NATO is trying to contain Russia in the Baltic region.
An aide to the Russian president said NATO is trying to cripple the operations of Russian ports in the Baltic Sea.
According to RIA Novosti, Nikolai Patrushev, the Russian presidential assistant responsible for handling national maritime policy issues, stated that NATO is attempting to blockade Russia in the Baltic Sea and paralyze the operation of ports in the Leningrad and Kaliningrad regions.
"The actions of the North Atlantic Alliance in the Baltic, in the Gulf of Finland, coordinated by the Anglo-Saxons, represent attempts to blockade Russia, including the aim of paralyzing the operation of our ports in the Leningrad and Kaliningrad regions," Patrushev said at a meeting on issues ensuring the safety of maritime and river transport in Nizhny Novgorod on February 6.
According to an assistant to the Russian president, NATO's policies negatively impact the safety of cargo and passenger transport and disrupt the global maritime trade transport system.
"In an effort to weaken Russia, the West also uses terrorist methods. An example of this is the attack on a Russian ship in the Mediterranean Sea, as well as the piracy seizure of the Eagle S in the Baltic Sea," Patrushev noted.
The cargo ship Ursa Major, en route from Saint Petersburg to Vladivostok, sank on December 23, 2024, in the Mediterranean Sea. The ship sank 67 miles off the coast of Spain and 45 miles off the coast of Algeria. Fourteen crew members were rescued, and two remain missing. The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that the dry cargo ship sank after an explosion in the engine room. According to Oboronlogistics, the cause of the accident was a terrorist attack.
The Estlink 2 power line between Finland and Estonia collapsed on December 25, 2024. Finnish police said the Cook Islands-flagged oil tanker Eagle S severed the power and communication cables with its anchor. Local customs officials claimed the ship was involved in transporting Russian oil, but have not yet provided evidence.
