Russia, Baltic Sea and NATO

Russian-linked ships are suspected of sabotage in the Baltic Sea. Some say it may be just the beginning
Nations on the Baltic Sea, along with NATO, have stepped up security after a third incident of suspected sabotage to underwater infrastructure in a month.
NATO Beefs Up Baltic Presence With Extra Ships Amid Russia Threat
Mystery still surrounds the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines linking Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea in the fall of 2022, while an undersea cable linking Sweden to Estonia was damaged in October 2023. A gas pipeline connecting Estonia to Finland was also damaged in the same month, later blamed on a Chinese ship dragging its anchor.
Finland to host NATO Baltic summit, address Russia’s 'shadow fleet' sabotage threats
The meeting, co-organized by Finland and Estonia, will focus on enhancing NATO's presence in the Baltic Sea and responding to risks posed by Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, a group of tankers allegedly used for sanction evasion and espionage.
NATO ships to start guarding critical locations in Baltic Sea
NATO ships will start guarding critical locations in the Baltic Sea later this week, Finnish public broadcaster YLE reported on Wednesday.
NATO reportedly sending ships to guard cables under Baltic Sea
A fleet of up to 10 NATO vessels will guard the infrastructure under the Baltic Sea until April, the Finnish broadcaster YLE reported on Jan. 7 after several cables were cut in suspected sabotage.
NATO sends dozen ships to protect underwater infrastructure in Baltic Sea
NATO will begin a large-scale operation to protect critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea at the end of this week. The alliance is sending up to ten ships for the mission, Yle reports. According to the news agency,
NATO to boost Baltic Sea presence after power, internet cable damage
NATO said on Friday it would boost its presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage this week of an undersea power cable and four internet lines, while alliance member Estonia launched a naval operation to guard a parallel electricity link.
NATO Boosting Naval Presence And AI Monitoring In Baltic Sea After Undersea Cables Cut
In addition, a U.K.-led 10-member consortium of northern European nations called the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) has reactivated an AI-based system to track suspicious ships in these waters. The actions are a response to the suspected deliberate severing on Christmas Day of the Estlink 2 undersea power cable and four undersea communications cables between Finland and Estonia,
NATO sends a fleet to guard Baltic Sea cables
The decision follows a spate of suspected sabotage incidents on underwater cables.
NATO will step up Baltic Sea patrols as Finland probes the possible sabotage of undersea cables
General Mark Rutte says the military alliance will step up patrols in the Baltic Sea area as Finnish investigators work to establish whether a ship linked to Russia sabotaged undersea cables there this week.
Helsinki to host summit of Baltic Sea NATO member countries next week
Finnish President Alexander Stubb will host a summit in Helsinki of the NATO countries that border the Baltic Sea together with Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal next Tuesday. The summit, which will take place at the Presidential Palace,
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NATO bolsters Baltic Sea security after underwater attacks
NATO is deploying approximately 10 ships to protect underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. The first of these ships is ...
Baltic Sea: NATO deploys fleet to protect cables – UK relies on AI
NATO wants to send around ten ships to the Baltic Sea to protect cables. AI is also to play a role in monitoring the Russian ...
Russia Sabotaging 'NATO Lake' Cables to Freeze Europe, State TV Admits
Guests on Russia's NTV channel discussed how Moscow has been blamed for undersea cables being cut in the Baltic Sea.