Nord Stream Leaks Push North European Nations to Deploy Ships to Guard Baltic Sea Infrastructure

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Ten northern European countries on Tuesday agreed to boost their naval presence in the Baltic Sea to protect critical infrastructure, following gas pipeline leaks. After a meeting of defence ministers of the 10 countries in the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), the group said it had agreed to activate “a JEF Response Option.” “This includes Maritime and Air capabilities which will deploy across the JEF’s core region as a military contribution to the protection of critical undersea infrastructure,” the ministers said in a joint declaration. “This marks the first time a JEF Response Option has been activated,” they continued adding the...