"It is in our vested self-interest to promote and spend more on defence," Finnish president Alexander Stubb tells Euronews. #EuropeNews

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.

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"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.

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

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,

Europe must boost its military spending and better coordinate its defence amid hybrid threats from Russia and suspected sabotage of Baltic Sea cables, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said in an interview.