NATO launched 'Baltic Sentry', a new naval mission to prevent attacks on cable infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. The alliance says Russia is to blame for recent incidents, but can increased NATO patrols make a difference?

NATO is launching a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region after a string of incidents that have heightened concerns about possible Russian activities, the alliance’s leader said.

NATO is launching a new patrol and surveillance operation ... the carnage would have been much worse,” Finnish President Alexander Stubb told reporters Tuesday. A few weeks earlier, in November, an underwater communications cable between Finland and ...

By Anne Kauranen, Essi Lehto and Andreas Rinke HELSINKI (Reuters) -NATO countries will deploy frigates, patrol aircraft and naval drones in the Baltic Sea to help protect critical infrastructure and reserve the right to take action against ships suspected of posing a security threat,

After a summit of Baltic Sea allies on January 14, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, President of Finland Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister of Estonia Kristen Michal announced the launch of the Baltic Sentry, a new NATO military effort to strengthen ...

Baltic Sea NATO member countries plan to discuss security in the region at a summit in Helsinki on Tuesday that comes in the wake of a number of recent acts of suspected sabotage at sea. The main purpose of the summit is to find ways to better protect critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea and to counter the threat posed by the so-called Russian shadow fleet.

The strategy follows a series of suspected sabotage attacks on telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea in recent months carried out by a fleet of tankers and vessels linked to Russia.

From left, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Nato's Secretary General Mark Rutte address the media during a joint press conference as part of a summit ...

NATO members are looking at targeting ... or even to stop," Rinkevics told reporters. Finland's President Alexander Stubb said further legal studies must be conducted to assess which measures ...

The incidents contributed to mounting European fears of sabotage, as NATO officials accuse Russia of a growing “destabilization campaign” over their military support for Ukraine and sanctions against Moscow.

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced ... that runs from Norway to Poland. Finland President Alexander Stubb said the issue had been discussed at the meeting without ...

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