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The European Commission will propose boosting surveillance of undersea cables and establishing a fleet of vessels for emergency cable repairs, it said in an action plan published on Friday.

Moscow will no longer be able to interfere with the power supply of the three Baltic countries.

European governments accused Russia of escalating hybrid attacks on Ukraine's Western allies on Tuesday, as Baltic nations investigated whether the cutting of two fibre-optic telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea was sabotage.

The opposition Social Democrats is tipped to win, but without a majority.

Nordic and Baltic states have sent a joint letter to the EU expressing concern over Hungary’s decision to ease entry requirements for Russian and Belarusian citizens.

Baltic and Ukrainian public broadcasters signed a memorandum on Thursday, aiming to create a mutual support mechanism in times of crises.

NATO starts its biggest ever military exercise in the Baltic region on Wednesday, with Baltops 2024 bringing together 12,000 soldiers from 19 member countries.

A group of nations, including Poland, the Baltic states, Norway, and Finland, have agreed to create a “drone wall” aimed at safeguarding their collective borders.

Having already posted a draft regulation on Wednesday proposing alterations to borders with its neighbors in the eastern Baltic Sea, Russia’s defense ministry later deleted the document giving no explanation and causing uncertainty over the plans.

The chiefs of customs of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Finland have ratified an agreement to unify measures that implement EU sanctions against Russia and Belarus, reports the Lithuanian public broadcaster, LRT, citing the BNS news agency.