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   Kees van der Leun (sustainable2050@mastodon.energy)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 03:34:03 JST Kees van der Leun

   Finland-Estonia electrical interconnection capacity down from 1,000 to 350 MW, after Estlink 2 is damaged, potentially by a ship.
   https://mstdn.social/@noelreports/113714915668075212

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     Kees van der Leun (sustainable2050@mastodon.energy)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 18:36:10 JST Kees van der Leun

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     Our Dutch public broadcaster @nieuws.nos.nl takes it lightly: the news is #11 on its homepage, way behind 3 deaths in a traffic accident, and framed as an opinion.
     "Finland says Russia damaged power cable in the Baltic Sea. It thinks the oil tanker is part of a shadow fleet circumventing sanctions."

     Valerie Aurora repeated this.
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     Estonian Interior Minister: Damage to critical infrastructure has become so common that it's difficult to believe the cable damage between Estonia and Finland was an accident or coincidence. They have become systematic, and we must consider them an attack on our infrastructure.
     https://yle.fi/a/74-20133526

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     Kees van der Leun (sustainable2050@mastodon.energy)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 18:36:11 JST Kees van der Leun

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     From Finland's press conference:
     https://mastodon.social/@hanse_mina/113719045506713730

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     Kees van der Leun (sustainable2050@mastodon.energy)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 18:36:11 JST Kees van der Leun

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     This from Kaja Kallas, VP of the European Commission/Foreign Affairs & Security, from Estonia herself:
     The incident involving undersea cables in the Baltic Sea is the latest in a series of suspected attacks on critical infrastructure. We commend the Finnish authorities for their swift action in boarding the suspected vessel.

     My joint statement → europa.eu/!k6cCfB

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     Kees van der Leun (sustainable2050@mastodon.energy)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 18:36:12 JST Kees van der Leun

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     The main suspect now seems to be an oil tanker of the Russian dark fleet, Eagle S, which made strange movements above the cable at the time it failed.
     Finnish authorities will give a press briefing at 1 p.m. CET: https://yle.fi/a/74-20133485

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     Kees van der Leun (sustainable2050@mastodon.energy)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 18:36:12 JST Kees van der Leun

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     In Estonia, Elisa and CITIC Telecom have now also announced that three telecommunications cables between Estonia and Finland are out of use.
     https://yle.fi/a/74-20133524

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     Kees van der Leun (sustainable2050@mastodon.energy)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 18:36:13 JST Kees van der Leun

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     Estonia is getting ready to disconnect from Russia's electricity grid by February.
     This from a November article:
     "The Baltic countries will be able to operate as 'island states' from next year even if electricity cables connecting them to the rest of Europe are cut."
     https://news.err.ee/1609535875/elering-estonia-ready-to-disconnect-from-russian-electricity-grid-by-february

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     Kees van der Leun (sustainable2050@mastodon.energy)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 18:36:13 JST Kees van der Leun

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     It all seems closer since we visited Finland and the Baltic states in summer, taking the Helsinki-Talllinn ferry, crossing near Estlink 1, I now see.

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     Kees van der Leun (sustainable2050@mastodon.energy)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 18:36:44 JST Kees van der Leun

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     • Trouw

     Today's print editions of Dutch newspapers @nrc and @Trouw only have small articles on this probable attack on the infrastructure of our EU and NATO partners on page 3, resp. page 13.

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     Kees van der Leun (sustainable2050@mastodon.energy)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 18:36:45 JST Kees van der Leun

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     From the statement by EC VP Kaja Kallas:
     "The suspected vessel is part of Russia’s shadow fleet, which threatens security and the environment, while funding Russia’s war budget. We will propose further measures, including sanctions, to target this fleet."
     europa.eu/!k6cCfB

     Valerie Aurora repeated this.
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     Kees van der Leun (sustainable2050@mastodon.energy)'s status on Saturday, 28-Dec-2024 04:47:22 JST Kees van der Leun

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     The Eagle S, suspect in the attacks on Baltic cables, was not your average oil tanker, apparently. One more reason to act against Russia's shadow fleet.
     https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1151955/Russia-linked-cable-cutting-tanker-seized-by-Finland-was-loaded-with-spying-equipment

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     Kees van der Leun (sustainable2050@mastodon.energy)'s status on Saturday, 28-Dec-2024 04:47:23 JST Kees van der Leun

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     • FD_Nieuws

     Financial newspaper @FD_Nieuws in commentary: Now push through against Putin's shadow fleet. Because it undermines sanctions and creates the risk of environmental disasters, as seen near Crimea last week.
     https://fd.nl/opinie/1541152/nu-doorpakken-tegen-poetins-schaduwvloot (€)

     Valerie Aurora and Lenz Grimmer repeated this.