At Least 11 Baltic Cables Sabotaged in 15 Months
Cables deep under the Baltic Sea keep getting damaged - here is what Nato is doing to protect them - Nato is deploying eyes in the sky and on the Baltic Sea to protect cables and pipelines
Another underwater cable between Latvia and Sweden has been damaged in the Baltic Sea. Lithuania has called for an immediate review of shipping regulations and measures to combat shadow fleets, according to Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys.
RUKLA - Lithuanian President Gitanas NausÄ—da expects that NATO and Nordic efforts in the Baltic Sea will deter attempts to damage underwater infrastructure.
VILNIUS - The impact of incidents involving damage done to cables in the Baltic Sea may tempt Russia to engage in deliberate sabotage in this area, Darius Jauniskis, director of Lithuania's State Security Department, warns.
The attacks come as Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania prepare to cut on February 8 their electricity links to Russia and Belarus.
VILNIUS, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Lithuania has urged the European Union to review existing navigation rules and provide financial support following the damage to a Latvia-Sweden fiber optic cable in the Baltic Sea on Sunday, the Baltic News Service (BNS) reported Monday.
Chinese researchers apply for patents for ‘submarine cable cutting devices,’ while Russian experts boast on television that cable-cutting will
NATO on Tuesday launched operation Baltic Sentry to deter further attempts to damage critical underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. Secretary General Mark Rutte announced the operation on Tuesday in a joint press conference with Finland President Alexander Stubb and Estonia Prime Minister Kristen Michal at the Baltic Sea NATO Allies Summit held in Helsinki,
NATO is deploying eyes in the sky and on the Baltic Sea to protect cables and pipelines that stitch together the nine countries with shores on Baltic waters.
Russia has condemned the Western alliance for ramping up its naval presence in the so-called 'NATO lake' after alleged sabotage by Moscow-linked vessels.
Nato last week announced it would deploy drones, submarines, ships and aircraft in the Baltic Sea to help detect and prevent sabotage attempts against critical infrastructure in a mission known as Baltic Sentry, after three previous sets of cables were damaged in recent months.