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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.

"Had it continued for another 12 minutes, the carnage would have been much worse than the four basic cables that were there," Finnish President Alexander Stubb said.

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,

Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte hold a news conference after the Baltic Sea NATO Allies Summit attended by leaders of

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte co-hosted a Summit of Baltic Sea Allies in Helsinki alongside President Alexander Stubb of Finland and Prime Minister Kristen Michal of Estonia. At the Summit, Mr. Rutte announced the launch of a new NATO military initiative called “Baltic Sentry,

The operation, dubbed “Baltic Sentry,” will dispatch national contributions as well as joint assets to the strategically located body of water.

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The strategy follows a series of suspected sabotage attacks on telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea in recent months carried out by a fleet of tankers and vessels linked to Russia.

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

(Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva via AP) From left, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Nato's Secretary General Mark Rutte address the media during a joint ...

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