Lithuania urges Baltic shipping reforms

Lithuania urges Baltic shipping reforms after latest cable damage
Another underwater cable between Latvia and Sweden has been damaged in the Baltic Sea. Lithuania has called for an immediate review of shipping regulations and measures to combat shadow fleets, according to Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys.
Sweden opens sabotage probe into Baltic undersea cable damage
An undersea fibre optic cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged on Sunday, likely as a result of external influence, Latvia said, prompting NATO to deploy patrol ships to the area and triggering a sabotage investigation by Swedish authorities.
NATO alarm as another undersea cable ‘sabotaged’
Disruption of the line between Sweden and Latvia follows earlier incidents linked to suspected sabotage by Russia and China.
Von der Leyen pledges solidarity after Latvia-Sweden undersea cable damage
"Full solidarity with the EU countries of the Baltic Sea after the Sweden-Latvia undersea data cable damage," said von der Leyen on X. "The resilience and security of our critical infrastructure is a top priority," the Commission president added.
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An underwater data cable between Sweden and Latvia was damaged early on Sunday morning, in at least the fourth episode of potential sabotage in the Baltic Sea in recent months that has caused concern in Nato about the vulnerability of critical infrastructure.
Latvia, Sweden Investigate as Baltic Sea Data Cable Damaged
A subsea data cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged early Sunday, sparking a criminal investigation, a third such incident in the Baltic Sea in the past three months.
EU Chief Says 'Full Solidarity' With Baltic States After Undersea Cable Damaged
European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday expressed her "full solidarity" with the countries of the Baltic Sea affected by the damaging of an undersea cable linking Sweden and Latvia.
Damage to cable between Sweden and Latvia, von der Leyen calls 'Infrastructure safety a priority'
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