On January 18, 2025, Sweden deployed a mechanized battalion to Latvia, near the Russian border. This historic deployment signals Sweden’s active participation in NATO’s collective defense efforts.

The multinational brigade is composed of up to 3,500 soldiers from 14 NATO countries — including roughly 1,500 Canadian Armed ...

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Sweden sent 550 troops from one of its mechanized infantry battalions to Riga, Latvia, on Saturday to join a Canadian ... eight NATO brigades stationed along the alliance’s eastern border.” Battalion ...

Latvian navy coordinating with Nato over incident which comes after military alliance boosted its presence in Baltic Sea in December ...

The three Baltic states disconnected their electricity systems from Russia's power grid on Saturday, the region's operators ...

Disruptions were recorded on the Ventspils–Gotland section of the cable, which connects Latvia and Sweden. Following an initial investigation ... The next day, Finnish border authorities detained the ...