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Even though the Baltic Sea does not border much of Russia ’s mainland, the country is still connected via its exclave of Kaliningrad – sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania – and the Gulf of Finland, which touches St Petersburg.
He said: “You can see how tensions are escalating, the level of confrontation, particularly in the Baltic region, demands the necessary steps from our relevant agencies to ensure our security.”that Russia and Sweden signed a UN convention regulating how such changes are made – meaning it assumes Moscow will not try to redraw the Baltic Sea borders.
Finnish president Alexander Stubb said: “Russia has not been in contact with Finland on the matter. Finland acts as always: calmly and based on facts.”The commander-in-chief of the Swedish armed forces, General Micael Byden has expressed another fear this week, too.
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