Soviet Chemical Weapons Expert: Dumping Was ‘Common Practice’ – Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty © 2010

Posted by Matt in February 7th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Russia, 1990s, Baltic Sea, Bashkir, Chemical Weapons, ChemicalWeapons, Europe Radio, Expert, Free Radio, Military Weapons, Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty, Radioactive Waste, Soviet Weapons, Tatar

A Soviet chemical weapons expert says he is nearly certain that a report claiming the Soviet military dumped chemical weapons and radioactive waste in the Baltic Sea during the 1990s is accurate, RFE/RL’s Tatar-Bashkir Service reports.
Soviet Chemical Weapons Expert: Dumping Was ‘Common Practice’ – Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty © 2010

BBC News – Sweden wants explanation on [Russian] Baltic nuclear ‘dumping’

Posted by Matt in February 5th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Baltic Sea, Bbc, Bbc News, Early 1990s, News Sweden, Nuclear Waste, Russian Military, Swedish News, Swedish Television, Television News

The Russian military allegedly dumped nuclear waste into the Baltic Sea in the early 1990s, according to a report on Swedish television.
BBC News – Sweden wants explanation on Baltic nuclear ‘dumping’

Dog drifts 75 miles on ice, rescued in Baltic Sea – Yahoo! News

Posted by Matt in January 28th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Off-Topic, Baltic Sea, Drifts, Ice Floe, Miles Kilometers, Miracle, Poland, Rescuers, Shivering Dog, Vistula River, Wagging Tail, Yahoo, Yahoo News

A frightened, shivering dog was rescued after floating at least 75 miles (120 kilometers) on an ice floe down Poland’s Vistula River and into the Baltic Sea, officials said Thursday. Now his saviors just have to figure out who really owns him.
Four people have already claimed him, but so far rescuers say there’s been no [...]

Continental Divide – Russia Gas Pipeline Heightens East Europe’s Fears – Series – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in October 13th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Energy, Europe, Russia, Baltic Sea, Continental Divide, East Europe, Eastern Europe, Energy Benefits, European Leaders, European Union, Eyebrow, Former Soviet Bloc, Gas Giant Gazprom, Gas Pipeline, gazprom, Members Of The European Union, New Era, Nytimes, Personal Ties, Russia, Russian Domination, Russian Natural Gas, Western Europe

With an ambitious new pipeline planned to run along the bed of the Baltic Sea, the Russian natural gas giant Gazprom is driving a political wedge between Eastern and Western Europe.
While the Russian-German pipeline offers clear energy benefits to Western Europe, Central and Eastern European leaders fear it could lead to a new era of [...]

Russia admits mystery ship may have had suspect cargo – Yahoo! News

Posted by Matt in August 26th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Arctic Sea, Baltic Sea, Mystery Ship, Nuclear Materials, Pirates, Russia, Russian Navy, Russian Officials, seizure, Speculation, weapons, Yahoo, Yahoo News

Top Russian officials on Wednesday acknowledged for the first time that a ship hijacked in the Baltic Sea might have been carrying a suspicious cargo, deepening the mystery around its seizure.
Speculation has been raging that the Arctic Sea — seized by pirates last month and missing for weeks before its recapture by the Russian navy [...]

Contradictions Cloud the Arctic Sea Case

Posted by Matt in August 20th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Arctic Sea, Baltic Sea, Blatant Act, Cargo Ship, Centuries, Contradictions, European Waters, Inconsistencies, Lumber, Maltese, Media Sensation, Moscowtimes, Observers, Ru, Russian Authorities, Russian Crew, Trafficking

The Arctic Sea, a Maltese-registered cargo ship with a 15-member Russian crew and a load of sawn timber, caused a global media sensation when it seemed to disappear in the Atlantic last month after a mysterious attack in the Baltic Sea.
The lumber’s value has been put at $1.8 million, a sum that hardly justifies an [...]

Latvia’s currency crisis fears spread

Posted by Matt in June 6th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Economy, Europe, Financial, Arc, Baltic Nations, Baltic Sea, Budget Cuts, Contagion, Crisis Fears, Currency Crisis, Darkness, Eastern Europe, Economists, European Economy, Financial Crisis, Fragility, Global Financial Crisis, Latvia, Neighbors, Neighbours, Sunday Herald, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal, Worries

Worries are intensifying that Latvia’s financial crisis will spread to its Baltic Sea neighbors and to Eastern Europe, economists say.
The situation is revealing fragility at the edges of the European economy and reportedly has sparked fears that a currency crisis could spread to fellow Baltic nations Lithuania and Estonia.
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Latvia’s Problems Prompt Worry About Contagion [...]

Feeding the Russian Bear

Posted by Matt in December 12th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Energy, Europe, Russia, Baltic Sea, Economy, Energy Policy, Germany, moscow, Natural Gas, Pipeline, Predicament, Russia, Russian Bear, Russian Energy, S Line, Vladimir Putin

Imagine a world where Vladimir Putin may force Germany into toeing Moscow’s line or face losing its ability to power the world’s third largest economy. This dreadful predicament is not hard to picture. Germany, for years, has been completely dependent upon Russia for its energy needs. Currently, almost half of Germany’s natural gas comes from [...]