Swedish and other Western technology has been used to build a Russian surveillance system along the Arctic seabed, according to an investigation by the Swedish SVT News and several international media outlets. Among other things, this involves underwater robots from Saab.
1.6 million tonnes of ammunition are rotting on the seabed of the Baltic and North Seas. This rubbish from the Second World War is a ticking time bomb. As the casings rust, they release chemicals that slowly poison the seas.
Every year, a small group of harbour porpoises traverses a narrow strait from the Black Sea to the Sea of Asov, then returns again, in a natural migration cycle. Since prehistory, these Black Sea porpoises have been isolated, evolving separately from other porpoises, becoming smaller, but with larger snouts. They’re sleek and cute, with eyes and mouths that have the perpetual hint of a smile.
The NATO exercise Baltops, which begins tomorrow in the Baltic Sea, is, according to Russia, ‘extremely provocative’. The exercise, in which Sweden and the United States are participating, is seen as a build-up to combat against Russia.
Russia is taking measures to protect its sanctions-evading ‘shadow fleet,’ according to state-controlled media. The Russian navy is said to have begun escorting the ships through the Baltic Sea.
