Swedish foreign minister Ann Linde says Finland will almost certainly apply for membership in NATO, raising the expectation that both countries will join the military alliance despite Moscow’s warnings.

Russia believes that it won’t face any failure regarding the certifications for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and the project will eventually be launched, a top Russian official has told RBC media.

Two sailors were missing on Monday after falling into the frigid waters of the Baltic Sea south of Sweden when two cargo ships collided in the early morning hours, officials said.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says all attempts by the US-led Western countries to undermine the Nord Stream 2 project, a sprawling undersea pipeline that will carry Russian gas directly into Germany, has been doomed to failure.

Russia has resumed after a one-year hiatus the construction of a highly controversial pipeline that is set to send natural gas to Germany ,amid US opposition.

A Russian fighter jet has intercepted two US B-52 strategic bombers as they were heading toward Russian airspace over the Baltic Sea.

Russia says US plan to pull out troops from Germany will help ease tensions in Europe.