Russia's sabotage threats heighten tensions within NATO
Russia aims to destabilise NATO through acts of sabotage, warns Alpo Rusi, former adviser to the President of Finland, in an interview with PAP.
Russia is intensifying sabotage activities to weaken NATO, says Alpo Rusi, former adviser to the President of Finland, in an interview with the "Polish Press Agency". The expert emphasises that although the risk of a direct attack on NATO countries is small, the situation can change swiftly.
Sabotage as Russia's strategy
Rusi notes that actions such as cutting undersea cables are elements of hybrid warfare, aimed at wearing down the West. Russia seeks to secure its borders and prevent further NATO expansion. Despite sanctions, Moscow has achieved some success in these areas.
In the past year, there have been three incidents of damage to underwater infrastructure in the Gulf of Finland. The damage affected, among others, the Balticconnector gas pipeline and the C-lion 1 telecommunications cable. President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, emphasises that these are not accidental failures.
The Finnish newspaper "Iltalehti" reports that Russia may be planning attacks on Finland and other countries on NATO's eastern flank. The aim would be to restore borders from the Tsarist era. The attacks could target northern Lapland and southern Finland.
Finnish services are investigating the damage to the EstLink 2 power transmission line, for which the Russian tanker Eagle S is suspected. The investigation concerns a serious act of destruction and communication disruption. "Iltalehti" suggests that Russia may be aiming to create a buffer zone in northern Europe.
