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Germany says sabotage presumed in damaged Baltic Sea telecom cables

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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.

  1. Marcom
    1. These attacks show how vulnerable such infrastructure can be. Nato is stepping up patrols near undersea infrastructure.
  2. DE
    German Defense Ministry
    1. The fact that such an incident immediately raises suspicions of intentional damage speaks volumes about the volatility of our times. A thorough investigation is underway.
  3. DE
    Boris Pistorius
    German Defense Ministry
    1. We cannot attribute these incidents to anyone. It would be irresponsible from my side to attribute this, let's say, incident or accident or whatever you want to call it, to anyone. It would be putting wood to the fire. That is not my intention.
    2. No one believes that these cables were cut accidentally. I also don't want to believe in versions that these were anchors that accidentally caused damage over these cables.
  4. NL
    Ruben Brekelmans
    Dutch Defence Ministry
    1. Our European security is not only under threat from Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, but also from hybrid warfare by malicious actors. Safeguarding our shared critical infrastructure is vital to our security and the resilience of our societies.
  5. SE
    Carl-Oskar Bohlin
    Moderates Party
    1. We can confirm that the relevant Swedish authorities are investigating the events.
  6. GB
    Rod Thornton
    King's College London
    1. It does take it that that one stage further, but it's cutting a cable that isn't going to offend too many countries. They could have gone to the Atlantic and cut a cable there between the US and the UK, or between Europe and the US, which could have major, major consequences, so this is a kind of warning shot.

Baltic Sea Telecoms Cable

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sources

  1. 1.The Washington Post
  2. 2.The Times of India
  3. 3.Al Jazeera
  4. 4.CNN
  5. 5.CNA News
  6. 6.France 24
  7. 7.The Guardian
  8. 8.Reuters
  9. 9.SVT
  10. 10.Yle

perspectives

  1. 1.Russian Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Russia-Ukraine War
  3. 3.Chinese Foreign Policy
  4. 4.German Foreign Policy
  5. 5.EU-Russia Relations
  6. 6.Shipping industry
  7. 7.Sabotage
  8. 8.Cybersecurity
  9. 9.Russia-Baltic states relations
  10. 10.Telecommunications

countries

  1. 1.BelgiumBE
  2. 2.BelarusBY
  3. 3.ChinaCN
  4. 4.CzechiaCZ
  5. 5.GermanyDE
  6. 6.DenmarkDK
  7. 7.EstoniaEE
  8. 8.SpainES
  9. 9.FinlandFI
  10. 10.FranceFR
  11. 11.United KingdomGB
  12. 12.Hong KongHK

organizations

  1. 1.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
  2. 2.CiniaFI
  3. 3.Telia Lietuva
  4. 4.European Union
  5. 5.Arelion
  6. 6.Swedish Prosecution AuthoritySE
  7. 7.DHLDE
  8. 8.GUGI
  9. 9.King's College London
  10. 10.National Bureau of Investigation
  11. 11.National Cyber Security Center
  12. 12.Tata Communications

persons

  1. 1.Boris PistoriusDE
  2. 2.Tom Marzec-ManserGB
  3. 3.Carl-Oskar BohlinSE
  4. 4.Samuli Bergstrom
  5. 5.Annalena BaerbockDE
  6. 6.Ari-Jussi Knaapila
  7. 7.Audrius StasiulaitisLT
  8. 8.Donald TrumpUS
  9. 9.Elina ValtonenFI
  10. 10.Henrik SodermanSE
  11. 11.Josep BorrellES
  12. 12.Rod ThorntonGB

technicals

  1. 1.Baltic Sea
  2. 2.Nord Stream Pipeline
  3. 3.Gotland Island
  4. 4.C-Lion
  5. 5.Cold War