NATO sends 10 ships to the Baltic Sea to protect infrastructure

According to Isna, four underwater telecommunication cables were damaged from December 25 to 26. Three of them run between Finland and Estonia, and one cable connects Finland to Germany. Swedish and Finnish authorities have linked a Chinese ship anchored in northeastern Denmark to damage to fiber optic cables in the Baltic Sea.

Following these events, the Finnish network reported that NATO naval forces will enter the Baltic Sea in the coming days and will remain there until April. These ships will be located near energy and telecommunication cables and will act as a deterrent, the report added.

The Baltic Sea has always been very important due to its strategic location in Northern Europe and the connection of NATO member states to Russia and other northern parts of Europe. This area is considered one of the busiest maritime trade routes in the world, and there is a vast network of underwater cables for data and energy transmission, which play a vital role in global communications.

In recent months, the traffic of Chinese ships in the Baltic Sea has increased. This has raised concerns among NATO members, particularly about the security of underwater cables. NATO officials recently pointed the finger at China, claiming that some of its ships had damaged underwater cables, a claim that Chinese officials have vehemently denied.

China, as one of the emerging economic and military powers, has increased its presence in the strategic regions of the world. However, Beijing has emphasized that the purpose of its ships’ traffic in the Baltic is purely commercial and that no hostile action has been taken. On the other hand, NATO has reinforced its concerns about cyber security and critical infrastructure in the region and has called for greater transparency in China’s activities.

These tensions reflect growing competition between NATO and China in areas beyond their traditional spheres of influence and could have implications for Baltic Sea stability and international cooperation.

At the same time, Finland’s investigation into the damage to the country’s cable is carried out with the assumption of criminal mischief and severe interference in communications. At the same time, Taiwan has claimed that a cargo ship belonging to China, in an act of sabotage, damaged a submarine cable near the northeast coast of this island.

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