| 单词 | Baltic |
| 例句 | Stalin was destroying the people of Poland, Ukraine, and the Baltics. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I am floating on a buoyed raft in the Baltic Sea. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He wasn’t in Stockholm, though, to stalk the cobblestoned streets of Old Town, or walk through the underground tunnels, or ready himself for a cruise on the Baltic Sea. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Just after World War II, beginning in the Baltic port city of Danzig and spreading through central Europe, there was an epidemic of PCP that claimed the lives of thousands of small children. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Hundreds of thousands had descended upon Gotenhafen from the depths of East Prussia and the Baltic countries. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z By then, the sky had darkened to the rich, honeyed depth of Baltic amber. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I could see swarms of Russians plowing into East Prussia toward the coast of the Baltic Sea, flattening Germany’s Wehrmacht, and all of us, in the process. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Hitler was pushing out Polish girls like Emilia to make room for “Baltic Germans,” people with German heritage. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z If he discovered I was Polish, he would throw me off the boat into the Baltic. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The Gustloff’s final dive will pull her deep, to the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z To sweeten the deal, they also secretly agreed to divide up parts of Poland, the Baltic States, Finland, and Romania, as if European nations were a box of candy. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The wind off the Baltic was making her hair fly around. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The 125th Guards operated in the German region of Prussia, flying aggressive missions along the southwest of the Baltic Sea from January to May 1945. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The precious treasure would end up at the bottom of the Baltic. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They also agreed to divide Poland and the Baltic nations between them. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Alba had no trouble obtaining the key to her mother’s pantry, arguing that there was no need to hoard ordinary flour and poor men’s beans when you could buy Baltic crab and Swiss chocolate. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Gone was the musical cadence I had grown to admire; his words were all ice and tempered steel, his voice as frigid as the Baltic north he hailed from. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The idea was to drive to Usedom, an island in the Baltic, and stay in an old resort once favored by Wilhelm II. I made a point to emphasize that we would have separate rooms. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It was said that the Tartars had invaded Muscovy, and were surging north to St. Petersburg, from where they would be able to dominate the Baltic Sea and eventually overcome the entire west erf Europe. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I watched refugees cross the ice and continue their trek down the narrow strip of land between the lagoon and the Baltic Sea. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The entire forest echoed in song from the people of the Baltics singing of their homeland. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Tycho was back in Copenhagen by the end of the month, where he found that Joergen had also just returned from fighting a sea battle in the Baltic. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Or, try Kachka, a Russian restaurant opened by a James Beard nominee, where you can imbibe Eastern European wines, Baltic lagers and kvass, a beverage made from black and rye breads. These Are America's Best Food Cities 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Fortunately, they were the norm outside, where we dipped into the Baltic Sea. Family history comes alive in Finland 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z The home is located in Jurmala, Latvia, the largest coastal resort town in the Baltic states. Own a Seaside Estate in Latvia 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z The Baltic States of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia were annexed by Stalin, who deported members of the intelligentsia and their families to maintain control of the region. Dark time in Lithuania told in `Shades of Gray' 2011-04-07T19:44:14Z Consider his first movie, in fact, the first shot of his career: a stationary, unedited view of some frigid Baltic beach. Roman Polanski 2010-04-09T23:11:00Z It was part of an effort by Stalin to absorb the former Baltic countries of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia into the Soviet Union. 'Between Shades of Gray' reveals horror and hope 2011-06-04T02:35:04Z Photograph: Baltic Art Gallery Mark Wallinger will be the subject of the Baltic's main exhibition this summer. Mark Wallinger comes to the Baltic in first major British show for over ten years 2012-05-17T11:00:00Z Another graduate of Glasgow School of Art, his work was last seen in the UK at the Baltic gallery in Gateshead, with an installation inspired by the National Trust's nearby Gibside property. Turner Prize winner to be announced 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z These were previously exhibited at the Baltic Center for Contemporary Art in Gateshead in northeast England. The Id and the Ego, Depicted in Color 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Summer temperatures in much of the Baltic region are similar to those of England, with average highs of 20-23C in July and August. 20 of the best Baltic beach holidays 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z Baltic Rites of Spring: Lithuanian, Estonian and Latvian dance performance in traditional costume, 2 p.m. The Goodwill Designer Accessory Sale and other weekend community events 2011-03-18T20:52:03Z The Angel was followed by the Baltic gallery, Sage concert hall and Millennium 'winking' bridge across the river Tyne. Angel of the North won't turn green for St Patrick's Day 2011-03-17T12:41:37Z Others — like Switzerland, Denmark and the Baltic States — are proceeding more slowly, opting for “travel bubbles” or bespoke lists of countries whose citizens will be allowed entry. Europe’s Patchwork Reopening 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z This year’s announcement was made at a televised ceremony Monday evening that was held at the Baltic Center for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, in northern England. ArtsBeat Blog: Scottish Artist Martin Boyce Wins Turner Prize 2011-12-05T22:19:32Z The daughter of a Finnish father and Estonian mother, she grew up in Finland but traveled regularly to the Baltic republic to visit her Estonian grandparents as a child. Sofi Oksanen bats for the Baltics at Frankfurt book fair 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z The film An Island is a heartwarmingly soulful portrait of the band in their natural habitat on the small Baltic island of Als. Efterklang ? review 2011-02-25T19:31:19Z “Sopot is one of the sweetest places I’ve ever been,” Charlotte said as the Baltic seaside light began shading to sepia and tinting the waves amber. | Poland by the Sea 2011-08-01T21:00:30Z Outside, the road stretches down to the sea, past four silhouetted trees bent almost double in the Baltic winds that whip across the landscape and cut through clothing. Kenneth Branagh: wallowing in Wallander 2012-06-17T17:00:01Z Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia commissioned the 80 km-long canal system, including the on land bit, to connect what was then East Prussia to the Baltic Sea. Sailing, sailing, over the grassy waves 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z The place smells of a woodworking shop - sawdust from the blonde-hued Baltic birch that forms the interior paneling of the campers. Vistabule is new take on vintage camper trailer 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z Some of his earliest memories are from Oland, a Swedish island on the Baltic Sea, where his great-grandfather built a home many years ago. A Viking epic to conquer them all in ‘The Northman’ 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z “I deliberately tried to fill Russian airwaves with Ukrainian music, as well as with bands from Moldova, the Baltic States,” Kozyrev said. A Pop Star Tried to Reconcile Russia and Ukraine. War Ruined That. 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Come visit me next time you happen to visit Sweden or on your way to the Baltic states. Home Exchange 101 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z The Baltic in Gateshead is showing a mid-career retrospective of George Shaw, with 40 paintings of the Coventry council housing estate he grew up on. This week's arts diary 2011-03-08T22:30:00Z It’s the gateway to the much larger neighboring island of Saaremaa, a popular holiday spot in the Baltic region’s sneeze-and-you’ll-miss-it summer season. In Estonia, a Hotel Keeps Its Promise 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z The archipelago consists of a few thousand islands in a 50-mile-wide band that buffers the Swedish capital from the Baltic. Swedish Islands Offer an Escape From Stockholm 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z In answer to Jeannie’s seemingly innocent query, an officer showed her a drawing of a rocket and a testing station, on an island off the Baltic coast, Peenemünde. Remembering a Woman Who Was a Leader of the French Resistance 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Last summer I completed a Nordic/Baltic/St. Petersburg vacation by finally traveling to Amsterdam and coming home to Cleveland, OH on a Polish freighter. 10 Ways to Be a Greener Traveler, Even if You Love to Fly 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Stockholm is situated in the passage between one of Sweden’s largest lakes and the Baltic Sea and has been settled since the Ice Age. Read Your Way Through Stockholm 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Mighty ice breakers moored in their summer slumber are the only reminder of the bitter Baltic winters. Helsinki holds its own among Nordic capitals 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z The Australian-based company Unlock the Past offers a series of history and genealogy itineraries, including a 14-night Baltic sailing in July with Celebrity Cruises. Cruising for All Tastes 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Location: Helsinki is on Finland’s southern coast on the Baltic Sea. Want a charming Nordic city without the corresponding prices? Try Estonia’s Tallinn. 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Tormis’s haunting yet beautiful a cappella compositions typically incorporated a chanting, runic style that conjured up images of shamans and now-forgotten ancient peoples along the Baltic Sea’s shores. Veljo Tormis, Estonian composer whose works gave voice to revolution, dies at 86 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z Not long ago Russian soldiers in Chechnya and South Ossetia were scared silly with improbable tales of Baltic mercenaries, blue-eyed, ice-blooded snipers sometimes known as White Stockings. | 'Nikita'; 'Hellcats': Lethal Woman With Weapons Is Out for Covert Vengeance 2010-09-07T22:00:00Z That could be held somewhere like the Baltic gallery in Gateshead, given the record-breaking popularity of its Turner Prize exhibition in 2011. Does culture in the North need help? 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Take the placing of the pictures on the three walls of the Baltic's large main exhibition space. As if by chance 2010-07-09T23:05:00Z An exhibition of work by the finalists opens at the Baltic gallery in Gateshead, northern England, on Oct. Dirt artist among 4 finalists for UK Turner Prize 2011-05-04T19:51:08Z Veljo Tormis, a prolific Estonian composer whose innovative choral works helped propel his Baltic nation’s drive to restore independence, died Jan. 21 in the Estonian capital city of Tallinn. Veljo Tormis, Estonian composer whose works gave voice to revolution, dies at 86 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z Stay close to the frozen Baltic to experience husky rides, reindeer and northern lights, then take an hour’s drive to the small ski resort of Storklinten. Favourite hidden spots in Europe: readers’ travel tips 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z The bust is a replica of another in a public square in Vilnius, Lithuania, and was donated to the city by Zappa enthusiasts in the small Baltic nation. Baltimore Honors Late Rocker Frank Zappa With Bust 2010-09-19T22:29:00Z In 2014, at the Baltic Pearl movie festival in Latvia, Mr. Depardieu told reporters that he loved both Russia and “Ukraine, which is part of Russia.” Gérard Depardieu, Friend of Putin, Denounces ‘Fratricidal War’ 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z The project culminates in “Voices of Bulgaria and America,” which features dancers from each country, accompanied by singers and musicians from Eastern Europe and the Baltic in a program of six works. Dance Listings for Oct. 17-23 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z At the farthest opposite end of the prestige spectrum, I also would need to master this Baltic carry for my own turn on the Wife-Carrying Championship course. Take my wife, please! 2012-10-04T20:39:00Z You live out in the German countryside, not far from the Baltic Sea. Birgit Schössow’s “Dressed for Fall” 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Gotland, the largest island in the Baltic Sea, lies about 60 miles off the southeastern coast of Sweden. Next Stop: Swedish Island of Gotland, a Spot for Respite or Revelry 2010-07-24T04:45:00Z One of its first designs was a blob-shaped table made from Baltic Birch plywood and topped with pink laminate. Move Over Squishy Furniture. Make Room for Wiggly Stuff. 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z In reality, Pomerania is a region straddling Poland and Germany on the shore of the Baltic sea. Rose McGowan to make directorial debut with dog animation 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Schleswig-Holstein, Germany's northernmost state, might be known for its expansive landscapes and windblown position between the North and Baltic seas, but the hidden jewel in its crown is Lübeck. Five Reasons to Visit LÜbeck 2010-10-21T11:35:00Z And, in a comparison we doubt was ever really made, “a slick of beer shaped like the Baltic Sea spilled on the table.” He Can’t Remember His Name. Maybe He Doesn’t Want To? 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z Visitors to this peaceful isle in the Baltic Sea are struck by its windswept beaches surrounding pristine forests and the occasional brightly colored farmhouse. Welcome to Estonia’s Isle of Women 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Martin Boyce at the Baltic Center for Contemporary Art on Monday with his work, “Do Words Gave Voices,” for which he won the Turner Prize. ArtsBeat Blog: Scottish Artist Martin Boyce Wins Turner Prize 2011-12-05T22:19:32Z But the spat over foreign language signs may feed into wider Baltic issues over language and culture in the face of an assertive Moscow. Ethnic street signs raise old tensions over identity in Lithuania 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Along with the now-defunct Scarlet Tree and Baltic Room, the 700 Club was part of a local circuit Turner and other musicians played to help pay the bills between tours. Sea Monster Lounge and 700 Funk keep piece of old Seattle alive 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z In late summer, the shallow waters of the Baltic are surprisingly warm and the offshore breezes attract surfers from across Scandinavia. The 50 best beaches in the world 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z According to the Baltic Gallery in Gateshead, where Price exhibited earlier this year, she "draws upon historical film, photographic archives and collections of artefacts to generate fantasy episodes". Elizabeth Price wins Turner Prize 2012-12-04T13:02:04Z There’s a crucial difference between Atlantic and Baltic herrings. A local’s guide to Stockholm: 10 top tips 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z So she’s feeling desperate when she accepts a freelance assignment that takes her to an island in the Baltic Sea that is controlled by children and where adults die by the time they turn 40. 8 New Comic Book Series for the End of Summer 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z "Really, my whole mission is to make Eastern European food — whether it's from Poland or the Baltic states — just a part of the conversation of something that people cook on a daily basis," she says. Wanderlust: Zuza Zak invites food lovers on a mouthwatering culinary journey through the Baltics 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Accompanied by a jolly brass band and snoozy narration, the documentary “Usedom: A Clear View of the Sea” lingers on the titular forested island, a popular vacation spot on the Baltic Sea. ‘Usedom: A Clear View of the Sea’ Review: Come In, the Water’s Fine 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z In this case, the Baltic Sea is the larger body of water, and the lagoon is separated from it by the islands of Wolin and Usedom. A cycling trail through Poland and Germany — and Soviet-era history 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z The company’s two ships ply the Baltic Sea between Stockholm and Riga. On a Baltic Sea cruise, board in Sweden and wake up in Latvia — then do it in reverse 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z A small dock leads to the brackish, bracing waters of the Baltic. Swedish Islands Offer an Escape From Stockholm 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Zulawski’s masterpiece, the almost indescribable “On the Silver Globe,” was begun in Poland in the 1970s, and shot on locations ranging from the Gobi Desert to the Crimea to the Baltic coast. ?Hysterical Excess,? Andrzej Zulawski Films at BAMcin?matek 2012-03-04T04:13:02Z Cornelia Parker's Doubtful Sounds is at the Baltic from 19 June - 19 September. Cornelia Parker: A history of violence 2010-05-25T20:31:00Z The salty coastline is rich with amber, torn from the Baltic Sea floor and dredged up by “amber fishers” who comb the shore with large nets. Overnighter: Near Berlin, a Refuge From Modern Life 2010-09-24T18:38:00Z On May 15, three Baltic States — Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania — began allowing free movement across their mutual borders, effectively establishing the first travel bubble in Europe. Europe’s Patchwork Reopening 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z On the top deck while snapping pictures of the Baltic Sea, I bumped into a group of Indians from Australia who raved about Symphony’s vegan Indian cuisine. A Tale of Three Cities, With a Ship as Home Base 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z One of them dismembered and washed up on the Baltic coast. TV review: Wallander; Shakespeare Uncovered; Henry IV Part 1 2012-07-08T21:35:01Z Lebedev Physics Institute in Moscow, along with her older sister and mother, would spend summers in the Baltics. The Solar System Winked 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z Across the Tyne in Gateshead, arts organisations the Baltic centre for contemporary art and the Sage, created as part of the town's ambitious cultural regeneration programme, remain protected from deep local authority cuts. Newcastle arts cuts are disastrous, say stars of north-east 2012-12-16T18:02:00Z All of the “white gold” that was shipped from western Europe to Russia went through this city, making it the richest in the Baltic. Want a charming Nordic city without the corresponding prices? Try Estonia’s Tallinn. 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z Until the 15th century herring thronged the Baltic, enriching many of the cities of the Hanseatic League. Net worth 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Whether the Baltic or the Mediterranean — the social distancing and hygiene rules will apply everywhere,” he said. Europe’s Patchwork Reopening 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z Lithuania was the last country in Europe to embrace Christianity, but when it did, it went all in, and unlike their Baltic neighbors, Lithuanians largely managed to cling to their Catholic identity through Soviet rule. 36 Hours in Vilnius, Lithuania 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Many of the actors playing refugees from Liquidatzia were actual refugees from the Baltic states, and, Bergman said, “To them what we were just playing at was grim reality!” The Rarely Seen Ingmar Bergman Thriller That Bergman Himself Rejected 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Zak, who has spent much of her career diving into the region's culinary history and secrets, is committed to bringing Baltic cuisine outside of Eastern European borders. Wanderlust: Zuza Zak invites food lovers on a mouthwatering culinary journey through the Baltics 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Navarra Quartet Composers from the Baltic states seem much vogue in Wales. This week's new live music 2011-08-19T23:08:14Z The waterfront real estate was bequeathed by the king of Denmark to an illustrious family of Baltic German nobles in favor with the Russian court, which might explain its unusual architectural mishmash. In Estonia, a Hotel Keeps Its Promise 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z While he can make the midwest seem more real than my home in Norwich, his Baltic nation is a poor caricature. Guardian book club: The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen 2010-10-15T08:42:00Z Antje Schmid, 37, who holidays every year on an island off Germany’s Baltic coast in what was once communist east Germany, insisted she did not need an organisation to enjoy FKK. The naked truth: is naturism dying out in Germany? 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z That included the historic museum of the Hanseatic League, the medieval merchant powerhouse with posts around the Baltic. Shetland Isles to Norway: Cruising the land of the midnight sun 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z A still from the film Construction Site which Wallinger will premiere at the Baltic. Mark Wallinger comes to the Baltic in first major British show for over ten years 2012-05-17T11:00:00Z During World War II, his parents sent him for his safety to Lubeck, on Germany’s Baltic Coast, to one of a network of children’s homes run by the Lutheran Church. Michael Blackwood, Who Captured 20th-Century Artists on Film, Dies at 88 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z A retrospective show of Shaw's paintings opens at the Baltic in Gateshead later this month. George Shaw 2011-02-13T00:05:02Z Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia commissioned the 80 km-long canal system, including the on land bit, to connect what was then East Prussia to the Baltic Sea. Sailing, sailing, over the grassy waves 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z He’d like to see forces deployed in Poland and the Baltic States to ward off Russian hostilities. Review: ‘The Big Stick’ Argues for a Robust Military Role Abroad 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z A small contemporary hotel a 10-minute walk from the Baltic Sea and near shopping and restaurants. A cycling trail through Poland and Germany — and Soviet-era history 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z The island of Usedom, shared between Germany and Poland in the Baltic Sea, is a fantastic place to cycle. 10 of the world’s best piers: readers’ travel tips 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z In its first iteration at the Baltic, the show looks faintly ghosted by the abstract grid that organises it, but sufficiently randomised so that the order is enigmatic. As if by chance 2010-07-09T23:05:00Z I have never been to the Baltic states, which seem to me independent, and sturdy, and proud, and hospitable. Paul Theroux’s Travel Wish List 2013-01-11T19:49:59Z No matter the nigiri sushi I ordered, whether scallop or otoro tuna, the fish draped across the seasoned rice was as fresh and pristine as a northern breeze off the Baltic. Kizuna review: There’s nothing subtle about this Tysons newcomer 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Lithuania An overlooked beer destination in the Baltics. The 46 Places to Go in 2013 2013-01-11T16:15:59Z The latest is this year's "The Man with the Baltic Stare." Readers' favorite international mysteries, Part II ? all around the globe 2010-12-29T22:49:04Z "I was researching the Baltics, and I was discovering that there was this sort of food Renaissance going on there, which got me very excited," Zak says. Wanderlust: Zuza Zak invites food lovers on a mouthwatering culinary journey through the Baltics 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z In the north-east, a consortium including The Sage and Baltic reported this week that every £1 of state aid brings in £4 locally. Arts for everyone is cheap considering its rich returns 2010-07-27T19:36:00Z Wajda begins shooting "Walesa" on Dec. 1 in the Baltic port city of Gdansk, where the then-union leader kicked off the Solidarity movement in 1980 that helped lead to the downfall of communism. Oscar-winning director starts film on Lech Walesa 2011-11-24T13:56:10Z Breaking beyond the limiting narrative that often ascribes Baltic food as simply meat and potatoes, Zak reminds us that we've barely scratched the surface of the dynamic nature of Eastern European food. Wanderlust: Zuza Zak invites food lovers on a mouthwatering culinary journey through the Baltics 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z One of the most devastating accidents was in 1994 in the Baltic Sea, when the Estonia sank and more than 800 people died. The Getaway: Cruise Mishaps: How Normal Are They? 2013-05-08T19:55:44Z A region steeped in history, Zak is no stranger to the complex meaning of Baltic identity. Wanderlust: Zuza Zak invites food lovers on a mouthwatering culinary journey through the Baltics 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z "And there it was — those memories that spurred me on to explore the Baltics." Wanderlust: Zuza Zak invites food lovers on a mouthwatering culinary journey through the Baltics 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z “The messages are now different. We are communicating that we are one, we are sharing the one sea, the Baltic Sea. This festival is also a nice way to celebrate the end of summer.” In Estonia, a Hotel Keeps Its Promise 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Shaw, as the Baltic show reaffirms, is an artist curiously out of step and out of time. George Shaw 2011-02-13T00:05:02Z And nothing like as reckless as Antti Laitinen's attempts to cross the Baltic from his native Finland in a homemade bark boat. Back in business at the Liverpool Biennial 2010-09-20T20:30:00Z During the 1920s and 30s, this was the country’s capital and rapid urban growth saw art deco, combined with traditional Baltic folk elements, produce a simplified yet characteristic version of the style. 10 of the best European cities for art deco design 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Instead, aboard the Sampo icebreaker, there was cream-of-reindeer soup, an invitation to swim in an ice hole and the opportunity to take a walk on the frozen Baltic Sea. Breaking the Ice on a Finnish Cruise 2014-03-18T07:22:40Z After German troops occupied Novara that September, Cantelli was sent to a concentration camp on the Baltic coast, and was worked so close to death that he ended up weighing just 80 pounds. A Conductor’s Career, Cut Short, Still Blazes on Recordings 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z Due to its strategic importance as the base for the Soviet Baltic Fleet during the Cold War, Kaliningrad was a closed city to foreigners. Octogenarian Russian babushka embraces World Cup role 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z In the Baltics, I spent an epic 10 days zigzagging across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, discovering manor houses and palace ruins that even locals don’t visit. A Frugal Handoff 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Seven carefully crafted boxes are made from fine Baltic birch painted in a smooth black acrylic. A walk through Isabelle Cornaro's 'Landscape' 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z Across Lund, there are signs that locals still have as much to do with nearby Copenhagen as they do with Stockholm, 400 miles northeast on the edge of the Baltic. Lund, Sweden: Viking roots, off the beaten track 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Baltic birch plywood, used with his new rocking chairs, “is a material that doesn’t speak first,” Okuda says. Natural wood brings a relaxed energy to a room — and furniture designers are taking note 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Mark Wallinger's Site will be at the Baltic from June 22 until October 14. Mark Wallinger comes to the Baltic in first major British show for over ten years 2012-05-17T11:00:00Z When I was approached by the Baltic to do this show," says Shaw, "I thought, yes, this can be a kind of full stop, a good place to end the Coventry paintings. George Shaw 2011-02-13T00:05:02Z It is now the Baltic Sea port of Gdansk, Poland. Günter Grass, German author and Nobel laureate, dies at 87 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z With the Baltic Sea and beaches on one side and forests on the other, the best time to visit Tricity is during the long summer days when daylight lasts until 10 p.m. Trip Tips: Long Baltic summer days in Poland's 'Tricity' 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z North of Berlin, the train became an amphibious vehicle, as the carriage was separated from its locomotive and placed on a ferry to cross the Baltic. Lenin and the Russian Spark 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z From the glass elevators, there are views across the water to the Baltic art gallery and the Sage concert hall, silhouetted on the bank like a Russian doll on its side. 'It's always high drama. It's somebody's life at stake': inside British rape trials 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z Stretching out before the visitor to the Baltic is an immense checkerboard floor: 65,536 chessboards, to be precise, laid edge to edge. Mark Wallinger: Site; Yoko Ono: To the Light – review 2012-06-23T23:05:31Z Sound problems were reported at Neumos and the Baltic Room, caused by musicians running their equipment at too high a volume; Horton says hiring more sound engineers will solve that problem next year. Review: Packed Decibel Festival urged Seattle to get up and dance 2010-09-29T21:58:00Z Electro pop, house and techno will take center stage at this festival of contemporary music from the Baltics, Russia and across Europe. What's On This Week Around The World 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Were the wiry bursts occasionally shooting off Daniel Hope’s ornamentation his own idiosyncrasy or a sign of his effort to tame the 1731 “Baltic” violin made by Giuseppe Guarneri, whose eminence rivals Stradivari’s? Music Review: Daniel Hope and Karen Gomyo, Violinists, at Met Museum 2012-12-25T22:09:24Z The liner Cap Arcona, on which much of “Titanic” was shot, subsequently became an actual floating concentration camp and was docked in the Baltic as a target. ‘The Sea Wolf’ and ‘Titanic’: Fascism on the High Seas 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z This was the spa capital of the Baltics, where Soviet generals and officials would recharge, enjoying the salty air, mineral-rich waters and therapeutic mud. 20 of the best Baltic beach holidays 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z The cafe at the Baltic arts centre in Gateshead is run by Fresh Element. Are arts venues catering for all your needs? 2013-04-08T10:45:50Z In Gateshead, arts organisations such as the Baltic centre for contemporary art and the Sage are protected from deep local authority cuts – unlike in Newcastle. Newcastle arts cuts are disastrous, say stars of north-east 2012-12-16T18:02:00Z Crystal Cruises is one of a number of lines offering Baltic Sea cruises that make stops both in St. Petersburg and German ports that offer excursions by bus into Berlin. Into the Baltic Sea, but out of the Cold: Revisiting Berlin and St. Petersburg 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Alternately translated into “cure” or “regimen,” a Kur may be spent in the Alps or at the Baltic Sea, and is paid for by both public and private insurers. Personal Journeys: Two Tales of Recovery in the Canary Islands 2013-07-19T16:38:43Z There’s a monolithic pool table made of concrete, gramophone-style speakers in steel-cast aluminum and white Baltic birch, even hand tools mounted and displayed like artwork in a frame. | Toys for Boys at ICFF 2013-05-20T16:51:23Z We were in Lahemaa National Park, about an hour’s drive from Tallinn, the capital of this former Soviet republic on the Baltic Sea. Explorer: In Estonia, Jiggling and Bog-Trekking 2010-08-20T17:51:00Z In Liverpool he instantly identifies lobscouse, a stew originally eaten by Baltic sailors and eponymous with the city, while he uncovers the historical link between Wigan and pies. Bang Goes the Theory 2010-09-07T23:04:00Z In Asia, China and India are leading growth, while in Europe it is Eastern Europe, Russia and the Baltic states. Global spa, wellness industry estimated at $3.4 trillion: report 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z On the other side sits a Europe that failed to realize the Russian threat, or stop it from absorbing Belarus, Ukraine, the Baltic States and beyond. An Exiled Theater With a Warning for Europe 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z On Friday works by Mr. Pärt’s Baltic and Scandinavian colleagues were often more intriguing than his own music. Music Review: Latvian Radio Choir in White Light Festival 2012-11-19T22:34:21Z But government is determined to banish them in a dispute mirroring tension over the Baltic state's identity. Ethnic street signs raise old tensions over identity in Lithuania 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Bergman worked with real-life Baltic refugees on this movie and felt he was trivializing their actual experience. Review: ‘This Can’t Happen Here,’ the Film Ingmar Bergman Tried to Bury 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z It was regularly worshipped as a god — Amun-Ra to the Egyptians and Helios to the Greeks — or as a goddess, such as Amaterasu for the Japanese and Saule for many Baltic cultures. Here’s how ancient cultures explained eclipses 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z In 1914, months before the outbreak of a war so catastrophic it would spark a civilizational and spiritual crisis, Klint exhibited some of her conventional, naturalistic paintings in the Baltic Exhibition in Malmö, Sweden. Review | Hilma af Klint, the woman who painted the future 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z The family lived near the Tiergarten, with summers spent on the estate of Freud's maternal grandfather, a grain merchant, or at their summer house on the Baltic island of Hiddensee. Lucian Freud obituary 2011-07-21T21:08:42Z Frequent passenger ferries cross the Baltic Sea from Stockholm, Tallinn and even St. Petersburg. Helsinki holds its own among Nordic capitals 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z "We are rushing to you," says the Baltic at 1:37 a.m. Belfast unveils birth-to-death story of Titanic 2012-03-30T14:54:08Z In the convivial atmosphere, we dined on fresh fish from the Baltic and talked about the idiosyncratic vitality of the Turku artistic scene. The Europe Issue: A Finnish City Prepares for the Limelight 2010-10-07T15:10:00Z Nida is the last of the four former fishermen’s villages on the Curonian Spit – a thin strip of land in Lithuania with the Baltic Sea on one side and the Curonian Lagoon on the other. Favourite hidden spots in Europe: readers’ travel tips 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z For instance, photographs of Gateshead's Baltic, a generous and well-designed arts centre, almost invariably crop out the Baltic Quays flats, designed in a vague approximation of the Baltic's colour scheme. A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain by Owen Hatherley 2010-10-15T23:06:00Z "Amber & Rye" brings this Baltic journey to life for readers, who are taken on edible and visual trips across some of Eastern Europe's most storied capitals, cultures and cuisines. Wanderlust: Zuza Zak invites food lovers on a mouthwatering culinary journey through the Baltics 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Given that so many good books have been made infinitely worse on screen, it's as refreshing as a tousled midsummer Baltic ferry-splash on your face to watch the opposite. Rewind TV: Babies in the Office; Wallander; David Tennant on Hamlet 2012-07-21T23:05:43Z The meeting at the Baltic Sea resort focused on the fight against Aids, malaria and other diseases affecting poor countries around the world. Laura Bush memoir claims president was poisoned at G8 summit 2010-04-28T18:16:00Z Phillipson, 43, has had major exhibitions at Tate Britain, in London, and at the Baltic Center for Contemporary Art, in northern England. Black Artists Lead Turner Prize Shortlist 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z The response has been, well, more Baltic than Boardwalk. The Misplaced Feminism of Ms. Monopoly 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z They found it a little more than an hour away in Nykoping, a harbor city on the pristine southeastern Baltic coast with settlements that date back to the Bronze Age. A Swedish Design Duo’s Eclectic 18th-Century Apartment 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z Catching both is probably impossible, but you might be able to pull it off if you hit the Laser Dome first, then Baltic. An exciting Wednesday: Seattle's Beat Connection and USF at the Laser Dome, Mary Anne Hobbs and Gonjasufi at Baltic Room 4/13 2011-04-11T18:40:29Z I had to read fast or quickly learn the Swedish and Latvian words for, say, “cold smoked reindeer mousse on rye bread” and “pickled Baltic herring with juniper berries.” On a Baltic Sea cruise, board in Sweden and wake up in Latvia — then do it in reverse 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z The show is back in its traditional home after last year being staged in Gateshead, bringing record visitor numbers for the Baltic. Turner prize show set to delight and baffle at same time 2012-10-01T23:43:00Z New museums, most notably Warsaw’s phenomenal Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews, but also smaller institutions throughout Poland, Ukraine and the Baltic nations, cater to visitors of Eastern European Jewish descent. From Poland to Lithuania: A Writer’s Search for Her Jewish Past 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z Location: Tallinn, in Northern Europe, is on Estonia’s northern coast on the Baltic Sea. Want a charming Nordic city without the corresponding prices? Try Estonia’s Tallinn. 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z Disney’s new cruises to the Baltics include stops at historic sites like Catherine Palace in St. Petersburg, where characters like Snow White and Cinderella will greet passengers. 2010-02-12T04:09:00Z Three hundred thousand civilians died of cold or in Allied bombardments or drowned in overloaded boats trying to cross the Baltic Sea. 750,000 Germans Fled East Prussia in 1945. A Novelist Imagines One Family’s Exodus. 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Sea temperatures Baltic water temperatures are surprising high considering in some areas there is melting ice in spring. 20 of the best Baltic beach holidays 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z A reconstructed sign with the words "In the name of Lenin" returned to the shipyard on the Baltic coast late Sunday. Lenin's name reappears at Walesa's Polish shipyard 2012-05-14T12:57:07Z The north-east has been a cultural success story over the past decade, from the arrival of the Baltic for contemporary art and the Sage for music to theatrical success at Northern Stage and Live Theatre. Arts funding cuts 'dangerous' for north-east England 2010-07-27T12:58:00Z As Lydia, Geraldine Alexander at times puts Baltic authenticity above comprehensibility but charts the character's physical decline with astonishing precision. In Praise of Love ? review 2011-04-06T17:59:43Z Another artist, Mr. Moyer, PhotoShopped an image of the Baltic Sea to dress up a group of 55 trees in the center of the commons. Inside Art: A Museum Exhibition Assembled on the Fly 2010-10-14T21:32:00Z Until recently a non-EU citizen got a five-year residency in the Baltic nation of 2 million by buying a property worth 71,150 euros in the countryside or for over 140,000 euros in cities. Want to live in Europe? Money talks 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z That trip can go on to Yokohama by ship, Beijing, and trans-siberian rail to St. Petersburg w/o a single plane flight; then it's just a question of travel south by ship on the Baltic. I Crossed the World 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Stockholm, stretched across 14 islands where Lake Malaren and the Baltic Sea meet, takes traditional Swedish food seriously. If you can only eat three meals in Stockholm, make sure they’re here 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z They chose not the fertile Hudson Valley, but hardscrabble Sullivan County in the Catskills, an area that agriculturally, he writes, “became as valued as Baltic Avenue on a Monopoly board.” The Best Wine Books Are Not Always About Wine 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Along with Gdansk, the two Baltic Sea towns “make up what might well be termed the Polish Riviera,” Mr. Gross wrote. In Transit: Q&A: An Easy Side Trip from Warsaw? 2011-03-01T18:00:07Z Sarah Gannholm, 48, tasted one for the first time at a family funeral in Gotland, an island in the Baltic Sea. Savoring the Foods and Family Traditions of Summers Past 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z The Baltic's gift shop is probably the best shop in Newcastle or Gateshead, let alone the best art or museum store. The insiders' guide to the arts 2010-10-17T20:31:00Z It will be fun to hear those tracks float and thud through Baltic Room's serious sound system — particularly "Ancestors," produced by celebrated Los Angeles producer Flying Lotus. An exciting Wednesday: Seattle's Beat Connection and USF at the Laser Dome, Mary Anne Hobbs and Gonjasufi at Baltic Room 4/13 2011-04-11T18:40:29Z Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, alongside its partner institutions, has been instrumental in delivering the highest quality, international artistic offer into a region of the UK not previously well known for its cultural credentials. Arts funding cuts 'dangerous' for north-east England 2010-07-27T12:58:00Z That is Ingmar Bergman, in his memoir “The Magic Lantern,” rhapsodizing on his “secret love,” the island of Faro in the Baltic Sea. ‘Bergman Island’ Review: Love Among the Cinephiles 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z In July, I was one of more than 1.2 million passengers who crossed the Baltic, including nearly 98,000 to Riga. On a Baltic Sea cruise, board in Sweden and wake up in Latvia — then do it in reverse 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z This is the Baltic, “sighing in the middle of the island.” Swedish Islands Offer an Escape From Stockholm 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z Vladimir Putin has been known to stay at the palatial Sofitel Grand, which looks over the sea and nearby pier, the longest on the Baltic. The 41 Places to Go in 2011 2011-01-07T21:03:56Z The man making me feel this way and the mastermind of Baltic Fleet is Paul Fleming. Baltic Fleet – New Band Up North #33 2013-07-22T16:00:00Z It means “environment,” but a little more than a century ago the Baltic German zoologist Jakob von Uexküll used it to refer more specifically to that sensory bubble — an animal’s perceptual world. ‘An Immense World’ Is a Thrilling Tour of Nonhuman Perception 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Click to enlarge A big, inflatable cloud hangs overhead, and a slanting rain falls inside the Baltic in Gateshead. Fabrice Hyber: but is it fruit? 2013-03-26T18:30:10Z His work can be extraordinarily condensed, as in the colossal letter "I" adorning the outside of the Baltic on a banner. Mark Wallinger: Site; Yoko Ono: To the Light – review 2012-06-23T23:05:31Z Others recommend starting elsewhere — for instance, with the 1974 work “Baltics.” Make kids memorize poetry 2012-06-13T02:00:00Z I put Baltic Fleet on and hours go by without even realising. Baltic Fleet – New Band Up North #33 2013-07-22T16:00:00Z Two sleighs in his shop need to be completely rebuilt, which he will do by steam-bending one-eighth-inch-thick layers of Baltic birch plywood and then gluing them together after they cool. I’ve seen bad antique restoration stories on TV. How can I find good work? 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z I didn’t ask why; I just ordered a cold one after my steam and drank it under a moody Baltic sky. On a Baltic Sea cruise, board in Sweden and wake up in Latvia — then do it in reverse 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z His geographical focus is largely Britain, including Ireland, the Low Countries, Iceland, the Hanseatic towns along the Baltic and the port cities of Denmark and Norway. A new perspective on the birth of Europe in ‘The Edge of the World’ 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z This year, in a continuing trend for cross-cultural exchange between Wales and the Baltic states, the commitment to contemporary music embraces Lithuanian composers, though Welsh composers don't figure as prominently as they might. Presteigne festival ? review 2011-08-29T17:10:00Z In 1998, divers in the cold Baltic Sea discovered thousands of bottles of Champagne that had sunk deep down in a Swedish schooner, which was wrecked by a German U-Boat in 1916. Winemakers are aging bottles underwater. The result is delicious 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z A new Elizabethan-style theater opened in Gdansk last week on the site of a building that showed Shakespeare's plays during his lifetime in the Baltic Sea city. New Gdansk theater shows Poland's contemporary links with Shakespeare 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Highlighting four key players — all charmingly animated by the camera’s eye — the film celebrates the game that helped release this itty-bitty Baltic nation from beneath Russia’s heel. Movie Review: Lithuania’s Olympians in ‘The Other Dream Team’ 2012-09-28T05:10:06Z In the onboard supermarket, I could fill a full-size shopping cart with bottles of booze and cases of beer, Latvian and Swedish delicacies, and a tote bag that read, “I’ve crossed the Baltic Sea.” On a Baltic Sea cruise, board in Sweden and wake up in Latvia — then do it in reverse 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Situated on the Baltic at the mouth of Lake Malaren, Stockholm is built on 14 islands connected by bridges. 36 Hours: 36 Hours in Stockholm 2011-06-02T18:35:29Z The Baltic Sea conjures up images of cold and ice, but in summer Poland's sister cities of Gdynia, Sopot and Gdansk offer travelers beautiful beaches, bracing sea air, abundant forests and plenty of history. Trip Tips: Long Baltic summer days in Poland's 'Tricity' 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z According to the Baltic: Taking its form from this number, 10000000000000000 is a structure that ultimately seems only to reason with itself, albeit in perpetual order. Mark Wallinger comes to the Baltic in first major British show for over ten years 2012-05-17T11:00:00Z His exhibition at the Baltic is on until August 27th. Mark Wallinger comes to the Baltic in first major British show for over ten years 2012-05-17T11:00:00Z “Why are you sending the national guard to the Mexican border?” asks a Baltic journalist, played by Beck Bennett. Saturday Night Live: Black Panther almost saves the day 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z The Baltics are famed for their amber, and you can pick up a stylish take on the stone in the form of a necklace for 54 euros. 36 Hours in Vilnius, Lithuania 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z When a main character searching for a lost loved one becomes the main suspect in that person’s disappearance, the story is figuratively stuck on Monopoly’s low-end Baltic Avenue. Books of The Times: Caught - By Harlan Coben - Never Look Away - By Linwood Barclay - Mom and Pop Thrillers 2010-03-25T22:42:00Z While on tour with the Bunnymen, Fleming recorded what would become his debut album, Baltic Fleet, but had never planned to. Baltic Fleet – New Band Up North #33 2013-07-22T16:00:00Z A Baltic Sea cruise to St. Petersburg, Russia’s historic showplace, offers wonders galore, punctuated by breathtaking onboard views of dramatic Nordic coastlines. Into the Baltic Sea, but out of the Cold: Revisiting Berlin and St. Petersburg 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z But if a Lithuanian platform diver suddenly becomes a sensation, Bob will seem like he has studied the Baltics all his life. The chaos of the Olympics has arrived. Fortunately, we have Bob Costas. 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z His countrymen were less circumspect, ridiculing Trump with scalding hot memes from the frigid Baltic north—pictures of themselves carrying rakes, fulfilling a kind of national duty to tidy up the forests. The Best Jokes of 2018 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z But it would also probably sound amazing in an Escalade, or at the Baltic Room, both of which are sort of like giant headphones. Late notice: "Bellingham bounce" master Cedaa at Baltic Room 2011-02-02T18:28:15Z Breaking down the invisible barriers that often stifle mass knowledge about Baltic cuisine, Zak invites readers into her world — one filled with familial history, ancestral discoveries and enticing recipes. Wanderlust: Zuza Zak invites food lovers on a mouthwatering culinary journey through the Baltics 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z He went to Gdansk on holiday and recalls the "atmosphere of freedom" in the Baltic seaport city. Lech Walesa: 'I only fear God, and my wife' 2013-10-18T07:41:55Z He performs tonight at the Baltic Room on Capitol Hill, with contemporaries from Seattle and Los Angeles. Late notice: "Bellingham bounce" master Cedaa at Baltic Room 2011-02-02T18:28:15Z Childers' story of Britons trying to foil German spies takes place partly on the Baltic Sea, with which he was familiar as a yachtsman. 'The Riddle of the Sands': the first modern spy novel is still one of the best 2011-02-10T00:28:06Z It's a long way from the refugee camps of Africa to Poland's balmy Baltic coast, but for Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, the message is still the same. Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars sing to heal wounds of war 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z The channel, Current Time, is available on cable, satellite and digital platforms and aimed at millions of Russian speakers in Russia, the Baltics, Ukraine, the Caucasus, central Asia and elsewhere. Radio Free Europe, Voice of America launch new Russian-language TV channel 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z Eventually we paused for a late-afternoon coffee at one of the island’s marshy ports, staring intently at the famously placid Baltic Sea and trying to catch it moving. In Estonia, a Hotel Keeps Its Promise 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Q: In 2019, I booked a tour of the Baltics through Pacific Holidays, a tour operator. Hunting down a $1,400 refund from a canceled trip to the Baltics | Travel Troubleshooter 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z Kallas, who has led the small Baltic nation as its first female head of government since January 2021, was attending the Politico Defence Summit in Washington late Tuesday. Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas signals her interest in NATO’s top job 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Airbus had a meager showing on day one in Dubai, announcing just one order: Air Baltic ordered 30 small single-aisle A220-300s. Dubai Air Show opens with a huge boost for Boeing 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Investigators have yet to establish who was responsible for blowing up Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic last year. Russian firm says Baltic telecoms cable was severed as Chinese ship passed over 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z "The site of the cable damage is located 28 km from the section of the Baltic Connector gas pipeline damaged on October 8," it said. Russia says Baltic telecoms cable was damaged just before nearby gas pipeline 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z The Baltic Dry Index, a bellwether gauge of global trade, hit its lowest since December 2020 in October, due to congestion in North American and European ports. China's imports unexpectedly grow in Oct, exports extend declines 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z In 2021, Estonia’s Baltic neighbor Lithuania allowed Taiwan to open an unofficial diplomatic representative office — a de facto embassy — in its capital, Vilnius, despite Beijing’s strong opposition. Estonia will allow Taiwan to establish a nondiplomatic representative office in a policy revision 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z A storm warning was issued for the North Sea coast in Germany, and a warning of high winds for part of the Baltic Sea coast. Storm Ciaran whips Western Europe, blowing record winds in France and leaving millions without power 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z In total, three Baltic telecoms cables and one pipeline were damaged in the space of less than nine hours. Russian firm says Baltic telecoms cable was severed as Chinese ship passed over 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Two other Baltic telecoms cables, connecting Estonia to Finland and Sweden, were also damaged on Oct. Russia says Baltic telecoms cable was damaged just before nearby gas pipeline 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z “We are taking lessons from the Baltic countries, which issued passports in exile during the Soviet occupation,” she told the European Parliament. Belarusians who fled repression face new hurdles as they try to rebuild their lives abroad 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z China is willing to provide necessary information in accordance with international law regarding an investigation on damage to a Baltic Sea gas pipeline, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday at a regular press briefing. Russian parliament completes passage of law shifting stance on nuclear test ban treaty 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Recent photos published on social media of the Chinese vessel, which called at the port of St. Petersburg in Russia during its Baltic Sea voyage, show the vessel is missing one of its anchors. Anchor of Chinese container vessel caused damage to Balticconnector gas pipeline, Finnish police say 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Two other Baltic telecoms cables were damaged on the same night of Oct. Russian firm says Baltic telecoms cable was severed as Chinese ship passed over 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z B-1B strategic bombers approached the border over the Baltic Sea and a Global Hawk drone approached the border over the Black Sea. Russia sends fighter jets as two US bombers, drone approach its border 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Finnish police have said that the rupture of a gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea was probably caused by an anchor dragging along the seabed. Finland says gas pipeline damage probably caused by dragging anchor 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Estonia has said that the disruption to the Swedish-owned cable was just off the northern part of the Baltic country. The damage to a Baltic undersea cable was ‘purposeful,’ Swedish leader says but gives no details 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Gdansk is a neighboring city to Gdynia on the Baltic coast. American basketball player attacked in Poland, left with injured eye socket 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z In Germany, a 33-year-old woman was killed when a tree fell on her car on the Baltic Sea island of Fehmarn on Friday. UK records a fourth death linked to a storm that battered northern Europe 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z The Baltic region is home to what is perhaps the best amber in the world for use in jewellery. Researchers identify the oldest pieces of Baltic amber found on the Iberian Peninsula: imports began over 5,000 years ago 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z The latest victim was a 33-year-old woman who was killed when a tree fell on her car on the Baltic Sea island of Fehmarn on Friday afternoon, German news agency dpa reported. Storm hits northern Europe, killing at least 4 people 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z Officials in Tallinn, Estonia’s capital, said they also will probe the recent damage to a Baltic Sea telecommunications cable with Sweden as part of its investigation, according to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. NATO stepping up patrols in the Baltic Sea after possible sabotage of undersea pipeline 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z The gale-force winds are expected to hit hardest in the eastern part of Denmark’s Jutland peninsula and the Danish islands in the Baltic Sea. Northern Europe continues to brace for gale-force winds and floods 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z The move followed announcements by authorities of damage to a Baltic Sea telecom cable connecting Sweden and Estonia and to a Finnish-Estonian pipeline and cable at around the same time earlier this month. NATO boosts Baltic patrols after undersea infrastructure damage 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z The latest incidents follow explosions in September 2022 that ruptured the Nord Stream pipelines under the Baltic Sea and cut Europe's supply of Russian gas. Sweden says telecom cable with Estonia damaged 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Gale-force winds whipped up storm surges on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea, breaking through flood defenses in coastal areas in Denmark and northern Germany. Storm hits northern Europe, killing at least 4 people 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z On Friday, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson spoke of a ”spaghetti of cables, wires” on the Baltic seabed which “is absolutely fundamental for data traffic.” Sweden reports damage to an undersea cable to Estonia, after Finland cites damage to a gas pipeline 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z "Long-range aviation pilots regularly carry out flights over the neutral waters of the Arctic, North Atlantic, Black and Baltic Seas, and Pacific Ocean," Kobylash said. Russian strategic bombers patrol over Sea of Japan - defence ministry 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z "NATO will continue to adapt its maritime posture in the Baltic Sea and will take all necessary steps to keep Allies safe." NATO boosts Baltic patrols after undersea infrastructure damage 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z The head of Sweden's navy said policing surface and undersea traffic in the Baltic was a challenge. Sweden says telecom cable with Estonia damaged 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Nordic and Baltic seismologists said that they had detected blast-like waves on Sunday when a Baltic Sea gas pipeline ruptured but that the data was not strong enough to determine whether explosives were involved. Jim Jordan, longtime critic of top US House Republicans, grasps at gavel 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z The incidents come just over a year after the Nord Stream gas pipelines running between Germany and Russia in the Baltic Sea were damaged by explosions believed to be sabotage. Sweden reports damage to an undersea cable to Estonia, after Finland cites damage to a gas pipeline 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Nordic and Baltic seismologists said that they had detected blast-like waves on Sunday when a Baltic Sea gas pipeline ruptured but that the data was not strong enough to determine whether explosives were involved. Arab states say Palestinians must stay on their land as war escalates 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Nordic and Baltic seismologists said that they had detected blast-like waves on Sunday when a Baltic Sea gas pipeline ruptured but that the data was not strong enough to determine whether explosives were involved. House lawmakers urge US airlines to quickly resume flights to Israel 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Nordic and Baltic seismologists said that they had detected blast-like waves on Sunday when a Baltic Sea gas pipeline ruptured but that the data was not strong enough to determine whether explosives were involved. US House Republicans choose Jim Jordan as speaker nominee - Rep. Stefanik 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Nordic and Baltic seismologists said that they had detected blast-like waves on Sunday when a Baltic Sea gas pipeline ruptured but that the data was not strong enough to determine whether explosives were involved. US banks, tech firms offer support for Israel victims, announce aid 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z He said there also was heightened vigilance in the Baltic Sea. Sweden reports damage to an undersea cable to Estonia, after Finland cites damage to a gas pipeline 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Nordic and Baltic seismologists said that they had detected blast-like waves on Sunday when a Baltic Sea gas pipeline ruptured but that the data was not strong enough to determine whether explosives were involved. Russia proposes UN Security Council resolution on Israel-Hamas conflict 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Nordic and Baltic seismologists said that they had detected blast-like waves on Sunday when a Baltic Sea gas pipeline ruptured but that the data was not strong enough to determine whether explosives were involved. Tens of thousands rally in Mideast, West to support Israel, Palestinians 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Nordic and Baltic seismologists said that they had detected blast-like waves on Sunday when a Baltic Sea gas pipeline ruptured but that the data was not strong enough to determine whether explosives were involved. No shade, no water, and record heat: More migrants die in U.S. desert 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Nordic and Baltic seismologists said that they had detected blast-like waves on Sunday when a Baltic Sea gas pipeline ruptured but that the data was not strong enough to determine whether explosives were involved. US House Republicans nominate Jim Jordan for speaker, testing hardline appeal 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Nordic and Baltic seismologists said that they had detected blast-like waves on Sunday when a Baltic Sea gas pipeline ruptured but that the data was not strong enough to determine whether explosives were involved. A brief history of Gaza's 75 years of woe 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Nordic and Baltic seismologists said that they had detected blast-like waves on Sunday when a Baltic Sea gas pipeline ruptured but that the data was not strong enough to determine whether explosives were involved. Brazil tells landowners to stop setting fires in Amazon 'climate emergency' 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Nordic and Baltic seismologists said that they had detected blast-like waves on Sunday when a Baltic Sea gas pipeline ruptured but that the data was not strong enough to determine whether explosives were involved. In Gaza crisis, Biden faces little pressure at home to rein in Israel - for now 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Global trade activity, represented by the Baltic Dry Index, also reported notable growth in September. China's trade slump eases, boosting recovery hopes, but challenges persist 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Oil is also benefiting from the U.S. tightening its sanctions programme against Russian crude exports, as well as the inconclusive investigations, so far, about damage to a key Baltic Sea gas pipeline. Retreat from risk boosts 'safer' havens as Middle East conflict intensifies 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Global trade activities, represented by the Baltic Dry Index, also reported notable growth in September. China's exports, imports slump narrows in Sept in boost to recovery prospects 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z After rearming he would feel free to march against Poland, the Baltics and the rest of Eastern Europe. Ukraine: Stand firm against Vladimir Putin 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z The incident comes just over a year after the Nord Stream gas pipelines running between Germany and Russia in the Baltic Sea were damaged by explosions believed to be sabotage. Finland police investigate undersea gas pipeline leak as possible sabotage 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Finland has also instructed energy operators to be more security aware as a result of the incident in the Baltic Sea. Nordics, Baltics tighten security at energy installations after Baltic Sea pipe burst 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z The pipeline, between Inkoo in Finland and Paldiski in Estonia, crosses the Gulf of Finland, part of the Baltic Sea which stretches eastward into Russian waters and ends at the port of St Petersburg. NATO to respond if Baltic Sea pipeline damage deliberate - alliance chief 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Finland said on Tuesday that a subsea gas pipeline and a telecommunications cable connecting Finland and Estonia under the Baltic Sea had been damaged in what may have been a deliberate act. Kremlin says damage to Baltic pipeline is 'disturbing', mentions Nord Stream attack 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z A subsea gas pipeline, the Balticconnector, connecting Finland and Estonia under the Baltic Sea has been likely damaged by "outside activity", the Finnish government said on Tuesday. Peltz's Trian up 3% this year even as Disney bet soured 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z “We know that there have been dangerous precedents of terror attacks against critical infrastructure in the Baltics, I mean the attacks against Nord Stream pipelines,” Peskov said in a conference call with reporters on Wednesday. Finland police investigate undersea gas pipeline leak as possible sabotage 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z The pipeline between Inkoo in Finland and Paldiski in Estonia crosses the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea that stretches eastwards into Russian waters and ends at the port of St Petersburg. Finland says "outside activity" likely damaged gas pipeline, telecoms cable 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Sunday's incident came about a year after the larger Nord Stream gas pipelines, which cross the Baltic Sea between Russia and Germany, were damaged by explosions that authorities said were caused by sabotage. NATO to respond if Baltic Sea pipeline damage deliberate - alliance chief 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z "We know that dangerous precedents for carrying out terrorist attacks against critical infrastructure facilities in the Baltic have already been created, I mean the attacks against the Nord Stream pipelines," Peskov said. Kremlin says damage to Baltic pipeline is 'disturbing', mentions Nord Stream attack 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z In September 2022, the Nord Stream gas pipelines running between Germany and Russia in the Baltic Sea were hit by explosions in an incident deemed to be a sabotage. A Baltic Sea gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia is shut down over a suspected leak 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z The deal means that grain inspections will shift from the Ukraine-Poland border to a Lithuanian port on the Baltic Sea, according to a statement from the Ukrainian farm ministry. A deal to expedite grain exports has been reached between Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z The observatory sits at the tip of Öland, an island in the Baltic Sea about 300 kilometers as the wigeon flies from the park in Germany where the white-tailed eagles reside. Changing bird migrations threaten to bring new infectious diseases to humans 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z The Balticconnector pipeline opened in December 2019 to help integrate gas markets in the region, giving Finland and the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania more flexibility of supply. NATO to respond if Baltic Sea pipeline damage deliberate - alliance chief 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Latvia also pledged Wednesday to refuse to play Russia, with other British, Baltic and Scandinavian countries likely to follow. As UEFA works on return for Russian youth teams, Ukraine promises boycott and urges others to join 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Lithuania, a Baltic nation, declared its independence from the Soviet Union 33 years ago. Belarus’ top diplomat says he can’t imagine his nation entering the war in Ukraine alongside Russia 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z OSLO, Sept 26 - One year on from explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic sea between Russia and Germany, the question of who was behind them is unresolved. Q+A What is known about the Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z "The sea range of the Baltic Fleet, where the exercise took place, was declared temporarily dangerous for civil shipping and aviation flights," the ministry said in a statement on the Telegram messaging platform. Russia's corvette carries out firing drills at Baltic Sea - Russia's defence ministry 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z On February 8, Russia’s Navy brought six landing ships into the Baltic Sea and blocked important shipping lanes. Will Russia Invade Ukraine? Talks Could Lower Tensions 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z That gas is now bubbling up on the surface of the Baltic Sea. News Roundup: Hurricane Ian, Pipeline Blasts, & a Marathon Record 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z "We're coming to see mines as an actual threat in the Baltic Sea if a similar conflict arises in this region," Polencs said. Russia's war in Ukraine overshadows NATO's 2023 northern Baltic Sea drill 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Poland and the Baltic states are among the most vocal European critics of Russia and President Vladimir Putin. Poland imposes EU ban on all Russian-registered passenger cars 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z As for the exclave of Kaliningrad, which is surrounded by Lithuania, Russian citizens will be able to continue transiting through the southernmost Baltic state by train. Finland joins Baltic neighbors in banning Russian-registered cars from entering their territory 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z That date was quickly dismissed by both proponents of extending the bloc - a camp that includes Poland, the Baltics and Austria - and those much more cautious on the idea, such as the Netherlands and Denmark. Ukraine made "great strides" but more work before joining EU - von der Leyen 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z The Baltic states are among the most vocal European critics of Russia and President Vladimir Putin. Baltic states ban vehicles with Russian license plates in line with EU sanctions interpretation 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z This has radically altered the strategic posture along the Baltic Sea, where much of the coast had belonged to neutral states since Napoleonic times. Russia's war in Ukraine overshadows NATO's 2023 northern Baltic Sea drill 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z "Many things that are now taken seriously were articulated by the Baltic states and Poland before, but no one listened." West should gird for long war in Ukraine, Czech army chief says 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z Estonia and its Baltic neighbours, Latvia and Lithuania, were occupied by the Soviet Union for decades straight after World War Two. Who's next? The risk of living next door to Putin 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z "We are completely ready and we are waiting for the ratification process to start in Ankara," Billstrom told a news conference in Riga after a meetings of Nordic and Baltic foreign ministers. Sweden says awaiting NATO ratification by Turkey 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Poland and the Baltic states are concerned that it may try to foment trouble on the border with Belarus. Is Wagner still a threat to global security? 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z They are practicing amphibious operations and strikes from sea to land, and securing routes through the Baltic. Russia's war in Ukraine overshadows NATO's 2023 northern Baltic Sea drill 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Poland's longstanding poor relations with Belarus have deteriorated further in recent weeks, and Warsaw, along with the Baltic states of Latvia and Lithuania, has suggested Poland could close its borders if ties worsen further. Belarus says Polish helicopter crossed border, Warsaw denies it 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z It's a seismic change for the country, which applied, together with Baltic power Sweden, to join the alliance soon after the war started. Who's next? The risk of living next door to Putin 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z Securing the sea routes through the Baltic Sea is another focus of the exercise that will take place off the coasts of Latvia and Estonia. Baltic Sea drills to focus for first time on repelling Russian attack 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z On Feb. 27, an article claiming that the United States was behind the bombing of the Nord Stream underwater pipelines in the Baltic Sea was published on the Substack and Blogspot blogging platforms. Meta’s ‘Biggest Single Takedown’ Removes Chinese Influence Campaign 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Fewer visitors to Crimea have meant more for Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea and Dagestan in Russia's north Caucasus region, he said. Russian tourism in Crimea is down, but many still shrug off risks 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z The diplomatic ripple effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine played out on Monday from the Middle East to the Baltics and northern Europe as leaders jockeyed to cement new alliances in a scrambled world. Dueling Tours for Influence as Ukraine War Scrambles Alliances 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z Last month Lithuania asked the European Commission to develop a route for Ukrainian grain through five ports in the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, according to a letter seen by Reuters. Latvia could begin Ukrainian grain exports in autumn -Latvian Railways 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z They worry that Russia might try to seize the gap and cut off the three Baltic states. Why tensions have been growing along NATO’s eastern border with Belarus 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Latvia and its Baltic neighbors, Estonia and Lithuania, have been hit hard by an energy crisis due to their dependence on Russian gas before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Latvia leader to step down this week after coalition partners oppose government reshuffle 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z Storm Hans battered northern Europe, leading to transportation disruption, flooding and power cuts across the Nordic and Baltic region. Railway bridge collapses in southeastern Norway after last week’s torrential rain 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z Storm Hans on Monday and Tuesday battered northern Europe, leading to transportation distruption, flooding and power cuts across the Nordic and Baltic region. More evacuations considered in Norway where level in swollen rivers continues to rise 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z The fear is that if Russia, along with Belarus, were to use military force to close this gap, they could cut off the Baltic republics - Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia - from their Nato allies in Europe. Why are tensions mounting on the Belarus-Poland border? 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z In Estonia, nearly 10,000 people were without power Tuesday morning, according to the Baltic News Service, the region’s main news agency. Stay inside as dangerous stormy weather lashes northern Europe, officials say. 2 people have died 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Lithuania has asked the European Commission to develop a route for Ukrainian grain through Baltic ports. Explainer: How does central Europe's ban impact Ukrainian grain exports? 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Nauseda said he believes the Suwalki Gap remains a vulnerable place, even though Sweden - located across the Baltic Sea - is on track to join NATO. Poland and Lithuania say they fear provocations from Russia and Belarus at NATO’s eastern flank 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z The RAF took over the ongoing Nato mission in the Baltic from a German squadron. RAF Lossiemouth pilots intercepted 50 Russian aircraft 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z "Russia and Belarus together would find it easy to block Nato from sending reinforcements to protect the Baltic states." Why are tensions mounting on the Belarus-Poland border? 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z It separates Belarus, an ally of Russia, from Kaliningrad, a heavily militarized exclave of Russia located on the Baltic Sea which is separated from the Russian mainland. Poland and Lithuania say they fear provocations from Russia and Belarus at NATO’s eastern flank 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Russia last carried out mass military exercises in the Baltic Sea in June, two months after Finland became NATO’s newest member. Russia launches Baltic naval drills, ratcheting up tensions with European neighbors 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z "I would imagine that the North Sea and Baltic Beaches are going to get it a bit crowded next summer as a result of what we've seen this year," he adds. Europe weather: How heatwaves could forever change summer holidays abroad 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z But the Bolsheviks quickly invaded nearly all of them, forcing them into the newly established Soviet Union, which reoccupied the Baltic nations after World War II, leaving only Finland independent. How Russian colonialism took the Western anti-imperialist Left for a ride 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z Few military analysts believe that these alleged incursions indicate that Russia is aiming to attack the Baltic republics. Why are tensions mounting on the Belarus-Poland border? 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Nauseda said he believes the Suwalki Gap remains a vulnerable place, even though Sweden — located across the Baltic Sea — is on track to join NATO. Poland and Lithuania say they fear provocations from Russia and Belarus at NATO’s eastern flank 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Finland, which has a Baltic coast, became the 31st member in April, more than doubling Russia’s land border with NATO. Russia launches Baltic naval drills, ratcheting up tensions with European neighbors 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Martin Lampe, 52, one of the volunteers, said the Baltic Sea had changed so much since he went diving there in his youth that he felt he had no choice but to help out. In Baltic Sea, citizen divers restore seagrass to fight climate change Northern bottlenose whales are most commonly found in the North Atlantic Ocean although they have been known to wash up on beaches across the Baltic Sea. Two bottlenose whales wash up on Fife beach 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Similar incidents - including at least one collision between a Russian drone and US jet - have been reported in the Black Sea and the Baltic. Russian jet damaged US drone with flares in Syria, says US 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Germany’s Ozdemir appeared to support the plan, saying grain from Ukraine could be transported in sealed containers to ports in the Baltics. EU agriculture ministers meet to discuss vital Ukraine grain exports after Russia nixed deal 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z The Baltic states are set to decouple from the Russian power grid in early 2025 despite calls from Lithuania for an earlier exit, Estonian Prime Minister told Reuters. Oil prices inch up as US crude supplies seen tightening 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z They hope this painstaking work, part of a new project that trains local citizens to restore seagrass meadows in the Baltic Sea, can help tackle climate change. In Baltic Sea, citizen divers restore seagrass to fight climate change The improvements in the Baltics have been as pronounced as those in Poland. How to break a country | Nicholas D. Kristof 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z The Baltic states will decouple from the Russian power grid in early 2025, Estonian Prime Minister and Lithuanian power grid operator CEO said. Lilly drug slows Alzheimer's by 60% for mildly impaired patients in trial 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z “I’m sure the friends from the Baltics would be happy to help and then transport to where it’s needed in the Global South,” Ozdemir said. EU agriculture ministers meet to discuss vital Ukraine grain exports after Russia nixed deal 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z It says it can be transported across Ukraine's border with Poland and taken to ports on the Baltic Sea, or by rail and barge to the Romanian port of Constanta. Ukraine grain deal: why is Russia pulling out? 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z The Baltic countries — Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, all especially hostile to Russia — have quit China’s diplomatic process for talks with Eastern Europe. One Reason China Is Willing to Engage Again: Its Troubled Economy 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Putin’s invasion paradoxically strengthened the Baltic countries, which until last year faced fundamental challenges. How to break a country | Nicholas D. Kristof 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Once Sweden joins as well, which may be only months away now that Turkey has lifted its long-running objections, the Baltic Sea will essentially become Lake NATO. ‘As Long as It Takes’: Biden Adds to Talk of a New Cold War 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z She traveled thousands of miles through Russia, north to the Baltics and back around to the front line in Ukraine, where she reunited with her husband serving with Ukrainian forces. Thousands of Ukraine civilians are being held in Russian prisons. Russia plans to build many more 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z It’s also just a short walk or bike ride away from a lovely, lightly tourist-strewn beach overlooking the Baltic Sea. Review: Few of this summer's movies burn as fiercely as Christian Petzold's 'Afire' 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z China retaliated last year by severely reducing trade with all three Baltic countries, particularly halting almost all imports from Lithuania. One Reason China Is Willing to Engage Again: Its Troubled Economy 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z The mood in the Baltics is reflected by a huge poster in Riga, Latvia, showing Putin’s face as that of a skull-like monster. How to break a country | Nicholas D. Kristof 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z A series of unexplained explosions hit the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines connecting Russia and Germany under the Baltic Sea last September in the exclusive economic zones of Germany, Sweden and Denmark. Germany tells UN: Nord Stream inquiry found subsea explosive traces on yacht 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z Other discoveries included semiprecious stones such as amber from the Baltics and lapis lazuli and carnelian from Mesopotamia and the northern Levant, according to Fischer. Jewelry, ornate pottery show 3,000-year-old Cypriot city was a key trading hub, scientist says 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z The Baltic states — including Lithuania, which is hosting the event — have pushed for a strong show of support and a clear pathway toward membership for Ukraine. NATO summit boosted by deal to advance Sweden’s bid to join alliance 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z The Baltic states and eastern European nations are pushing for as much clarity as possible. Nato summit: Ukraine's future membership to be discussed by leaders in Vilnius 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z I’ve been on a road trip through Poland, Ukraine and the Baltic countries of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — and it’s clear that Putin has managed to unite nearly everyone against Russia. How to break a country | Nicholas D. Kristof 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z About 100 aircraft take to the skies each day, and 27 warships are operating in the Baltic and Mediterranean Seas. Ukraine tops NATO summit agenda along with defense plans, Sweden’s membership and Belarus fears 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z But Poland insisted on a candidate from the Baltic states because there had already been two Nordic secretaries general in a row. NATO unity will be tested at upcoming summit. Ukraine’s possible entry may be the biggest challenge 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z However, Poland insisted that a candidate from the Baltic states should be next because there had already been two Nordic secretaries general in a row. NATO’s unity will be tested at summit in Vilnius 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Three decades later, “the eastern flank is the Baltics, Poland, Slovakia.” NATO Tries to Remember What It Means to Fight a European War 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Latvia is one of three Baltic states, including Lithuania and Estonia, which joined the EU in 2004 after breaking free from the crumbling Soviet Union in the early 1990s. Latvia swears in Edgars Rinkevics as EU's first openly gay president 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z Many are also providing advanced air defence systems which the Baltic states lack. NATO flexes muscle to protect Vilnius summit near Russia, Belarus 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z Russia has unsuccessfully demanded access to investigations by Sweden and other countries into the blasts, which severely damaged the pipelines connecting Russia and Germany under the Baltic Sea. Russia seeks UN Security Council meeting on Nord Stream blasts 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z Others are skeptical of accepting a nominee from the Baltics, whose leaders tend to be more provocative in their approach to Russia, including supporting Ukraine’s desire to rapidly join NATO. NATO’s unity will be tested at summit in Vilnius 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Resentment toward Moscow runs deep in Lithuania and in its Baltic neighbors, Latvia and Estonia, all of which toiled under Soviet occupation for five decades. NATO summit host Lithuania is a small country with a loud voice, especially when it comes to Russia 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z The three Baltic states have also attracted journalists who have fled Russia. Why are the Baltic states strategically important for NATO? 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Nineteen countries have now signed up for the Sky Shield initiative, including the UK, the Nordic and Baltic countries, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. Neutral Swiss and Austrians join Europe's Sky Shield defence 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Newly published data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service documented “exceptionally warm” ocean temperatures in the North Atlantic with “extreme” marine heat waves near Ireland, the U.K., and in the Baltic Sea. Global heat is just the latest 2023 extreme that shows an Earth in crisis 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Global sea temperature also rose to a new record for the month of June, with extreme marine heatwaves recorded around Ireland, the United Kingdom and the Baltic Sea, Copernicus said. June was world's hottest on record, EU scientists say 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z The small Baltic countries are among the top contributors of military aid to Ukraine on a per-capita basis. NATO summit host Lithuania is a small country with a loud voice, especially when it comes to Russia 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z Spurred by Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014, the three Baltic states sharply increased military spending. Why are the Baltic states strategically important for NATO? 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z She added: “China says Taiwan’s next — we’d better believe them. Russia said Poland and the Baltics are next — if that happens, we’re looking at a world war. This is about preventing war.” Where the Republican Candidates Stand on Ukraine 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Polish officials wanted someone from a Baltic state. NATO again extends Stoltenberg’s mandate, happy with a safe pair of hands as the war drags on 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z The ferry was in the Baltic midway through its journey to Gdynia in Poland from Karlskrona in Sweden when the child had fallen off the vessel. Denmark says fatal fall of Polish mother, son from ferry was not an accident 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Grybauskaite earned a reputation as the “Baltic Iron Lady” for her resolute leadership and bluntness, particularly regarding Russia. NATO summit host Lithuania is a small country with a loud voice, especially when it comes to Russia 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z The deployment of 1,000 soldiers in each Baltic state was designed as a deterrent to slow any attack. Why are the Baltic states strategically important for NATO? 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z About 100 aircraft take to the skies in that territory each day, and a total of 27 warships are operating in the Baltic and Mediterranean Seas. NATO readies military plans to defend against bruised but unbowed Russia 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z The Baltic is also a complex waterway: With lots of rivers feeding it, it has widely varying salinity levels. What Sweden's submarines bring to NATO 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z When Sweden joins NATO, it will help the alliance redress its vulnerability in northwest Europe – the Baltic Sea, a shared waterway with Russia with a bottleneck for access to ports in eight states including Germany . Putin has an invitation to visit Cuba, says Russian ambassador 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z When Sweden joins NATO, it will help the alliance redress its vulnerability in northwest Europe – the Baltic Sea, a shared waterway with Russia with a bottleneck for access to ports in eight states including Germany . Indonesia's May tourist arrivals up 9% m/m 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Here are some details about the Baltic states - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania -- and their role in NATO: Why are the Baltic states strategically important for NATO? 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z The region from the Baltic in the south to the high north may become almost an integrated operating area for NATO. In NATO’s new north, fresh chances to contain Moscow 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z When Sweden joins NATO, it will help the alliance redress its vulnerability in northwest Europe – the Baltic Sea, a shared waterway with Russia with a bottleneck for access to ports in eight states including Germany . What Sweden's submarines bring to NATO 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z When Sweden joins NATO, it will help the alliance redress its vulnerability in northwest Europe – the Baltic Sea, a shared waterway with Russia with a bottleneck for access to ports in eight states including Germany . China's deadly weather from heat to hailstorms take its toll 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z When Sweden joins NATO, it will help the alliance redress its vulnerability in northwest Europe – the Baltic Sea, a shared waterway with Russia with a bottleneck for access to ports in eight states including Germany . Chinese hospital ship to visit Pacific to boost 'responsible' image 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z The Baltics were the last states to become part of the Soviet Union, when they were annexed in 1940, and the first to declare independence in 1990 when the bloc collapsed. Why are the Baltic states strategically important for NATO? 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z It was first shipped from Germany across the Baltic Sea, then trucked nearly 900 km to the north. In NATO’s new north, fresh chances to contain Moscow 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z When Sweden joins NATO, it will help the alliance redress its vulnerability in northwest Europe – the Baltic Sea, a shared waterway with Russia with a bottleneck for access to ports in eight states including Germany . Ukraine reports incremental gains in heavy fighting 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z When Sweden joins NATO, it will help the alliance redress its vulnerability in northwest Europe – the Baltic Sea, a shared waterway with Russia with a bottleneck for access to ports in eight states including Germany . Pope Francis condemns burning of Koran - UAE newspaper 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Polish officials are pushing for the next secretary-general to come from a Baltic state, according to the U.S. official. NATO members have tentative agreement to extend Secretary-General Stoltenberg’s tenure another year 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Since 1991, the Baltics have grown more prosperous than Russia and have sought to deepen their ties to Western allies with integration into NATO, the European Union and other Western blocs. Why are the Baltic states strategically important for NATO? 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Finland relies heavily on maritime freight for all its supplies – customs data shows almost 96% of its foreign trade is carried across the Baltic. In NATO’s new north, fresh chances to contain Moscow 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Polish officials are pushing for the next secretary-general to come from a Baltic state, according to the U.S. official. NATO members have tentative agreement to extend Secretary-General Stoltenberg’s tenure another year 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Neighboring Baltic countries also expressed concerns about how this would affect regional security. Belarus leader welcomes Wagner forces but others in the country see them as a threat 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Seventeen countries have joined Germany’s initiative, including Britain and some Baltic States. German Defense Minister Vows Stronger Geopolitical Role Ahead of U.S. Visit 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Since the invasion of Ukraine, the Baltic states have requested the forces deployed are beefed up to 3,000-5,000 troops in each state. Why are the Baltic states strategically important for NATO? 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z The Kiel institute expects Russia to add one to three submarines in the coming years, to bring its Baltic submarine total to four, along with its fleet of around six modern warships. In NATO’s new north, fresh chances to contain Moscow 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z In late May, NATO, which provides collective defense to the Baltics, concluded an ambitious military exercise in Estonia, called Spring Storm, involving some 14,000 troops from at least 11 countries. NATO allies stress the need for vigilance over the possibility of a Wagner base in Belarus. 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z "We need to take the defence of the Baltic region very seriously," he said. Baltic states call for NATO to increase security with Wagner in Belarus 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Now, Poland and the Baltic countries are particularly exposed, he said. Germany offers to station 4,000 troops in Lithuania to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z The Wall Street Journal newspaper reported this month that German investigators are examining evidence suggesting a sabotage team used Poland as its base to damage the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea in September. Poland was not hub for Nord Stream sabotage, prosecutors say 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z If any of the straits were to be closed, the sea freight traffic to Sweden and Finland would be hit hard and the Baltic states completely cut off. In NATO’s new north, fresh chances to contain Moscow 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z NATO’s reach in the Baltics was greatly enhanced by Finland’s entry into the military alliance in March. NATO allies stress the need for vigilance over the possibility of a Wagner base in Belarus. 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z "We know about French technology and it could be used as part of our deterrence strategy so that no Wagner, no Russian military would ever think to cross Baltic states' borders." Baltic states call for NATO to increase security with Wagner in Belarus 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z He is a descendent of a political and aristocratic family that traces its roots to Baltic Germans living in the Russian tsarist empire. Germany confirms new envoy to Russia after ties downgrade 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Ukraine's neighbours on the EU's eastern flank, Poland and the Baltic states, generally support a fast track for Kyiv, while western, older member states including France, Germany and the Netherlands are cooler on the idea. Ukraine meets 2 of 7 conditions to launch EU membership talks -sources 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z That capacity will increase Sweden's scope to control comings and goings through the Baltic. In NATO’s new north, fresh chances to contain Moscow 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Since then some 17 countries, including the Baltic states, Britain and several eastern European powers, which have traditionally turned to the United States for military hardware, have now signed up. France pushes for alternatives to German-led air defence plan 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z "France can be a valuable partner in strengthening air defence capabilities of Baltic countries," he said. Baltic states call for NATO to increase security with Wagner in Belarus 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Last year, severe and extreme marine heatwaves were reported across parts of the Mediterranean, Baltic and Black Seas while glacier melt was the highest on record, the report added. Europe's 2022 summer heat record not a 'one-off' -WMO, EU report 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z Alongside the high availability of heroin on the continent, synthetic opioids are on the rise and have been linked to deaths by overdose in Baltic countries. Menace to society: galore of illicit drugs available in the EU as powerful new substances emerge 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z "It would make it very difficult for the Russian Baltic Sea fleet to operate in a free way," he said. In NATO’s new north, fresh chances to contain Moscow 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Similar warnings have been issued in Norway, Denmark and the Baltic countries. Drought and rising heat bring unusual wildfire warnings in northern Europe 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Stockholm’s bid should again use Are, a ski resort more than 300 miles to the north, and the bobsled, luge and skeleton track across the Baltic Sea in Latvia. Sweden moves closer to launching a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Unexplained explosions ruptured both Nord Stream 1 and the newly built Nord Stream 2 pipelines, carrying gas from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea. Russia says it will press U.N. Security Council over pipeline blast investigation 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Route 666 usually runs in the summer along the Baltic Sea coast. End in sight for Poland's bus route 666 to Hel 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z When Sweden joins NATO, it will help the alliance redress its vulnerability in northwest Europe – the Baltic Sea, a shared waterway with Russia with a bottleneck for access to ports in eight states including Germany . In NATO’s new north, fresh chances to contain Moscow 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z In Europe, May was drier than average in southern Scandinavia, the Baltic countries and western Russia, Copernicus said. Drought and rising heat bring unusual wildfire warnings in northern Europe 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z The bus to the town of Hel on Poland’s Baltic coast has long been popular with tourists. No more rides to Hel on bus 666 in Poland 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z According to media reports, a tip-off from Dutch intelligence officials prompted the CIA to warn Ukraine not to destroy the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, which link Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea. Russia’s Medvedev says Moscow could strike undersea cables linking Europe to U.S. 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Unexplained explosions ruptured both Nord Stream 1 and the newly built Nord Stream 2 pipelines, carrying gas from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea, last September. Russia's Medvedev says Moscow now has free hand to destroy enemies' undersea communications cables 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z "With five submarines we can close the Baltic Sea," Linden told Reuters. In NATO’s new north, fresh chances to contain Moscow 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Worries that energy and communications infrastructure outside Ukraine might be targeted have soared since an apparent attack on two Baltic Sea gas pipelines in September. Northern European nations pledge to step up protection of undersea, offshore infrastructure 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Viaplay is a subscription-based streaming service that has expanded from its base in Nordic and Baltic countries, including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Estonia, and is now available in the U.S. and other countries. 14 boutique streamers to try if your current subscriptions aren't to your taste 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z No, it would diminish it, for the same reason Putin didn’t dare attack the NATO-member Baltic States but twice attacked Ukraine: Dictators prey on the weak, not the strong. An endgame for Ukraine | Bret Stephens 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Still, drier-than-average conditions were recorded over most of the Iberian Peninsula, as well as Denmark, the Baltic countries, southern Scandinavia and much of western Russia. World sees second-hottest May in 30 years as Antarctic ice reaches new low 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z They complement another four deployed in 2017 in the three Baltic states and Poland, to expand NATO’s presence from the Baltics to the Black Sea. NATO eastern flank members want to boost support for Ukraine at alliance summit in July 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z The issue of underwater capabilities won fresh prominence in September 2022 when unexplained undersea explosions ruptured the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines that link Russia and Germany across the Baltic Sea. China leads tech race, highlighting need for AUKUS sharing, says think-tank 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Many settled in the Baltic states and other EU countries, as well as in Georgia. Why are people leaving Russia, who are they, and where are they going? 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z There have been several cases among swimmers infected with Vibrio bacteria on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast in recent years. Government body warns of increased health threats from climate change in Germany 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Latvia’s parliament elected long-time Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics as the Baltic nation’s new president, making him the European Union’s first openly gay head of state. EU’s first openly gay head of state elected by Latvian assembly 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, then the supreme allied commander Europe, called for “an anti-access area denial” — to deny Russia entry to the Baltic Sea from Kaliningrad, the isolated Russian toehold with access to the sea. Arctic Risks Loom Large as Blinken Tours NATO’s North 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Instead, Tetyana travelled from Ukraine through Poland and the Baltics before crossing on foot into Russia, where the FSB Security Service then interrogated her about Ukrainian troop movements. Ukraine war: The mothers going to get their children back from Russia 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z “This Belarusian nuclear balcony should spoil the mood for politicians in the West, since nuclear missiles are capable of covering Ukraine, all of Poland, the Baltic states and parts of Germany.” Russia signs deal to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Explosions last September damaged the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines bringing gas from Russia under the Baltic Sea to Germany. Russia: warship guarding Black Sea pipelines attacked by unmanned Ukraine craft 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z In 2014, he became the first top official in the Baltic nation of 1.9 million to announce that he was gay. EU’s first openly gay head of state elected by Latvian assembly 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Ruzinsky was commander of the Russian Baltic Fleet's 11th Army Corps, which crossed into Ukraine in early 2022 and took control of a chain of towns south of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city. Ukraine launches investigation into Russian commander 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z This is the Quick Reaction Force for Operation Azotize, Nato's Baltic Air Policing mission that guards the alliance's north-east borders where Russian aircraft regularly probe the boundaries of Nato territory. Ukraine war: Nato watches Russian 'Zombies' in Estonia 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z The European Union was particularly alarmed when China blocked Lithuanian exports after the Baltic country allowed Taiwan to set up a de facto embassy there. G7: Taking a stand against China's economic coercion 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z The German advance between June and December 1941 opened a front stretching from the Baltic to the Black Sea, representing a terrible loss of territory and life to the Soviets. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Spain, which Muslim rulers had conquered and settled, had connections across the Mediterranean to Africa and the Middle East, while northern and central Europe wielded a sprawling maritime exchange across the North and Baltic Seas. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The monsoon-driven Indian Ocean network linked Asia and the Mediterranean and provided the Romans with silk from China and India and furs from the Baltic region. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The aim is simple: to deter Russia from invading anywhere else, specifically a Nato country like one of the three Baltic states or Poland. Ukraine war: Nato watches Russian 'Zombies' in Estonia 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Mysterious reports of tremors on a small Danish island in the Baltic Sea prompted a seismological investigation that points toward atmospheric pressure waves as the possible culprit. Strange Tremors Rattle Danish Island--But it Wasn't an Earthquake 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z While the details are unclear, what seems to have happened is that sometime around 700 CE the Baltic Sea region became increasingly economically significant. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z This transparency is one of the reasons why NATO, contrary to the Baltic states' demands, does not see any immediate need to ramp up troop numbers in the east. NATO reaches back to Cold War past with first major defence plans in decades 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z Since February, the destroyer has also operated above the Arctic Circle, the Baltic and North Seas and the eastern Atlantic. U.S. Navy commander: No real change in Russian military’s conduct toward Western warships 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z With Finland now joining Nato, the Baltic Sea is bordered by seven members of the Western alliance, soon to be eight when the way is cleared for Sweden to join. Ukraine war: Nato watches Russian 'Zombies' in Estonia 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z The strategy acknowledges that Denmark has not taken the security threat from Russia in the Baltic Sea region seriously enough and points to shortcomings in its ability to defend its own territory. Denmark aims for closer Nordic security cooperation in new strategy 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Sailed longships allowed the Norse to travel swiftly across the Baltic, and ultimately across and throughout the waterways of Europe. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z District Judge John Zani found that "substantial funds from this criminal enterprise" were then moved into two bank accounts in the Baltics belonging to Glasgow-registered shell companies. Javad Marandi: Tory donor's link to massive money laundering probe 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z "In order to identify the targets and prevent the Russian state border being violated, an Su-27 fighter from the Baltic Fleet air force was scrambled," it added. Russia says it scrambled jet to stop French, German patrol flights entering Russian airspace 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Russian Su-27 Flanker fighters, Airborne Command and Control aircraft and cargo planes all fly continually up and down the Baltic between those two bases and beyond, keeping Nato's air forces constantly on their toes. Ukraine war: Nato watches Russian 'Zombies' in Estonia 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Bornholm, home to nearly 40,000 people, is a rocky island in the Baltic Sea, south of Sweden, northeast of Germany and north of Poland. Denmark’s mystery tremors caused by acoustic waves from unknown source, officials say 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z The Vikings started traveling down Russian rivers from the Baltic in the mid-eighth century, even before the raiding period began farther west. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Canada has had a presence there since 2017 as part of a battle group to bolster the alliance’s security efforts in the Baltic region. Calgary’s New Mayor Says Her City Is More Than an Oil Town 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z The grid operators of the three Baltic States and Poland’s Institute of Power Engineering are due to complete a report on the disconnection by June, after which a new date will be considered. Baltic nations might bring forward cut-off from Russian power grid 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z As part of Nato's policy of "enhanced forward presence" in those Baltic states and Poland, there is a British-led multinational Battle Group based at Tapa in northern Estonia. Ukraine war: Nato watches Russian 'Zombies' in Estonia 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Kiel, home to about 250,000, hosts much of Germany’s Baltic naval fleet, Germany’s equivalent of the Navy SEALs, military research facilities and big shipbuilders making, among other things, six brand-new, state-of-the-art submarines. Stalled Sister City Plan Reveals New German Wariness of China 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Their focus shifted, however, in the middle of the century when they began leading crusades against the pagan peoples of the eastern Baltic, including the Lithuanians, Estonians, Finns, and other groups. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Kaliningrad is strategically important to Moscow because it houses the Russian Baltic Fleet at the port of Baltiysk and is the country's only ice-free European port. Kaliningrad: Russia fury as Poland body recommends renaming exclave 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z The Moller Mobility Group has long been Norway’s biggest auto retailer, with sales last year of $3.7 billion and dealerships in Sweden and the Baltic countries. In Norway, the Electric Vehicle Future Has Already Arrived 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z "Nato's challenge here in the Baltics," says Brig Giles Harris, who commands Operation Cabrit, Britain's contribution in Estonia, "is to deter Russia without escalating." Ukraine war: Nato watches Russian 'Zombies' in Estonia 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z With an eye on Russia, just over the horizon of the Baltic Sea, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, one of Germany’s largest submarine builders, is leading a joint venture with Norway to build six new submarines. Stalled Sister City Plan Reveals New German Wariness of China 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z The Baltic lands were the last major region of Europe to remain pagan. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The Kremlin has reacted furiously after a Polish government body advised using a different name for Russia's exclave of Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea coast. Kaliningrad: Russia fury as Poland body recommends renaming exclave 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Clutching red Russian passports, the participants, mostly women, read their notes for last minute revision, fearing they may be expelled from the Baltic country if they fail. Russians take language test to avoid expulsion from Latvia 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Hooper Schneider has exhibited for roughly a decade, locally and internationally, and participated in the Istanbul Biennial, the Baltic Triennial in Vilnius, Lithuania, and twice in the Land Art Mongolia biennial. Melted action figures, mushrooms, rotting French fries: Inside Max Hooper Schneider's 'feral' art 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Roughly 20 years ago, Martin, Thomas and the Crows went on a cruise on the yacht in Russia and the Baltics, according to Martin and two other people familiar with the trip. Thomas benefactor Harlan Crow covered tuition, too 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z By the 1650s, Sweden ruled Denmark, Norway, Finland, and the Baltic region. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z In October, days after blasts on the Nord Stream pipelines carrying Russian gas across the Baltic Sea, Poland raised the security level on energy infrastructure outside its borders. Poland to boost military protection of Baltic energy infrastructure 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Authorities in Denmark, Sweden and Germany have said the explosions that ruptured the Nord Stream 1 and newly-built Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines that link Russia and Germany across the Baltic Sea were deliberate. Russian navy vessels seen near Nord Stream before blasts - Nordic broadcasters report 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z These movements were tracked by a former British naval intelligence officer, who worked on interception of the Russian Baltic Fleet until he retired in 2018. Nord Stream: Report puts Russian navy ships near pipeline blast site 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z "Russian ships sail in the Baltic, and this is normal. Everyone has hundreds of photos of Russian ships," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a news conference when asked about the pictures. Kremlin calls for probe into Nord Stream blasts to speed up 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z The Swedish forces were finally and definitively beaten in 1721, leaving Russia dominant in the Baltic region. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the year, the troops will remain in Denmark, ready to be deployed to the Baltic states in case of a crisis, the ministry of defence said. Denmark to make $250 mln donation to Ukraine for military use 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z “Through this visit, we manifest strong Nordic and Baltic support for Ukraine and its people,” said Tobias Billström of Sweden whose country currently holds the rotating six-month presidency of the European Union. Heads of state, top diplomats visit Ukraine to show support 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z “From Belarus, Russian nuclear-tipped missiles could reach Ukraine, the entire territory of Poland, the Baltics and part of Germany, and this ‘Belarusian nuclear balcony’ will rattle Western politicians’ nerves for a long time to come.” Belarusians wary of being drawn into war with Ukraine 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z The Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — which were annexed by the Soviet Union after World War II — also said they would summon their Chinese envoys. Your Tuesday Briefing: China Walks Back Ambassador’s Comments 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Thanks to its territorial gains on the Baltic and the construction of St. Petersburg, it was now a resolutely European power, albeit an unusual one. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The studies, by power grid operators of the Baltic States and Poland's Institute of Power Engineering, are due to be completed by late May, Lithuania's power grid operator Litgrid said. Lithuania to decide on withdrawal from Russia-Baltic power treaty by Aug. 6 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Three Baltic countries, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, have summoned China's representatives to clarify Mr Lu's comments. China disowns ambassador's remarks questioning Ukrainian independence 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z The Baltic States, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, said that they would also send for China’s envoys to the three countries to discuss the matter. A Chinese Ambassador’s Comments on Ex-Soviet States Draw Ire 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z The ambassador drew a parallel with the Baltic nations and other former soviet republics that declared independence from Moscow when the Soviet Union broke up in 1991. China affirms ex-Soviet nations’ sovereignty after uproar 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis also said such comments were "totally unacceptable" and said the three Baltic countries will officially ask China for clarification to check if its position has changed. Some EU ministers say China envoy's remarks on Ukraine sovereignty unacceptable 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Kreivys said the results of the studies could also lead the other Baltic states to agree on an earlier decoupling from Russia. Lithuania to decide on withdrawal from Russia-Baltic power treaty by Aug. 6 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius would each summon China’s ambassador or representative for an explanation of the envoy’s comments, the three Baltic countries said. Baltics condemn China envoy’s stance on ex-Soviet nations 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z The Baltic nations, which were annexed by the Soviet Union after World War II, are especially sensitive to any suggestion that their sovereignty is under question. A Chinese Ambassador’s Comments on Ex-Soviet States Draw Ire 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z The three Baltic states, all formerly part of the Soviet Union, reacted along the same lines as France. France, Baltic states dismayed after China envoy questions Ukraine sovereignty 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z France, Ukraine and the three Baltic states all expressed dismay at Lu's comments over the weekend. Some EU ministers say China envoy's remarks on Ukraine sovereignty unacceptable 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kalas told Reuters on April 12 her country could support faster decoupling, but only if it is convinced the Baltic grid is fully prepared to work on its own. Lithuania to decide on withdrawal from Russia-Baltic power treaty by Aug. 6 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z A total of four gas leaks were discovered on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines that run from Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea, on Sept. 26 and 27 respectively. Danes lift sailing ban in Nord Stream pipeline leak area 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z His Estonian counterpart, Margus Tsahkna, said that he wanted to know “why China has such a position or comments about the Baltic States,” which are all members of the European Union and NATO. A Chinese Ambassador’s Comments on Ex-Soviet States Draw Ire 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Harnosand, for a tour of the Swedish archipelago, which consists of tens of thousands of mostly uninhabited islands in the Baltic Sea. U.S. Defense Secretary Urges Swift NATO Membership for Sweden 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z After the explosions incapacitated the Nord Stream gas pipelines, “we stepped up our presence in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea with ships, planes and other capabilities,” he added. Nordic news outlets: Russian yachts, cargo ships spy at sea 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z He said it will mean a stronger alliance and a more secure Europe, lauding Sweden’s troops and their capabilities, particularly in the Baltic Sea region. Austin hopes Turkey will act on Sweden NATO bid before July 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z One friend spent a month thinking that I was in New York to study the Baltics, not politics. Your Wednesday Briefing: How Russia Gets Chips for Its Weapons 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z The Baltic States summoned Chinese representatives after China’s ambassador to France questioned the sovereignty of countries that declared independence from the Soviet Union. A Chinese Ambassador’s Comments on Ex-Soviet States Draw Ire 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Finland now has five nuclear reactors in two power plants located on the shores of the Baltic Sea. Europe’s most powerful nuclear reactor kicks off in Finland 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z One of their conclusions states that Russian military and civilian ships were constantly on the move in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea with the aim of mapping critical infrastructure in the seabed. Nordic news outlets: Russian yachts, cargo ships spy at sea 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Now, work has begun on figuring out exactly how the coins reached the small island in the Baltic Sea. Pair of 2nd century Roman coins found on uninhabited Swedish island 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Poland and the Baltic States have already began erecting fences on their borders with Russia and Belarus following the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Finland starts fence on Russian border amid migration, security concerns 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z "Sadly, it is also a showcase of how rapidly things can deteriorate if one neglects threats. It's time to turn the Black Sea into what the Baltic Sea has become, a sea of NATO." Kyiv calls for NATO to secure Black Sea, integrate Ukrainian defences 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z "The difficulty I think will ultimately not be with the Americans. I think it will be more complicated with the Europeans, notably the Baltics, Nordics, Eastern Europeans." Analysis: Macron's aim of EU unity on China undone by trip fallout 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z On the afternoon of Aug. 10, 1628, the Vasa, built by the Swedish to be one of the most powerful warships in the Baltic, set off from the palace docks in Stockholm. A Swedish Warship Sank in 1628. It Is Still Yielding Secrets. 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Sodertorn University archaeologist Johan Ronnby, part of the team that found the coins, doubts it was one of the emperor’s own ships that traveled to the Baltic and left the coins behind. Pair of 2nd century Roman coins found on uninhabited Swedish island 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Journalists covering Russia from abroad, he added, can now station themselves in more proximate areas like the Baltics and Ukraine, which in past generations were under Moscow’s control. ‘Chilling Effect’: Arrest of Journalist Has Made Covering Russia Even Tougher 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z |
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