In joining the transatlantic alliance, Finland and Sweden transform the Baltic Sea into a Nato lake. The two Nordic states have lean but powerful fleets and modern anti-ship missiles. If the ...

The Baltic Sea has been labeled as a "NATO lake" since Finland and Sweden's accession to the trans-Atlantic alliance, following the illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February ...

A NATO naval headquarters has been officially opened in Germany to beef up the alliance's supervision of the Baltic Sea in view of the threat posed by Russia.

Some officials of NATO member countries say that now it is essentially the "inner lake" of the North Atlantic Alliance ...

The German Air Force said the Russian aircraft was flying without a flight plan and the transponder was off in the latest such incident.

"We know that some politicians and NATO strategists dream of turning the Baltic Sea into NATO’s internal lake. This will never happen," the senior Russian diplomat said. The idea of closing the ...

NATO troops, vessels and aircraft took ... 2022 -- has prompted some officials to jokingly refer to the Baltic Sea as the "NATO Lake." ...

Sweden's government said Monday it had blocked the construction of 13 offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea, after the country's military said they could impair defence capabilities.

Once they join, the Baltic Sea will effectively become a "Nato lake," bordered by eight member states, with eventually a joined-up air defence and integrated missile system. Will Sweden and ...

Germany plans to inaugurate a new naval tactical headquarters on the Baltic Sea, intended as a boost to NATO defensive readiness in the region, the Defence Ministry announced on Tuesday.

which stretches from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Black Sea in the south. This has involved placing more than 300,000 troops on higher readiness to deploy at shorter notice. NATO has been ...

Sweden's government said it had blocked the construction of 13 offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea, after the country's ...