Sweden asks China to co-operate over severed cables

Two cables in the Baltic Sea linking Sweden to Lithuania, and Finland to Germany, were damaged.

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Sweden asks for China's cooperation over Baltic Sea cables cut while a Chinese ship was nearby

Sweden's prime minister says his government has formally asked China to cooperate in explaining the recent rupture of data cables on the Baltic Sea bed in an area where a China-flagged vessel was ...
World - ABC News - 12 hours ago
Sweden seeks clarity from China about suspected sabotage of undersea cables

PM says Beijing has been asked to cooperate after Yi Peng 3 vessel was seen in area where cables were severed. Sweden has announced that it has sent a formal request to China for cooperation over ...
World - The Guardian - 12 hours ago
Germany suspects sabotage behind severed undersea cables

The two countries say they are "deeply concerned" as they raise the possibility of sabotage.
Top stories - BBC News - November 19
Severing of Baltic Sea cables likely to be sabotage, Germany says

Defence minister Boris Pistorius says it is unclear who was responsible for ‘hybrid’ warfare tactic
World - Financial Times - November 19
Severing of Baltic Sea Cables Was ‘Sabotage,’ Germany Says

Germany’s defense minister said damage to two fiber-optic cables on the sea floor appeared deliberate, but a culprit was not known.
Business - The New York Times - November 19
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Sweden is asking a Chinese vessel to return to its waters to help with an investigation into recent breaches of undersea fiber-optic cables in the Baltic Sea.
Top stories - NBC News - Yesterday
Germany and Finland investigate a severed data cable through the Baltic Sea

German and Finland have expressed deep concern over the discovery of a severed undersea cable between the countries through the Baltic Sea
Tech - ABC News - November 18
Germany and Finland ‘deeply concerned’ about severed undersea cable

Foreign ministers do not rule out sabotage as part of Russia’s ‘hybrid warfare’
World - Financial Times - November 18