Finland has shared a brutal response with Russia, after its special forces seized a Russian shadow fleet tanker believed to have carried out a destructive attack on a set of power and internet cables in the Baltic Sea.
The Eagle S’s anchor is suspected of causing damage to the Estlink-2 power cable, which takes electricity from Finland to Estonia across the Baltic Sea, after it went down just after noon on Christmas Day.
In the latest incident involving disruption of key infrastructure, Finnish police and border guards boarded the Eagle S at just past midnight on Thursday and took over the command bridge, Helsinki Police Chief Jari Liukku said at a news conference.
Finland's brutal response to Russia after special forces seized tanker https://t.co/op6FdPeuCp via @MailOnline
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EU, Nato respond to “dark” ship detained in Finnish waters.
A Kremlin spokesperson said following the excoriating comment that it had nothing to add on the issue.
Just In: Finnish authorities detained a Russian oil tanker, the Eagle S, as part of an investigation into damage caused to the EstLink 2 power cable on Thursday. The EstLink 2, which delivers electricity to Estonia via the Baltic Sea, was cut in the Gulf of Finland on Wednesday.
In a joint statement by the EU Commission on Thursday, Kallas described the severance of the cable as the βdeliberate destruction of Europeβs critical infrastructure,β blaming Russia for the incident.
EU, Nato respond to "dark" ship detained in Finnish waters
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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the EU will respond with more sanctions to target Russia's "shadow" fleet. pic.twitter.com/TrDGMNcs3W
