German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Tuesday that the rupture of two internet cables under the Baltic Sea, connecting NATO member states, appears to be a coordinated act of sabotage, only to discover that a Chinese cargo ship’s anchor had caused the damage.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an EU ministerial meeting in Brussels on Tuesday, Pistorius referred to the latest incidents, saying: No one believes that these cables were severed by accident.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, along with her Finnish colleague Elina Valtonen, stated that the fact that such an incident immediately raises the suspicion of deliberate damage speaks volumes about the instability of our time.
Cinia, a Finnish state-owned data services provider, reported the breakage of its C-Lion1 on Monday evening. The line spans some 1,173-kilometers (729 miles), connecting the Finnish capital, Helsinki, to the German city of Rostock.
According to the infrastructure operator, the damaged section is situated in Swedish waters, away from the main maritime routes in the area.
The C-Lion1 runs close to the now-defunct Russian Nord Stream gas pipelines, which were put out of operation by several underwater explosions in September 2022. At the moment, there isn’t a possibility to assess the reason for the cable break
While the Western media has claimed a group of Ukrainian desperados pulled off the act of sabotage, Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, have pointed the finger at the USA.
On Sunday, another underwater cable – the BCS East-West-Interlink, which connects Lithuania to Sweden – was also reported to have been seriously damaged. The cause has not been identified.
RT. com / ABC Flash Point News 2024.
Biden wanted the war in Ukraine , to defeat Russia and boost his self esteem . Unfortunately the war turned sour on him . Now as a last gasp and a flourish he wants attack Russia directly and leave Trump with an escalated war more difficult to terminate
Well, if it wasn’t another Chinese ship or two, perhaps they might have a look at some of the drag nets from local prawn trawlers. Maybe they’ve picked up a bit of cable here or there. Just look at the speed they found out that a Chinese cargo vessel damaged the first cable!
German already set precedence of no action for international sabotage of its asset. Its now an LGBT country with no masculine spirit of fighting