Estonia wants to strengthen protection of critical infrastructure and will ask NATO for help

Estonia plans to strengthen protection of critical infrastructure after the cable incident in the Gulf of Finland. NATO allies may be involved for this purpose.

This was stated by Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, RBC-Ukraine reports with reference to ERR.

An emergency government meeting was held in Estonia after underwater communication cables were damaged between Estonia and Finland.

In particular, the head of the Estonian government positively assessed Finland's actions in connection with such an incident.

“This is the first case in similar incidents when a suspicious vessel was intercepted, and the first steps were taken to conduct an investigation. The investigation is being led by Finland, since the incident occurred on the Finnish side of the sea,” Michal noted.

He specified that the detained vessel Eagle S is an important part of the Russian “shadow fleet”.

“The most important thing is that we must raise the level of monitoring and protection of critical infrastructure both at sea and on land. This is primarily done by the Navy, we also ask for such assistance from allies,” Michal emphasized.

According to him, it is impossible to ensure surveillance “of every square meter under water”, but it is important to show more visible protection of infrastructure and make it clear that the most important infrastructure facilities are being monitored and cannot be destroyed with impunity.

By the way, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has already written on the social network X about a conversation with Michal, during which they discussed possible damage to communication cables.

“NATO stands in solidarity with allies and condemns any attacks on critical infrastructure. “We are monitoring the investigations conducted by Estonia and Finland and are ready to provide further support,” he noted.