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NATO announces a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region

An Estonian naval ship sails in the Baltic Sea on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, as part of stepped-up NATO patrols in the region following suspected sabotage of undersea cables. (AP Photo/Hendrik Osula)

From left, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Nato's Secretary General Mark Rutte address the media during a joint press conference as part of a summit of the Baltic Sea NATO countries in Helsinki, Finland, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva via AP)

Estonian naval ships sail in the Baltic Sea on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, as part of stepped-up NATO patrols in the region following suspected sabotage of undersea cables. (AP Photo/Hendrik Osula)

Nato's Secretary General Mark Rutte addresses the media during a press conference as part of a summit of the Baltic Sea NATO countries in Helsinki, Finland, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva via AP)

From left, EU Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Poland's Prime Minister Olaf Tusk pose for a photo before a summit of the Baltic Sea NATO countries in Helsinki, Finland, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva via AP)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, front left, and Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, front right, talk during a summit of the Baltic Sea NATO countries in Helsinki, Finland, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva via AP)