2023年7月13日 · NATO has steadily increased its control of the Baltic Sea — a crucial maritime gateway for the Russian fleet which has bases near St. Petersburg and in the heavily militarized Kaliningrad exclave. During the Cold War, only Denmark and Germany at the far western edge of the Baltic were in the alliance.

The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North and Central European Plain. [3] The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 10°E to 30°E longitude.

2022年5月13日 · Finland's imminent accession to NATO will strengthen the alliance's control of the Baltic Sea—a strategic body of water in northern Europe bordered by Russia—and bolster the bloc's deterrence...

2024年6月28日 · The Baltic Sea is not owned by any specific country. It is considered an international body of water and is governed by international law and agreements between the countries that border it. Does Russia control the Baltic sea? NATO has steadily increased its presence and control in the Baltic Sea, which is strategically important for the ...

2024年5月22日 · Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to gain control of the Baltic Sea, which has been dubbed a "NATO lake," Sweden's top soldier has warned. This follows a move by Russia to change its...

2024年5月29日 · While Finland and Sweden joining NATO improves the security in and around the Baltic Sea, the sea remains an international body of water that is not fully under NATO control. Russia has important seaports in and around St. Petersburg as well as in Kaliningrad.

There are five main reasons why a study of NATO’s role in the Baltic Sea region is of broader significance for the wider European security system. First: because of the intrinsic interest of security relations in a region which has long been a hub of international activity and exchange, dating back at least to the medieval Hanseatic League.

2023年7月13日 · Sweden’s suddenly cleared path to NATO membership casts the Baltic Sea region in a new strategic light. For the first time in modern history, every state in the region except Russia will be...

Eight of the nine nations adjoining the Baltic Sea—all except Russia—are members of the European Union (EU), NATO, and a collaborative body called the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS).10 In addition, six of those nations (all but Poland and Germany) participate in the Joint Expe-ditionary Force (JEF), a means of expediting coordination

2024年5月22日 · Russian President Vladimir Putin may be seeking dominance over the Baltic Sea and has his eye on the Swedish island of Gotland, Micael Byden, the supreme commander of the Swedish Armed Forces,...