Earlier this month, NATO launched a new mission, “Baltic Sentry,” to enhance surveillance and deterrence in the Baltic Sea. The operation includes frigates, maritime patrol aircraft, and naval drones, with a focus on protecting undersea assets.

Sweden has detained a ship suspected of damaging a new undersea cable in the Baltic Sea connecting the Scandinavian country to Latvia. Swedish authorities seized the vessel Michalis San, which was en route to Russia,

Sweden on Sunday said it had seized a ship suspected of having damaged a fiber-optic cable under the Baltic Sea linking the country to Latvia, which sent a warship to investigate the latest apparent act of sabotage.