On Tuesday 14 January, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced the NATO’s launch of the ‘Baltic Sentry’ to respond to security threats in the Baltic Sea, following the damage caused to the submarine cables linking Estonia and Finland which took place on 25 December (see EUROPE B13551A12).
“Under the authority of NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander, General Chris Cavoli, this military activity is part of our ongoing effort to enhance maritime presence and monitoring of key areas...