EU strikes stronger deterrent posture as Baltic cable war heats up

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The European Commission is reallocating nearly one billion euros from its budget to protect undersea pipelines. The need for higher defense spending was justified primarily by Russian sabotage actions experienced in the Baltic region.

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EU strikes stronger deterrent posture as Baltic cable war heats up

The European Union has pledged to boost its “deterrence posture” when it comes to protecting the network of submarine communications cables linking the continent to the rest of the world and its outlying islands.The “action plan” aims to prevent “disruptive incidents”, rather than simply pointing to malign outside forces when comms cables are damaged then just sucking it up and repairing them. The united front comes just weeks after the UK Parli…