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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Julian Borger in Tallinn

Nato flotilla assembles off Estonia to protect undersea cables in Baltic Sea

Dutch navy frigate Tromp
The Dutch navy frigate Tromp, one of the ships deployed by Nato for operation Baltic Sentry. Photograph: Valda Kalniņa/EPA

A Nato flotilla likened to “the security camera of the Baltic” has assembled off the coast of Estonia as the military alliance seeks to protect European undersea cables and pipelines from sabotage.

In a move that ratchets up a struggle with Russia over the seabed that has remained largely covert until now, a Dutch frigate and naval research ship, as well as a German minesweeper have all arrived in Tallinn under a thick January sea fog.

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