The meeting, co-organized by Finland and Estonia, will focus on enhancing NATO's presence in the Baltic Sea and responding to risks posed by Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, a group of tankers allegedly used for sanction evasion and espionage.

General Mark Rutte says the military alliance will step up patrols in the Baltic Sea area as Finnish investigators work to establish whether a ship linked to Russia sabotaged undersea cables there this week.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb will host a summit in Helsinki of the NATO countries that border the Baltic Sea together with Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal next Tuesday. The summit, which will take place at the Presidential Palace,

The Baltic Sea is now surrounded by NATO members, with Finland and Sweden having recently joined the military organization. This issue has become a real headache for Russian President Vladimir Putin,

NATO is sending approximately ten ships to protect underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. The first ships are expected to arrive by the end of the week. The operation is planned to continue until April.