: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gives a statement during the summit of the Baltic Sea NATO countries in Helsinki, Finland, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

Baltic Sea NATO members are meeting in Helsinki after a series of outages of power cables, telecomms links and gas pipelines. German Chancellor Scholz said these must be assumed part of a Russian hybrid strategy.

NATO is launching a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region after a string of incidents that have heightened concerns about possible Russian activities, the alliance’s leader said.

HELSINKI - European nations must be prepared to face further incidents in the Baltic Sea following the recent damage to undersea infrastructure, leaders of NATO countries in the region said on Tuesday ahead of a security meeting in Helsinki.

Nato will launch “Baltic Sentry” mission as part of which the 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,

HELSINKI, Jan 14 (Reuters) - NATO countries will deploy frigates, patrol aircraft and naval drones in the Baltic Sea to help protect ... German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said following the meeting.

Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Baltic Sentry will include frigates and maritime patrol aircraft, as well as a small fleet of naval drones.

NATO countries have launched 'Baltic Sentry', deploying naval assets in the Baltic Sea to protect critical infrastructure against damage attributed to actions by a Russian shadow fleet. Finnish police have linked Russian vessels to recent infrastructure damages.

The German Navy will contribute ships to defend infrastructure in the Baltic Sea amid concerns about Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" of oil tankers and recent incidents of damage to cables, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday.

Crew on board an oil tanker accused of sabotaging undersea power and communications cables in the Baltic Sea were poised to cut other cables and pipelines when Finnish authorities boarded the vessel last month,