Swedish Troops Officially Integrate Into NATO Command Latvia
1 day ago · This is the first Swedish NATO mission deployment since Sweden became a member of the NATO Alliance on March 7, 2024. "Having a Swedish battalion in place in Latvia underscores that we are taking our responsibility as members of NATO, “This is part of the new normal for the army. Our mission is to defend Sweden and our allies," said Army ...
Swedish forces officially welcomed at Latvia's Ādaži military base
4 days ago · A special welcoming ceremony took place at the Ādaži military base near Rīga February 7 to officially launch Sweden's participation in the NATO multinational brigade based in Latvia. This is the first Swedish NATO mission deployment since Sweden became a member of the NATO Alliance on March 7, 2024.
Blair lauds Swedish troops joining Canadian-led NATO brigade in Latvia
3 days ago · Canada's defence minister lauded the integration of hundreds of Swedish troops into the Canadian-led multinational NATO brigade in Latvia, describing the event as a landmark. A ship carrying parts ...
Latvia–Sweden relations - Wikipedia
Latvia has an embassy in Stockholm while Sweden has an embassy in Riga. Both countries border the Baltic Sea and are members of the European Union, the Nordic-Baltic Eight, the Council of Europe and NATO, among other organisations. Latvia supported Sweden's NATO membership during Sweden's accession into NATO, which was finalized on 7 March 2024.
Swedish forces arrive in Latvia in largest deployment with NATO …
Jan 18, 2025 · WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Hundreds of Swedish troops arrived in Latvia on Saturday to join a Canadian-led multinational brigade along NATO’s eastern flank, a mission Sweden is calling its most significant operation so far as a …
Sweden opens sabotage probe into Baltic undersea cable damage
Jan 26, 2025 · An undersea fibre optic cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged on Sunday, likely as a result of external influence, Latvia said, prompting NATO to deploy patrol ships to the area and...
Latvia: Undersea cable likely damaged by external influence
Jan 27, 2025 · Sweden later said it seized a vessel believed to have carried out the sabotage. After a fiber optic cable was damaged near Sweden, Latvia sent a patrol boat to inspect a suspicious vessel in the ...
Undersea cable between Sweden and Latvia damaged, both …
Jan 26, 2025 · Riga (AFP) – Latvia said it had dispatched a warship on Sunday after damage to a fibre optic cable to Sweden that may have been "due to external factors".
Swedish forces in Latvia make their largest NATO deployment to …
Jan 18, 2025 · Hundreds of Swedish troops arrived in Latvia on Saturday to join a Canadian-led multinational brigade along NATO's eastern flank, a mission Sweden is calling its most significant operation so...
Sweden’s Latvia NATO Deployment – What We Know - KyivPost
Jan 20, 2025 · Sweden sent 550 troops from one of its mechanized infantry battalions to Riga, Latvia, on Saturday to join a Canadian-led multinational brigade on NATO’s eastern flank. Latvia borders Russia to the east and Russian ally Belarus to the south.