Sweden announced that it would contribute up to three warships and a surveillance aircraft to a Nato effort. The warships are being sent to monitor critical infrastructure and Russia’s “shadow fleet”

As they plied the gray, icy waters of the Baltic Sea west of Russia on Thursday, the crew of the Estonian minehunter EML Sakala kept a careful eye on any vessels slowing down suspiciously or suddenly changing course.

Sweden will increase its military presence in the Baltic Sea through the deployment of three warships and a radar reconnaissance aircraft in response to the suspected sabotage of several underwater cables,

The move marks yet another step in the systematic military encircling of Russia by the US-led military alliance, which continues to back the far-right Ukrainian regime in a war aimed at inflicting a strategic defeat on Moscow and subjugating its territory to semi-colonial status.

NATO chief Mark Rutte says ‘Baltic Sentry’ mission to protect critical undersea cables following string of incidents.

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

Stockholm reveals it will contribute up to 3 warships, ASC 890 surveillance aircraft, coast guard resources to bolster NATO’s presence - Anadolu Ajansı

Baltic NATO countries meeting in Helsinki on Tuesday vowed to boost patrol missions after several telecom and power cables were severed in the Baltic Sea in recent months, with experts and

Sweden said that it would contribute up to three warships and a surveillance aircraft to a Nato mission to monitor critical infrastructure and Russia's "shadow fleet" in the Baltic Sea following recent underwater cable sabotage.

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.

Estonian naval ships are taking part in stepped-up patrols in the Baltic Sea by NATO countries after undersea power and communications cables have been damaged in recent months