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Sabotage Fears After Two Undersea Cables Severed in Baltic Sea

Sabotage Fears After Two Undersea Cables Severed in Baltic Sea

Above: Workers repair undersea fibre-optic cables in 2023. Image copyright: Stephen Sauer/Picture Alliance/Contributor via Getty Images

The Spin

While the severing of these telecommunications cables washas not been directly blamed on Russia, there is much suspicion that conclusionthis cannotmay behave ruledbeen outthe givenhand of Moscow. Reports from last year showed the presence of Russian spy ships in Nordic waters, the US has noted increased Russian activity by undersea cables in recent reportsweeks, thatwhile showonly days ago a Russian vessel had to be removed from Irish waters. With tension between Russia hasand developedEurope theat capabilitiesa historic high, it does not take much to carryassume outthis suchwas actsPutin's of sabotagedoing.

Western officials have a funny way of leaking certain stories to the press before similar actions involving those specified take place. This can be interpreted as a way of sowing the seeds of who to blame in the public's minds while covering the officials' tracks.

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There's a 1% chance that a NATO member’s investigation will conclude that the US was involved in the destruction of the Nord Stream pipeline before 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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