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.
Europe must boost its military spending and better coordinate its defence amid hybrid threats from Russia and suspected sabotage of Baltic Sea cables, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said in an ...
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,
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.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb co-hosted the Baltic Sea Nato Allies Summit alongside Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal in Helsinki on Tuesday. The summit brought together the leaders of the eight Nato nations with a Baltic Sea coastline.
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 ...
NATO is launching a new patrol and surveillance operation to protect critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea region bordering Russia ... the carnage would have been much worse,” Finnish President Alexander Stubb told reporters Tuesday.
Tuesday's meeting will focus on "strengthening of NATO's presence in the Baltic Sea and responding to the threat posed by Russia's shadow fleet", according to a statement from the office of Finnish President Alexander Stubb, who is co-hosting the meeting ...
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.
NATO to Deploy Ships, Aircraft in Baltic Sea After Cable Breaches By ... Finland's president Alexander Stubb said the damage on Dec. 25 was "definitely" linked to Russia. "They're linked certainly ...