The Baltic Sea operation in the region bordering Russia comes as European fears of sabotage mount after a string of disruptions to underwater cables.

Mystery still surrounds the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines linking Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea in the fall of 2022, while an undersea cable linking Sweden to Estonia was damaged in October 2023. A gas pipeline connecting Estonia to Finland was also damaged in the same month, later blamed on a Chinese ship dragging its anchor.

Estonia wants NATO members to start monitoring Baltic Sea infrastructure on rotation, similar to the air policing mission, following suspected sabotage of undersea cables. A dozen ships will be deployed to the region until April, the alliance said on Monday.

NATO allies are unlikely to meet U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's proposed spending target of 5% of GDP but are open to an increase from the current 2%, Reuters reported on Jan. 10, citing comments from officials and analysts from various NATO countries.

NATO launched 'Baltic Sentry', a new naval mission to prevent attacks on cable infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. The alliance says Russia is to blame for recent incidents, but can increased NATO patrols make a difference?

NATO and its eight Baltic Sea allies say they are stepping up efforts to deter 'any attempts at sabotage' in the wake of a series of incidents that have damaged key undersea power and telecommunications cables.

New U.S. restrictions on AI chip exports will hold back Estonia's digital and technological development, computer scientists believe. Additionally, they say this is a deliberate attempt to weaken the European Union's competitiveness.

The United Kingdom remains a staunch friend and ally of Estonia, President Alar Karis said on Friday (January 17) during an official visit from His Royal Highness, Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh.

A Ryanair flight from the UK was forced to abort landing due to a mysterious GPS interference issue near NATO’s border with Russia.

A media day on the flagship of the NATO fleet, the Royal Netherlands Navy frigate HNLMS Tromp, focused on NATO's increased presence in the Baltic Sea. Camera: VALDA KALNINA. FOOTAGE OF THE MEDIA DAY AT THE ROYAL NETHERLANDS NAVY FRIGATE HNLMS TROMP IN TALLINN,

The alliance has stepped up intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance activities around the Baltic Sea amid concerns of Russian gray zone warfare.