The West found a miles-long piece of evidence backing its claim Russia is purposely cutting undersea cables.
Finland accused a Russian ship of dragging its anchor to sever undersea cables in the Baltic.
Officials said the vessel, Eagle S, is part of a "shadow fleet" transporting sanctioned oil.
The EU believes Russia is responsible for incidents that have disrupted power and internet service.
Western nations have long suspected that Russia has been deliberately severing vital underseas cables — but without much to prove it.
That may have changed after officials in Finland pointed to an unusually vivid piece of evidence tied to a Russia-linked ship.
Finnish officials on Sunday said they found miles and miles of tracks on the bed of the Baltic Sea that indicate a Russia-linked tanker could be responsible for slicing a cluster of valuable data and power cables.
Finland accused a Russian ship of dragging its anchor to sever undersea cables in the Baltic.
Officials said the vessel, Eagle S, is part of a "shadow fleet" transporting sanctioned oil.
The EU believes Russia is responsible for incidents that have disrupted power and internet service.
Western nations have long suspected that Russia has been deliberately severing vital underseas cables — but without much to prove it.
That may have changed after officials in Finland pointed to an unusually vivid piece of evidence tied to a Russia-linked ship.
Finnish officials on Sunday said they found miles and miles of tracks on the bed of the Baltic Sea that indicate a Russia-linked tanker could be responsible for slicing a cluster of valuable data and power cables.
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