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NATO to boost Baltic Sea presence after suspected undersea cable sabotage

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Recent events in the Baltic Sea have led to increased military presence in the region, with NATO announcing plans to bolster its presence and Estonia sending a patrol ship to protect its Estlink 1 undersea power cable.

  1. EE
    Margus Tsahkna
    Estonia 200
    1. If there is a threat to the critical undersea infrastructure in our region, there will also be a response.
    2. The damages to critical underwater infrastructure have become so frequent that it's hard to believe they are accidents or just bad maritime manoeuvres.
  2. EE
    Kristen Michal
    Reform Party
    1. Our wish would be to receive reinforcements from Nato in the form of a fleet to act as a deterrent.
  3. FI
    Markku Hassinen
    Finnish Border Guard
    1. Our patrol vessel travelled to the area and could determine visually that the vessel's anchor was missing.
  4. FI
    Sami Rakshit
    Finnish Customs
    1. The assumption at the moment is that it is a shadow fleet vessel and the cargo was unleaded petrol loaded in a Russian port.
  5. FI
    Hanno Pevkur
    Finnish Defense Forces
    1. We've decided to send our navy close to Estlink 1 to defend and secure our energy connection with Finland.
  6. FI
    Alexander Stubb
    National Coalition Party
    1. We've got the situation under control, and we have to continue to work together vigilantly to make sure that our critical infrastructure is not damaged by outsiders.
    2. Had it kept going with its anchor on the seabed, more damage would have occurred.
    3. We have agreed with Estonia, and we have also communicated to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, that our wish is to have a stronger NATO presence.
  7. NL
    Mark Rutte
    North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
    1. I expressed my full solidarity and support. NATO will enhance its military presence in the Baltic Sea.
    2. We are following investigations by Estonia and Finland, and we stand ready to provide further support.
    3. Spoke with (Finnish President) Alexander Stubb about the ongoing Finnish-led investigation into possible sabotage of undersea cables. I expressed my full solidarity and support.
  8. GB
    Keir Giles
    Chatham House
    1. The Baltic Sea states have been steadily taking more decisive measures against cable cutting.

Baltic Sea Telecoms Cable

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  3. Baltic undersea cable likely damaged by external force, Latvia opens inquiry into incident

sources

  1. 1.The Guardian
  2. 2.BBC
  3. 3.France 24
  4. 4.Al Jazeera
  5. 5.CNN
  6. 6.Le Monde
  7. 7.Agence France-Presse
  8. 8.Reuters
  9. 9.Wall Street Journal
  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.United Arab EmiratesAE
  2. 2.BelarusBY
  3. 3.ChinaCN
  4. 4.GermanyDE
  5. 5.DenmarkDK
  6. 6.EstoniaEE
  7. 7.EgyptEG
  8. 8.FinlandFI
  9. 9.IndiaIN
  10. 10.LithuaniaLT
  11. 11.LatviaLV
  12. 12.Russian FederationRU

organizations

  1. 1.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
  2. 2.MarineTraffic.comGR
  3. 3.Elering
  4. 4.Krem­linRU
  5. 5.Arelion
  6. 6.Caravella LLCFZ
  7. 7.European Union
  8. 8.Fingrid
  9. 9.BNS
  10. 10.Chatham HouseGB
  11. 11.Eesti Energia
  12. 12.Finnish Border Guard

persons

  1. 1.Mark RutteNL
  2. 2.Alexander StubbFI
  3. 3.Hanno PevkurFI
  4. 4.Margus TsahknaEE
  5. 5.Kristen MichalEE
  6. 6.Sami RakshitFI
  7. 7.Kaja KallasEE
  8. 8.Keir GilesGB
  9. 9.Markku HassinenFI
  10. 10.Petteri OrpoFI

technicals

  1. 1.Baltic Sea
  2. 2.Estlink 1
  3. 3.Estlink 2
  4. 4.Article 4 of the NATO treaty
  5. 5.Pacific Ocean
  6. 6.Yi Peng 3
  7. 7.Article 5 of the NATO Treaty
  8. 8.Gotland Island
  9. 9.Nord Stream Pipeline
  10. 10.C-Lion
  11. 11.Kattegat Strait
  12. 12.Soviet Union