Who is sabotaging underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea?
Russia is the prime suspect, but a Chinese-flagged ship is also thought to have been involved
PITY THE Baltic sea-creatures who just want a quiet life; their patch has never been busier. On October 17th Carl-Oskar Bohlin, Sweden’s minister for civil defence, said that a communications cable between Sweden and Estonia had been partially damaged earlier in the month. It was the latest of several suspicious incidents that have given rise to fears that Russia is making mischief underwater.
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This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Seabed skulduggery”
Europe October 28th 2023
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