Politico: Putin Tests NATO Near Svalbard
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Svalbard is becoming one of the most sensitive places on NATO’s northern flank after Russia was suspected of preparing an operation against underwater infrastructure near the Arctic archipelago. According to two Western officials quoted by Reuters, in the spring of 2026, British, Norwegian and American forces monitored Russian submarines that were preparing to test technology to damage underwater cables. The operation was linked to Russia’s Main…
NATO insiders tell POLITICO: "European island braces for worst-case scenario" - Allies suspect Russia is probing key undersea cables in waters around Svalbard
Today, that threat is increasingly coming from Russia. There are fears that Moscow could use this vast Arctic archipelago, which is part of Norway with a special legal status, to militarily test NATO. The situation is further complicated by the uncertainty surrounding America's commitment to the defense of Europe, writes Politiko. Allies suspect that Russia is probing key undersea cables in the waters around Svalbard and staging military-style a…
U.S. forces, the UK and Norway aborted the sabotage of submarine cables that Russia was rehearsing near Svalbard. The entry Sabotage of submarine cables: Russia test the cut near Svalbard and NATO rethinks its naval doctrine aparece primero en Moncloa.
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