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Tue Dec 31, 2024, 04:51 PM Dec 31

Tensions with Russia rise amid power line sabotage

Russia’s connection to the rupture of an undersea cable between Finland and Estonia is raising a new bevy of fears over the sabotage of critical power lines.

The new incidents come as tensions between the West and Russia and China have risen over the war in Ukraine, and as the world braces for a shift in U.S. leadership as President-elect Trump prepares to take office.

The Estlink-2 power cable between Finland and Estonia was allegedly cut on Christmas by a Cook Island-flagged ship called Eagle S, and Western officials claim the ship is part of a vast Russian shadow fleet working to circumvent Western sanctions.

The incident adds to a larger problem related to the security of undersea infrastructure, as China has also been accused of three incidents since 2023 that have disrupted power lines in European waters.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/tensions-russia-rise-amid-power-221451363.html

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