"It is in our vested self-interest to promote and spend more on defence," Finnish president Alexander Stubb tells Euronews. #EuropeNews

"Had it continued for another 12 minutes, the carnage would have been much worse than the four basic cables that were there," Finnish President Alexander Stubb said.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte hold a news conference after the Baltic Sea NATO Allies Summit attended by leaders of

Europe must boost its military spending and better coordinate its defence amid hybrid threats from Russia and suspected sabotage of Baltic Sea cables, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said in an interview.

NATO countries will deploy frigates, patrol aircraft and naval drones in the Baltic Sea to help protect critical infrastructure and reserve the right to take action against ships suspected of posing a security threat,

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte co-hosted a Summit of Baltic Sea Allies in Helsinki alongside President Alexander Stubb of Finland and Prime Minister Kristen Michal of Estonia. At the Summit, Mr. Rutte announced the launch of a new NATO military initiative called “Baltic Sentry,

Our task is to ensure Ukraine has the best possible position in the negotiations, says NATO Secretary General in Davos during the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO is launching a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region after a string of incidents in the Baltic that have heightened concerns about possible Russian activities in the region, the alliance's leader said on Tuesday.

The strategy follows a series of suspected sabotage attacks on telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea in recent months carried out by a fleet of tankers and vessels linked to Russia.

The Baltic Sea operation in the region bordering Russia comes as European fears of sabotage mount after a string of disruptions to underwater cables.

NATO is using sea drones to help defend subsea cables. European officials have accused Russia of sabotaging the cables. The cables carry power and internet data. NATO is deploying sea drones to help monitor and defend subsea cables in the Baltic amid the escalating threat of Russian sabotage.

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