International underwater cable attacks by Russia, China are no ‘mere coincidence’ warns EU’s top diplomat

International underwater cable attacks by Russia, China are no ‘mere coincidence’ warns EU’s top diplomat

NATO responds to underwater cable threat in Baltic with ships, drones, AI under new joint security plan

NATO Chief makes grim call for more defense funding

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte painted a grim picture of Western security and called on Europe and Canada to boost defense spending.

Kaja Kallas (Nicolas Landemard/Anadolu via Getty Images/File)

The Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3 is anchored in the sea of Kattegat near Grenaa, Denmark, on Nov. 20, 2024. (MIKKEL BERG PEDERSEN/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)

A damaged Balticconnector gas pipeline that connects Finland and Estonia is pictured in this undated handout picture in the Baltic Sea. (Finnish Border Guard/Handout via REUTERS )

A Finnish tugboat is seen near the oil tanker Eagle S off the Porkkalanniemi peninsula in the Gulf of Finland on Dec. 28, 2024. (Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/via REUTERS )

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a reception of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on Oct. 23, 2024. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS)