The bloc announced new steps to prevent threats to undersea lines after Sweden discovered damage to one east of Gotland island.
Swedish authorities say they are investigating a damaged cable that was discovered in the Baltic Sea, the latest in a string of recent incidents of ruptured undersea cables that have heightened fears of Russian sabotage and spying in the region.
Swedish prosecutors are investigating suspected damage to an underwater cable in the Baltic Sea east of the Swedish island Gotland.
Today, the folly of that approach has been revealed—and Sweden, NATO’s newest member, appears to be quickly changing course.
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish authorities are investigating a damaged cable that was discovered in the Baltic Sea, according to Swedish news agency TT. The breakage is the latest in a string of recent incidents of ruptured undersea cables that have heightened fears of Russian sabotage and spying in the region.