Germany says sabotage presumed in damaged Baltic Sea telecom cables

Several European nations have reported incidents of sabotage against critical infrastructure, specifically undersea fibre-optic communications cables in the Baltic Sea. The incidents, which occurred between Finland and Germany, and between Lithuania and Sweden, resulted in the severing of multiple cables. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius stated that no one believes the cables were accidentally damaged, and that the damage must be assumed to be an act of sabotage. These incidents have been linked to "hybrid activities" carried out by Russia, as per reports from European nations.