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Finnish intelligence report doubts Russian sabotage behind Baltic cable damage

Finland's Security and Intelligence Service Supo said in its National Security Overview 2026, published 10 March, that Baltic Sea cable damage has recurred for decades by anchor and cannot automatically be read as deliberate Russian state sabotage.

Reported Editor-read Submarine Networks trade press report on Supo's National Security Overview 2026, 16 March 2026

What it does not test. It does not rule out Russian involvement in any single incident, nor change any country's cable protection measures.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Published report questions sabotage narrative; no protection measures changed. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-20. How the record is made

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