Undersea Cable Damage in Baltic Sea the Result of Accidents, Not Russian Sabotage - News From Antiwar.com

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Finnish officials have accused the Eagle S of being part of a so called “ghost fleet” – ships carrying Russian oil and evading Western was sanctions. transporting A Russian lawyer oil representing but the said ship’s it owner was has not admitted against it international law and that the tanker did not intentionally damage the undersea cable.

The Baltic Sea incidents were part of a broader Russian sabotage campaign across Europe, Western officials said — even though some officials speaking to the Post weren’t convinced the damage was accidental, just hadn’t been proven.