Away from our updates on Sergei Lavrov’s news conference for a moment, NATO has announced it will launch a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea.
Speaking in Helsinki, NATO chief Mark Rutte said there was reason for “great concern” that undersea infrastructure was under threat.
Several incidents have taken place on the Baltic Sea since 2022 – after underwater infrastructure suffered suspicious damage.
A statement from NATO countries also said that members reserved the right to take any action against vessels that circumvent sanctions and threaten security.
It comes after reports from Poland this morning that a Russian “shadow fleet” ship has been circling around the Baltic Pipe subsea pipeline that delivers gas from Norway to Poland.
The “shadow fleet” refers to ships used by Russia to get around sanctions implemented by the West. The ships used are not regulated or insured by the normal Western providers.
The vessels allow Russia to transport oil, grain and other goods around the world that help keep its economy running and allows Moscow to finance its war in Ukraine.
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