Russian intelligence gave the ship’s captain instructions that included information on how to break the cables with an anchor.
The Chinese vessel Yi Peng 3, currently suspected of destroying telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea, is likely receiving instructions from Russian intelligence. The Wall Street Journal reported this.
It was noted that Russian intelligence gave the ship’s captain instructions containing information on how to break the cables with an anchor.
The Kremlin denies any involvement. Recently, Russian Presidential Speaker Dmitry Peskov called the accusations “absurd.”
The corvette Mercury of the Russian Black Sea Fleet arrived in the Kattegat area and conducted electronic reconnaissance on Yi Peng 3.
It was noted that it is difficult for NATO to respond to the events in the Baltic Sea, and the authorities avoided public accusations against Russia to avoid panic.
The Chinese ship made three voyages in the spring of 2024 when it began calling at Russian ports such as Murmansk and Ust-Luga.
Journalists learned that until the spring of 2024, the ship has not visited Russia since 2015.
It remains unclear why the ship changed its routes in the spring of 2024 and whether it is connected, for example, with the start of cooperation with the Russian side.
Finnish edition Helsingin Sanomat Yi Peng 3 reportedly left a Russian port on November 11. According to MarineTrafficthe ship was bound for the Egyptian port of Said.
Swedish prosecutors earlier said they were investigating damage to equipment in the Baltic Sea, which was suspected sabotage.
We reported that the Chinese cargo ship Yi Peng 3, which recently visited the Russian port of Ust-Luga, was spotted near the site of damage to submarine cables in the Baltic Sea.
We remind you that the submarine cable between Finland and Germany was damaged, as a result of which telecommunications between the countries were interrupted.
Subsequently, a live damaged submarine communication cable between Lithuania and Sweden was discovered in the Baltic Sea.
Source: korrespondent
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