EGN NEWS DESK
TURKU, Finland –
On Nov. 18, hours after two communication cables have been severed within the Baltic Sea, 30 NATO vessels and 4,000 army workers took to the identical physique of water for one among northern Europe’s largest naval workout routines.
On Nov. 18, hours after two communication cables have been severed within the Baltic Sea, 30 NATO vessels and 4,000 army workers took to the identical physique of water for one among northern Europe’s largest naval workout routines.
The 12-day ‘Freezing Winds’ drill was a part of a push to step up the transatlantic protection alliance’s safety of infrastructure in waters that carry 15% of worldwide transport site visitors and are seen as more and more weak to assault.
The Baltic Sea is bordered by eight NATO international locations and Russia. There have been at the very least three incidents of potential sabotage to the 40-odd telecommunication cables and demanding fuel pipelines that run alongside its comparatively shallow seabed since 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine.
