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German officials suspect sabotage in damage of Baltic Sea communication cables
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German officials said on Tuesday they believe the damage to two underwater fiber-optic cables in the Baltic Sea was an act of sabotage, but they could not speculate beyond that.
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Two undersea cables in Baltic Sea disrupted, sparking warnings of possible ‘hybrid warfare’
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German officials suspect sabotage in damage of Baltic Sea communication cables
Cables connecting Finland with Germany, and Lithuania with Sweden, have been disrupted, just weeks after the United States warned that it had detected increased Russian military activity around key undersea cables.
Two undersea cables in the Baltic Sea were cut, with at least one physically damaged. A cable between Lithuania and Sweden was cut on Sunday morning. The second disrupted cable, about 60 to 65 miles from the first, routes communications between Finland and Germany.
German officials said on Tuesday they believe the damage to two underwater fiber-optic cables in the Baltic Sea was an act of sabotage, but they could not speculate beyond that.
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — European officials are looking toward Russia after two submarine internet cables in the Baltic Sea were suddenly disrupted in an apparent sabotage operation, just weeks after the United States warned that Moscow was likely to target critical undersea infrastructure.
The C-Lion1 cable between Finland and Germany was severed in the Baltic Sea, its operator said, after damage was reported to another cable linking Lithuania and Sweden.
As undersea cables are cut, Finland and Germany say Europe is threated not only bt Russia's war in Ukraine, but "from hybrid warfare by malicious actors."
Communication cables linking Finland to Germany and Sweden to Lithuania have been cut. European governments say Russia did it, which it denies. “No one believes that these cables were cut accidentally,” says German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense minister says officials have to assume that damage to two data cables under the Baltic Sea, one of which ends in Germany, was caused by sabotage — though he says they have no proof at present. Damage was detected Monday to the C-Lion1 cable that runs nearly 1.
U.S. allies warned of "hybrid warfare" Tuesday after two undersea communication cables were severed in the Baltic Sea, raising suspicions that they may be the latest acts of sabotage targeting the West as it clashes with Russia.
European nations are accusing Russia of orchestrating a massive sabotage strike on Ukraine's Western allies after two underwater fiber-optic cables were cut in the Baltic Sea.
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