The Nordic country has opened an investigation into the damage, just weeks after NATO stepped up its military presence in the area following a series of similar incidents.
NATO on Tuesday launched operation Baltic Sentry to deter further attempts to damage critical underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. Secretary General Mark Rutte announced the operation on Tuesday in a joint press conference with Finland President Alexander Stubb and Estonia Prime Minister Kristen Michal at the Baltic Sea NATO Allies Summit held in Helsinki,
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called on alliance members to step up their defence spending beyond their common goal of 2% of their GDP, #EuropeNews
According to Bloomberg, the goal is to “harmonize” the military forces of NATO member countries and improve cooperation among allies.
A submarine cable was damaged in the Baltic Sea, the fourth case reported by the Nordic countries in the past two months. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen emphasised, "The resilience and security of our infrastructure is a top priority.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has warned that a Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine the dissuasive force of the world’s biggest military alliance and could cost trillions of dollars to restore the organization's credibility.
In the wake of the cable rupture, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said last week that the military alliance, which Finland joined last year, will step up patrols in the Baltic Sea region.
From election interference to sabotaging critical infrastructure, Russia’s hybrid warfare strategy is increasingly sowing chaos across Europe. As
NATO is deploying sea drones to help monitor and defend subsea cables in the Baltic amid the escalating threat of Russian sabotage. Mark Rutte, the secretary-general of the alliance, mentioned the ...
(full story) NATO announces a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region BRUSSELS (AP ... the alliance's leader said recenty. Secretary-General Mark Rutte said that the mission dubbed Baltic Sentry would
Russia has issued a warning decrying alleged "abuses" by vessels from NATO member states in the Baltic Sea. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the activity was taking ...