As investigations into the Baltic cable cuts continue, experts caution against coming to premature conclusions.
The C-Lion1 submarine telecommunications cable is being laid to the bottom of the Baltic Sea by cable ship Ile de Brehat on the shore of Helsinki, Finland on October 12, 2015. / Photo: Reuters
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius described the incident as"a wake-up call for European resilience" and urged collective action to safeguard critical infrastructure. He pointed fingers at Russia. The Danish military says it is monitoring a Chinese vessel Yi Peng 3, which has been spotted in the vicinity of the cables.:"It is absolutely central that we clarify why two cables in the Baltic Sea have been simultaneously damaged."
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