services between Finland and Germany, Telia says that the communications cable between Lithuania and Sweden was also damaged
1 month agoFinnish state company Cinia has held a presser on issue with the CLion1 Helsinki to Rostock cable. Hypothesis is that it is completely cut close to Öland, and that this is the result of external forces (though no particular indication of sabotage)
Hungary summons Swedish ambassador over Swedish PM's comments regarding PM Orban's visit to Georgia - Foreign Ministry
Zelensky met with the President of Iceland in Reykjavik
Soon, the Russians will deploy 12 thousand fighters from the DPRK, and this is not a matter of months or years, - Zelensky
PM @Denys_Shmyhal reports Ukraine's launching a civil defence coalition with Finland, to build a system of modern air raid shelters in Ukraine. He visited the Merihaka civil defense shelter in Helsinki
Swedish police said that they were investigating a shooting near an Israeli target in the city of Gothenburg, which the national broadcaster said was a unit of Israeli defence contractor Elbit Systems. There were no reports of injuries and a young suspect was apprehended at the scene. He is suspected with an attempted murder and serious weapons crime
Norway's intelligence agency on Tuesday raised its terror threat level to "high", fearing repercussions in the Scandinavian country from escalating tensions in the Middle East
2 explosions near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen were likely caused by hand grenades, Danish police say. No injuries. 3 suspects arrested
Danish police: 3 arrested after two explosions near Israeli embassy
AFP: Danish police are investigating 2 explosions near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen.
Norway: We may build a fence along our border with Russia due to increasing security threats from it
