Russia Recommends Increased Port Security Citing Threat from NATO

Russia’s Security Council cited increasing threats to the country’s ports and seabed infrastructure calling for increased efforts to protect its assets. This comes after NATO and neighboring countries have increased patrols in the Baltic after several incidents in which undersea cables were damaged and there has been speculation of attacks against tankers in the Russian oil trade.

Reports from the Russian media indicate that the Security Council recommended “step up monitoring of the activities of countries capable of creating threats to underwater and critical …