Sweden’s “Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier” (AKA an Island) has faced various methods of sabotage from 2022 onwards. There is no official culprit, but all signs point towards Russian involvement. Swedish authorities began an investigation on Sunday into suspected sabotage of a water pump on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea.
Swedish police officers are probing a suspected sabotage incident on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea—which is playfully now dubbed by some Western officials as the "NATO lake." Newsweek has contacted Sweden's Ministry for Foreign Affairs for comment by email.
Swedish authorities say they are investigating a damaged cable that was discovered in the Baltic Sea, the latest in a string of recent incidents of ruptured undersea cables that have heightened fears of Russian sabotage and spying in the region.
Police have cordoned off the area around the infrastructure in order to carry out a crime scene investigation.
The bloc announced new steps to prevent threats to undersea lines after Sweden discovered damage to one east of Gotland island.
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish authorities are investigating a damaged cable that was discovered in the Baltic Sea, according to Swedish news agency TT. The breakage is the latest in a string of recent incidents of ruptured undersea cables that have heightened fears of Russian sabotage and spying in the region.