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The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

NATO will step up Baltic Sea patrols as Finland probes the possible sabotage of undersea cables

NATO Secretary-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.

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Did a Russian ‘shadow ship’ cut the Finland-Estonia undersea Baltic cable?

Finnish authorities seized a Russia-linked ship in the Baltic Sea on Thursday, on suspicion that it damaged an undersea power cable between Finland and Estonia a day earlier. The incident has intensified fears in Europe over a Russian hybrid war targeting critical infrastructure in the Baltic and beyond.

The New York Times · 2d

Finland Says Vessel Suspected of Cutting Cable May Be Part of Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’

The Finnish authorities said the tanker might be part of Russia’s shadow fleet, which emerged as a way to circumvent Western-imposed price caps on Russian oil transported by sea. The caps were introduced several months after President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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Finland investigates outage of undersea power link to Estonia, Finnish PM says

Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Wednesday authorities in his country were investigating an undersea power cable ...

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What we know about the ship Finland seized over fears of sabotage

Finland seized an oil tanker that authorities believe might have deliberately cut vital undersea cables. Finnish authorities ...

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Maritime law has to be changed to protect undersea infrastructure, Estonia says

Centuries-old international maritime law has to be updated to outlaw damage to undersea infrastructure such as cables and ...

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