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Two undersea cables in Baltic Sea severed, sparking fears of sabotage

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Recent incidents involving severed undersea cables in the Baltic Sea have raised concerns about security and potential sabotage. Finland and Germany have launched an investigation into the severed cables, suspecting malicious intent, particularly in light of heightened tensions with Russia. The U.S. has also reported an increase in Russian military activity near deep sea telecommunications cables. Damage to the cables has resulted in disruptions to data transmission between Finland and central Europe. Experts suggest that the damage may have been intentional, although the cause is still under investigation.

  1. FI
    Finnish Foreign 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.
    2. 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.
  2. FI
    Cinia
    1. These kinds of breaks don't happen in these waters without an outside impact.
  3. LT
    Audrius Stasiulaitis
    Telia Lietuva
    1. We can confirm that the internet traffic disruption was not caused by equipment failure but by physical damage to the fiber optic cable.
  4. SE
    Andrius Semeskevicius
    Telia Lietuva
    1. The systems immediately reported that we had lost the connection.
    2. Further investigation and clarification took place, and it turned out that [the cable] was damaged.
  5. FI
    Tapio Frantti
    Jyvaskyla university
    1. If you look at this from the point of view of probability, then yes, this is on the side of intentionality.
    2. When a cable breaks, it raises questions as to why it happened [and] who might have a motive to do something like this.

Baltic Sea Telecoms Cable

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sources

  1. 1.BBC
  2. 2.South China Morning Post
  3. 3.CTV News
  4. 4.CNN
  5. 5.The Guardian
  6. 6.Daily Sabah
  7. 7.The Times
  8. 8.Lithuanian Radio and Television
  9. 9.Reuters
  10. 10.SVT
  11. 11.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.ChinaCN
  2. 2.GermanyDE
  3. 3.DenmarkDK
  4. 4.EstoniaEE
  5. 5.FinlandFI
  6. 6.LithuaniaLT
  7. 7.NorwayNO
  8. 8.Russian FederationRU
  9. 9.SwedenSE
  10. 10.UkraineUA
  11. 11.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.CiniaFI
  2. 2.Telia Lietuva
  3. 3.Arelion
  4. 4.Nord Stream AG
  5. 5.Jyvaskyla university
  6. 6.Krem­linRU

persons

  1. 1.Ari-Jussi Knaapila
  2. 2.Andrius SemeskeviciusSE
  3. 3.Audrius StasiulaitisLT
  4. 4.Jim Sciutto
  5. 5.Carl-Oskar BohlinSE
  6. 6.Samuli Bergstrom
  7. 7.Tapio FranttiFI
  8. 8.Tim Stronge

technicals

  1. 1.Baltic Sea
  2. 2.Nord Stream Pipeline
  3. 3.C-Lion
  4. 4.Gotland Island
  5. 5.BCS East-West
  6. 6.Newnew Polar Bear