Russia is believed to be behind dozens of hybrid attacks, like arson or sabotage, on NATO soil since the Ukraine war started.

The Group of Seven democracies have sought to crimp Russia’s oil export earnings that help fund the war against Ukraine.

The incident, European officials said at the time, was just another example of Russia's malevolent behaviour in the Baltic, where it has allegedly been engaged in a quiet war of provocation against NATO countries by using its so-called shadow fleet of tankers to clip data and power cables and its air force to violate NATO airspace.

Still, the official announcement declined to use the word war to characterize Moscow’s activities outside Ukraine. Instead, the EU condemned Russians’ “destabilising” and “malicious actions.” The inability to describe acts of war as acts of war is part of a culture of distortion and denial regarding the subject of state-sponsored violence.

Estonian naval ships are taking part in stepped-up patrols in the Baltic Sea by NATO countries after undersea power and communications cables have been damaged in recent months

European Commission Vice President Henna Virkkunen emphasizes monitoring suspect ships to protect vital undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. Following a series of incidents amid Russia-Ukraine tensions,

Mark Rutte has urged bloc members to prepare for war and increase defense spending NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has called on membe

Lithuania said Wednesday that it would bring forward increased security of a key electricity cable linking it to neighbouring Poland, citing the potential for sabotage.

An alleged Russian "shadow fleet" tanker suspected of damaging Baltic Sea cables in December was barred from sailing after Finnish inspectors found the vessel was unseaworthy, authorities said Wednesday.

MOSCOW, January 16. /TASS/. EU countries need to protect submarine cables not only between their territories but also outside Europe, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said in an interview with Poland's Rzeczpospolita newspaper and several other European media outlets.

It evokes 17th-century pirate vessels flying the skull-and-crossbones, 18th century ships-of-the-line bristling with cannons, or even 19th-century clipper ships in full sail bringing tea to England and America.

The “vintage tonnage” is the “shadow fleet” of second-hand oil tankers that were spared from the ship-breaking yards in 2022 because Russia lost its export market in Europe when it invaded Ukraine. There were plenty of potential customers for cut-price Russian oil in India and China, but no pipelines to get it there. It had to go by sea.