NATO is launching a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region after a string of incidents that have heightened concerns about possible Russian activities, the alliance’s leader said.

After a summit of Baltic Sea allies on January 14, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, President of Finland Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister of Estonia Kristen Michal announced the launch of the Baltic Sentry, a new NATO military effort to strengthen ...

By Anne Kauranen, Essi Lehto and Andreas Rinke HELSINKI (Reuters) -NATO countries will deploy frigates, patrol aircraft and naval drones in the Baltic Sea to help protect critical infrastructure and reserve the right to take action against ships suspected of posing a security threat,

The strategy follows a series of suspected sabotage attacks on telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea in recent months carried out by a fleet of tankers and vessels linked to Russia.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb will host a summit in Helsinki of the NATO countries that border the Baltic Sea together with Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal next Tuesday. The summit, which will take place at the Presidential Palace,

Baltic Sea NATO member countries plan to discuss security in the region at a summit in Helsinki on Tuesday that comes in the wake of a number of recent acts of suspected sabotage at sea. The main purpose of the summit is to find ways to better protect critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea and to counter the threat posed by the so-called Russian shadow fleet.

The NATO summit in The Hague “could be historical ... the backdrop of similar sentiments by Finland’s President Alexander Stubb, who said Wednesday that Europe had to boost its military ...

The incidents contributed to mounting European fears of sabotage, as NATO officials accuse Russia of a growing “destabilization campaign” over their military support for Ukraine and sanctions against Moscow.

Finland President Alexander Stubb said the issue of the ship seen near the pipeline had been discussed at the meeting, without giving details. Rutte said NATO’s adversaries must know that the ...

NATO members are looking at targeting ... or even to stop," Rinkevics told reporters. Finland's President Alexander Stubb said further legal studies must be conducted to assess which measures ...

From left, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Nato's Secretary General Mark Rutte address the media during a joint press conference as part of a summit ...

An emerging consensus among U.S. and European security services holds that accidents were the cause of damage to Baltic seabed energy and communications lines.