Similar cases of cables being severed in Baltic Sea have happened in the past. Investigators of a 2023 case involving damage to telecom cables and a subsea gas pipeline pointed to a Chinese container ship as the possible culprit. They believed that the ship dragged its anchor, resulting in the damage. However, it remains unclear whether the incident was deliberate or accidental.
Speaking in a press conference on Monday, Stoltenberg said, "This is a historic week. Tomorrow, we will welcome Finland as the thirty-first member of NATO. Making Finland safer and our Alliance stronger."
The relationship between Russia and Finland has deteriorated rapidly ever since Russia decided to invade Ukraine as part of its 'Special Military Operation'.