Baltic Sea Now Called a ‘NATO Lake’ - National Defense Magazine
Jul 10, 2024 · Now, with the recent accession of Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Baltic Sea on July 10 was called a “NATO lake” at a panel held in conjunction with the treaty organization’s 75th Anniversary Summit in Washington D.C.
No, Don’t Call the Baltic a ‘NATO Lake’ - Royal United Services ...
Sep 5, 2022 · Even with all countries bordering the Baltic Sea (besides Russia) joining NATO, it remains a sea that can be traversed by any vessel or seafaring nation – be it the Russian, Chinese or Iranian navy. Calling it a ‘NATO lake’ is not constructive in terms of either internal or external communication.
'NATO Lake' Sabotage Feared as Two Undersea Cables Damaged …
Nov 19, 2024 · Two undersea cables in the Baltic Sea were disrupted in quick succession, NATO officials and local telecommunications companies have said. It raises fears of sabotage from "malicious actors" in...
Sorry Russia, the Baltic Sea is NATO’s lake now - POLITICO
Jul 13, 2023 · VILNIUS — A resurgent NATO is set to tighten its grip on the Baltic Sea, complicating a vital transit route for Vladimir Putin’s navy in Russia’s backyard. This week’s alliance summit in Vilnius was Finland’s first as a NATO member.
Russia Sabotaging 'NATO Lake' Cables to Freeze Europe, State
Jan 6, 2025 · There are fears that Moscow could step up "hybrid attacks" to test NATO's resolve in a region which has seen an expansion of the alliance. Finnish authorities are investigating a severed...
Small 'NATO Lake' exclave could be Russia's next target: ex-general
Feb 28, 2024 · With Sweden joining @NATO many are posting a map showing a "NATO Lake" as the Baltic Sea. But there's danger here. Most haven't heard of Kaliningrad or the Suwalkie "Gap."
Is the Baltic Sea a NATO Lake? - Carnegie Endowment for …
Dec 18, 2023 · Ultimately, the Baltic Sea is no NATO lake—certainly not while the Kremlin persists in destabilizing the region through hybrid activity and while Russia maintains a formidable, nuclear-armed military capability in Kaliningrad.
"NATO Lake": The Baltic Sea that could be Putin's next target
May 9, 2024 · With the addition this year of Sweden and last spring of Finland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Baltic Sea has been dubbed a “NATO lake” by some analysts. A glance at a map show that is largely (but not completely) true — the coastline has a couple of slivers of Russian territory.
Baltic Sea undersea 'sabotage' sets stage for escalating NATO …
5 days ago · Even before ships began damaging cables in the Baltic region, the strategic sea -- referred to by some allied leaders as the "NATO lake" after the accession of Sweden and Finland to the alliance ...
Baltic Sea becomes a NATO lake – what does it mean?
Jul 16, 2023 · Sweden's membership would make the entire Baltic coastline NATO territory — with the exception of the Russian coast and that of its exclave Kaliningrad. This would, for example, make the Baltic states easier to defend in the event of a Russian attack.