As Finland seizes Russian ship, Estonia launches naval patrols – POLITICO

Several telecommunication cables between Finland and Estonia and Finland and Germany were damaged, prompting Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur to propose joint patrols with Finland to defend energy connections. Finnish President Alexander Stubb expressed concern over repeated incidents in the Baltic Sea and called for increased NATO presence, which NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed. EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas highlighted the threat posed by Russia’s shadow fleet and proposed further measures, including sanctions, to protect undersea cables.

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