“Poland initiates maritime patrol of the Baltic Sea due to cable damage Donald Tusk proposes to create a “sea police” to protect the Baltic Sea from Russian threats. The initiative follows the recent damage to an underwater telecommunications cable between Finland and Germany.”, — write on: unn.ua
Speaking to reporters in Warsaw on the eve of a summit of Nordic and Baltic leaders in Sweden, Tusk said the initiative would be “a joint venture of countries located on the Baltic Sea, which equally feel threatened by Russia.”
“If Europe is united, then Russia is a technological, financial and economic dwarf in relation to Europe,” he added. “But if Europe is divided, then Russia poses a threat to each European country separately.”
Addition
On November 18, it was reported that the C-Lion1 telecommunication cable between Helsinki and Rostock stopped working.
Sweden is currently investigating the damage to two data cables in the Baltic Sea, looking into the involvement of the Chinese vessel Yi Peng 3. Germany considers the incident an act of hybrid warfare.
Moscow, which has ramped up its hybrid warfare campaign in Europe since a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, has called suggestions that Russia had something to do with the downed cables “ridiculous.” Beijing also denies involvement.
For reference
Nine countries – Sweden, Denmark, Russia, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany and Poland – border the Baltic Sea. The Russian Navy is based in St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad.