NATO Agrees to Enhance Baltic Surveillance by Air and Sea

NATO conducted a Baltic Se Allies Summit today in Helsinki and agreed to the request from Finland and Estonia to increase surveillance efforts to protect key underwater assets and deter future efforts of sabotage. The heads of state issued a joint statement expressing their concern while saying they were determined to deter, detect, and counter any attempts at sabotage.

The summit, which included the leaders from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Sweden, focused on the issues after the incident with the cables between Finland and Estonia on December 25. The leaders said they used the meeting to address the recent increase in serious incidents damag…