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NATO announces a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region
Original Publication Date: January 14, 2025 4:03AM
Publication Updated: April 10, 2025 11:41PM
HELSINKI (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced Tuesday that the alliance is launching a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region.
Rutte said at a meeting in Helsinki with the leaders of NATO countries located on the Baltic Sea that the effort would be dubbed Baltic Sentry
“It will involve a range of assets, including frigates and maritime patrol aircraft, among others, and will enhance our vigilance in the Baltic,” Rutte told reporters. He also said that a small fleet of naval drones will be deployed “to provide enhanced surveillance and deterrence.”
The meeting comes as a string of incidents in the Baltic has heightened concerns about possible Russian activities in the region.
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