Sascha Schlichter
Appearances
Global News Podcast
Israel accuses Hamas of 'evil' violation of ceasefire
It was completely severed twice, in November and December. So there's been a lot of concerns in Europe over the vulnerability of such vital infrastructure.
Global News Podcast
Israel accuses Hamas of 'evil' violation of ceasefire
What's happening today, maybe it's a case of better late than never, is that the European Commission has announced the formation of a task force that will survey the seabed. And these ships will be technically equipped to repair any damage caused.
Global News Podcast
Israel accuses Hamas of 'evil' violation of ceasefire
Ironically, this all coincides with a statement out of the blue in Moscow by the Security Council, by President Putin's Security Council, warning that NATO is preparing for a full-scale war on the seabed of the Baltic Sea. And if you know anything about Russian propaganda, what it often does is that it accuses the West of of engaging in stuff that it itself is doing.
Global News Podcast
Israel accuses Hamas of 'evil' violation of ceasefire
So basically, it's almost like Moscow admitting to doing that, but it is transferring the blame straight away onto NATO. So I have no doubt that once this task force is complete, Russia will say, look, this is part of the preparations for NATO's war.
Global News Podcast
Israel accuses Hamas of 'evil' violation of ceasefire
It was discovered a couple of days ago, but it wasn't highly publicized. There were some media reports in Finland and Sweden. This morning, the Swedish prime minister said he was aware of those reports. Simultaneously, the Swedish Coast Guard issued a statement saying that a vessel was being deployed to an area east of Gotland Island, which is inside Sweden's exclusive economic zone.
Global News Podcast
Israel accuses Hamas of 'evil' violation of ceasefire
At the same time, Finland's telecom operator said it detected minor damage to its fibre optic link to Germany. It's called C-Line 1. But the Finns insist that there was no impact on the cable's functionality. It mostly carries data. So basically, this hasn't impacted any communications today or yesterday. But this cable is quite notorious because...