"The Baltic Sea must not become Putin's playground where he terrifies NATO members." A Swedish Jas 39 Gripen E jet fighter flies over Gotland island in the Baltic Sea on May 11, 2022.

MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: We're going to hear now about a picturesque Swedish island in the Baltic Sea - Gotland. For military experts, Gotland is an essential strategic spot.

Sweden is considering reinforcing Gotland, a strategic island in the Baltic Sea, after joining NATO. Gotland's fortification is one of the first topics to be discussed with the bloc, Sweden's PM ...

Putin is eyeing a key island in the Baltic Sea to dominate the waters, Sweden's army chief said. Gotland is near both Sweden and Russia's Kaliningrad exclave.

Sweden's military said on Thursday it was ramping up its visible activities on the Baltic Sea island of Gotland amid increased tensions between NATO and Russia and a recent deployment of Russian ...

Having to defend Gotland against a foreign invasion seemed such a far-fetched notion to Swedish decision-makers at the start of the century that they demilitarized the Baltic Sea island. Now, the ...

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish police said on Monday they were investigating the suspected sabotage of a water pump on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea after the pump was cut off from power ...

The water supply on the Baltic Sea island of Gotland came close to being shut off by unknown saboteurs, reports say. Swedish police are investigating a case of attempted sabotage targeting the ...

Attempted sabotage on the Baltic Sea island of Gotland might have targeted its water supply over the weekend, according to ...

“I'm sure that Putin even has both eyes on Gotland. Putin's goal is to gain control of the Baltic Sea,” Bydén, Sweden's supreme commander of the armed forces, told newspapers of the German editorial ...

Swedish decision-makers demilitarized the Baltic Sea island of Gotland at the start of the century. Via AP news wire. Sunday 12 June 2022 07:41 BST. Swedish, ...

Swedish police said on Monday they were investigating the suspected sabotage of a water pump on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea after the pump was cut off from power on Sunday.