The NATO operation in the Baltic Sea is expected to begin at the end of the week and will continue until April. A total of around ten ships will participate in the operation, reports the Finnish public service company Yle.
Mainly Finnish and Estonian ships will participate in the part of the operation planned in the Gulf of Finland, while ships from other countries will be stationed in the Baltic Sea near underwater cables for deterrent purposes, writes Yle.
SVT: Sweden may send corvette
SVT News reports, citing sources, that both warships and aircraft will participate, and that Sweden may soon contribute with several warships, including a corvette.
Defense Minister Pål Jonson (M) tells the TV channel that "work is underway within NATO" to determine what resources it might involve.
The information comes on the same day that Finland has called a NATO summit to discuss the suspected cable sabotage in the Gulf of Finland and security in the Baltic Sea. The leaders will also discuss an increase in NATO's presence in the Baltic Sea and the threat from the Russian shadow fleet, writes Hufvudstadsbladet.
Suspected of having dropped anchor
The host of the meeting, to be held on Tuesday next week, is Finland's President Alexander Stubb and Estonia's Prime Minister Kristen Michal.
The meeting is being held against the backdrop of the incident involving the oil-laden ship Eagle S, which is suspected of having dropped its anchor on the seabed for tens of kilometers and thereby damaging several important underwater cables between Finland and Estonia, which was discovered on December 25.
The Eagle S, which is being held in a Finnish port, sails under the flag of the Cook Islands but is suspected of being part of the Russian shadow fleet to circumvent international sanctions.
TT is seeking comments from Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) and Defense Minister Pål Jonson (M).
