Accidents, not Russian sabotage, behind undersea cable damage, officials say An emerging consensus among U.S. and European security services holds that accidents were the cause of damage to Baltic seabed energy and communications lines.

But the recent incident with the #Estlink_2 cable between #Finland and #Estonia showed that a fast and resolute handling of hybrid attacks can and should be mounted.

▪️The announcement of the #Baltic Sentry #NATO mission this week, as well as the changing rhetoric in the #West in general, indicates

Finland seizes a tanker, getting tough on hybrid warfare Russian-linked attacks on undersea infrastructure are rising

important precedent

▪️By seizing the ship, the #Finnish authorities were able to conduct a proper investigation and collect evidence that the severance of #Estlink_2 was an act of sabotage. #Finnish prosecutors are preparing charges against the operators and owners of the #Eagle_S. This could

"Well done, #Finland!" 👏

#Finland’s resolute and swift handling of #Estlink 2 sabotage is a “turning point” for #NATO’s response to #Russian hybrid warfare – #The_Economist

The #Estlink_2 cable, which supplied energy from #Finland to #Estonia via the #Baltic_Sea, was severed in late December,

The #Russian "shadow fleet" tanker #Eagle_S is suspected of cutting an underwater power cable between #Finland and #Estonia #Estlink_2 and four communication cables on December 25-26. #Finland detained the vessel.

Investigators have identified a "dragging track" but have yet to

The #Russian tanker detained for damaging #Estlink_2 cable in the #Baltic_Sea had spy equipment used to track #NATO ships and aircraft, #Lloyd's_List

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▪️Police of #Finland will launch a seabed investigation at the site of #Estlink_2 electric cable damage. The guard ship #Turva is heading to the #Estlink_2 site today.

▪️The officers and the crew of #Eagle_S vessel are cooperating with the #Finnish authorities - President #Stubb.

#Alexander_Stubb, President of #Finland, & other #Finnish authorities held a press conference with updates about the #Estlink_2 cable damage. Here are some of its main points (information from #Finnish media Yle.fi)

▪️President #Stubb was asked whether the cable damage was hybrid attack from #Russia

#Russian involvement suspected in the breakage of #Estlink_2 cable - Yle.fi

#Finnish Border Guard escorted an oil tanker #Eagle_S to #Porkkala due to its suspicious activity in the #Gulf_of_Finland. Reportedly, the ship slowed down to 1/4 of its speed just minutes before it crossed the #Estlink_2.

"Was it a secret santa gift?"

Electricity between #Finland and #Estonia through the #Estlink_2 connection is currently halted.

There have been reports that a #Xin_Xin_Tiang vessel (#Hong_Kong) has crossed #EstLink_2 today at noon.