NATO launches new Baltic Sea mission to protect undersea cables

NATO chief Mark Rutte says the US-led military alliance will launch a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region.

Rutte made the announcement at a meeting attended by the leaders of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, on Tuesday.

“It will involve a range of assets, including frigates and maritime patrol aircraft, among others, and will enhance our vigilance in the Baltic,” the secretary general told reporters.

Rutte also said that under the so-called Baltic Sentry mission, a small fleet of naval drones will be deployed “to provide enhanced surveillance and deterrence”.

“It will involve a range of assets, including frigates and maritime patrol aircraft, among others, and will enhance our vigilance in the Baltic,” the secretary general told reporters.

Rutte also said that under the so-called Baltic Sentry mission, a small fleet of naval drones will be deployed “to provide enhanced surveillance and deterrence”.

“It will involve a range of assets, including frigates and maritime patrol aircraft, among others, and will enhance our vigilance in the Baltic,” the secretary general told reporters.

Rutte also said that under the so-called Baltic Sentry mission, a small fleet of naval drones will be deployed “to provide enhanced surveillance and deterrence”.