Braže said Latvia is investigating the incident in coordination with Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and other countries to determine exactly what happened. “We have made some progress, but I cannot provide details as this information is classified.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he and the Danish prime minister will continue talks on security in the Baltic Sea in Berlin today and pointed to a recent incident in the region as an indication of the growing threat posed by Russia.

One of the ships possibly involved in inflicting damage on the Latvian submarine fiber-optic cable belongs to the Russian shadow fleet. — Ukrinform.

The underwater cable in the Baltic Sea may have been damaged by a Bulgarian cargo ship, raising suspicions of a "sabotage act." The investigation will determine whether an anchor was involved. The vessel had previously docked in a Russian port.