NATO announced today that it would be “enhancing” its military presence in the Baltic Sea, in the wake of claims that an undersea cable running between Finland and Estonia was cut as an act of “hybrid warfare” against NATO by Russia. “Allies expressed full solidarity with Estonia and Finland in the wake of the recent incident,” the Alliance said, following a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels. “In order to maintain vigilance, increase situational awareness, and deter future incidents, NATO is enhancing its military presence in the Baltic Sea. Allies are also considering other measures to address potential threats to critical undersea infrastructure, including with the support of NATO’s Maritime Centre for Security of Critical Undersea Infrastructure that was established in May of this year.”
In Helsinki, the Finnish Parliament’s Defense Committee announced today that it will be holding an extraordinary meeting on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025 to discuss recent events in the Baltic Sea, reported Yle News, including the alleged cutting of the cable by the commercial vessel Eagle S on Dec. 27.
