NATO increases presence in Baltic Sea after cable break

Earlier, on December 25, the Finnish power company Fingrid said that EstLink 2, an underground power cable connecting Finland and Estonia, had stopped operating, adding that there were two ships near the cable before the incident.

On the social platform X, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on December 27 that he had discussed with Finnish President Alexander Stubb the investigation conducted by Estonia and Finland into the possibility that the incident was caused by sabotage. Mr. Rutte also spoke out against any act that destroys the essential infrastructure of member countries, calling for solidarity within NATO.