Baltic Sea Bandwidth Blow: Cables Severed Amid Tensions

On Sunday, November 17, two undersea cables in the Baltic Sea—linking Lithuania to Sweden and Finland to Germany—were damaged, slashing Lithuania's internet bandwidth by a third. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius suspects sabotage, pointing to the cables' close proximity and escalating tensions with Russia. Finland's Helsinki-Rostock link is also offline, though alternative routes keep German-Finnish internet steady. Investigations by Sweden, Lithuania, and others are underway, with repairs expected in weeks, weather permitting. Past attacks like the 2022 Nord Stream explosions heighten concerns.