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Shaun Walker in Warsaw

Nato to boost Baltic Sea presence after suspected sabotage of underwater cable

Night shot of vessel lit up on the sea
The oil tanker Eagle S, which is being investigated by Finnish authorities. Photograph: Finnish Border Guard/AFP/Getty Images

Nato is to increase its military presence in the Baltic Sea, the alliance has announced, after the suspected sabotage of an underwater power cable running between Finland and Estonia.

The Estlink 2 submarine cable was disconnected from the grid on Christmas Day, little more than a month after two telecommunications cables were severed in Swedish territorial waters in the Baltic Sea.

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