Highlights
Two telecommunications cables cut in the Baltic Sea in 48 hours prompted European officials to say Tuesday that they suspect "sabotage" and "hybrid warfare" linked to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The four countries affected by the cuts, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, and Sweden, have all launched investigations, with Berlin and Swedish police saying they suspected sabotage. Two Danish navy ships began shadowing a Chinese cargo vessel, the Yi Peng 3, as it sailed out of the Baltic Sea early Tuesday after the cables were severed.
The Swedish armed forces and coast guard have picked up ship movements that coincide in time and space with the communication disruptions that occurred.
Russian President Putin said yesterday he would consider a nuclear strike in response to a range of conventional (non-nuclear) attacks on Russia. He said Ukraine had already struck deep inside Russia with U.S. made ATACMS missiles.