A summit of the Allies was held today in Helsinki of the Baltic Sea region, during which the Secretary General of the Atlantic Alliance, Mark Rutte, announced the launch of the new NATO military mission called "Baltic Sentry" to strengthen the protection of the critical submarine infrastructure in the Baltic Sea and to improve the ability of Allies to respond to destabilizing acts.

Baltic Sentry will involve a number of resources, including frigates and maritime patrol aircraft, but they will be new technologies are also used, including a small fleet of naval drones.

Referring to the damage to submarine cables in the Gulf of Finland occurred at the end of last year ( of 27 December 2024), Rutte highlighted how Finland has demonstrated that firm action is possible to respond to acts in compliance with the law: "The masters of the ships - underlined the NATO Secretary General - must understand that potential threats to our infrastructures will have consequences, including possible boardings, kidnappings and arrests".