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In recent months, several submarine telecommunications cables have been damaged in the Baltic Sea.
Who is the responsible? The Swedish Prime Minister announced on Sunday that at least one underwater cable connecting Sweden and Latvia had been damaged, a new incident following a series of similar problems in the Baltic Sea.
Investigation of incident
“This cable belongs to a Latvian entity. I was in close contact […] With Prime Minister Evika Siliņa, throughout the day, “said Ulf KrisSson on X.
There is information suggesting that at least one data cable between Sweden and Latvia has been damaged in the Baltic Sea. The cable is owned by a Latvian entity. I have been in close contact with my Latvian counterpart, Prime Minister Evika Siliņa, during the day.
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— SwedishPM (@SwedishPM) https://twitter.com/SwedishPM/status/1883521723716214949?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
In January, NATO announced a mission to protect these underwater infrastructure.
“Sweden, Latvia and NATO cooperate closely on this issue. Sweden will contribute to the efforts of investigation into this alleged incident by providing it with the necessary means,” he added.
-NATO surveillance
This new incident is part of a series of similar problems at the Baltic Sea. On December 25, the electric cable islink 2, which links Finland to Estonia, and four other telecommunications cables had been damaged, just a few weeks after similar damage on two telecommunications cables in Swedish waters.
NATO announced last week that it was going to deploy frigates, a patroller plane and naval drones in the Baltic Sea to contribute to the protection of critical infrastructure. She said she reserved the right to intervene against any ship considered a potential threat.
This operation, called “Sentinel de la Baltic”, was launched following a series of incidents that have damaged electric or telecommunications cables and gas pipelines since the start of the large -scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in 2022, which led Western countries to impose sanctions on Russia.
Von der Leyen addresses his “total solidarity” with the affected countries
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, expressed Sunday of her “total solidarity” with the European countries affected by the damage on a submarine cable connecting Sweden and Latvia.
“The resilience and security of our critical infrastructure is an absolute priority,” she said on the social network X. A series of similar incidents have occurred in recent weeks on Baltic Sea cables, experts associating with the context of “hybrid war” carried out by Moscow against Western countries.