The Nordic and Baltic countries on Friday gave renewed backing to Ukraine's fight against Russia, promising in a joint statement to further increase their support.

Moscow also alleged that European intelligence services and Ukraine intend to "assassinate Russian opposition figures abroad" and blame Russia.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution or war at home. Since 1950, we have faced multiple ...

The SVR also said that it has received intelligence that Ukrainian special services, backed by their Western sponsors, are plotting a series of high-profile anti-Russian provocations ...

The flow of electricity between the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and Russia has been officially severed.

The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are now unplugged from Russia's electricity grid and have joined the ...

The three Baltic states disconnected their electricity systems from Russia's power grid on Saturday, the region's operators ...

Norwegian police said on Friday (January 31, 2025) they had arrested a Norwegian ship with an all-Russian crew on suspicion of involvement in causing damage to a fibre optic cable in the Baltic Sea.

Damage to an underwater fibre optic cable in the Baltic Sea, running from Ventspils in Latvia, to the Swedish island of Gotland, was detected last Sunday. Image: Pic: Reuters "It is suspected that ...

Shipping firms may need to pay a fee to use the Baltic Sea, one of the world's busiest shipping routes, in order to cover the high costs of protecting undersea cables, Estonia's defense minister said ...

Deutsche Lufthansa AG will buy a 10% stake in Latvian flag carrier AirBaltic AS as the German carrier group continues its consolidation push in Europe. Lufthansa’s €14 million investment will ...