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6/ For energy firms, the operational costs of such disruptions—and the potential for cascading supply chain impacts—underline an urgent need for enhanced protective measures. Further incidents could trigger not only financial losses but also geopolitical repercussions rippling across Europe.

5/ The repercussions could be dire for the energy sector, given that the restoration of the damaged cable is estimated to stretch over several months.

These events highlight the vulnerability of transnational infrastructure.

3/ This incident aggravates an alarming trend of attacks on critical energy networks. NATO and EU leaders are labeling this as part of a broader hybrid warfare threat targeting infrastructure.

2/ The suspected sabotage of the Estlink-2 cable, linking Finland and Estonia, has disrupted electricity transmission between EU countries. 🇫🇮 authorities detained a Russian-linked tanker, believed to belong to the so-called "shadow fleet," which may have caused the damage with a missing anchor.

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