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

Associated Press

BRUSSELS (AP) — 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. Finnish authorities seized control of the ship, the Eagle S, on Thursday. They’re trying to establish whether it damaged a power cable linking Finland and Estonia and several data cables. It was the latest in a string of incidents involving the disruption of key infrastructure in the region. In a post on X, Rutte said that he had spoken to Finland’s president and that “NATO will enhance its military presence in the Baltic Sea.” Finland and Estonia had requested NATO assistance.