Berlin, Germany: Western allies kicked off a major naval exercise in the Baltic Sea on Saturday amid rising tensions with Russia over the conflict in Ukraine.
Aerial photo taken on Feb. 18, 2021 shows the Baltic Sea covered with ice near Saulkrasti beach in Latvia. Western allies kicked off a major naval exercise in the Baltic Sea on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, amid rising tensions with Russia over the conflict in Ukraine. XINHUA PHOTO