NATO warned of a threat from Russia to the underwater infrastructure of Europe and North America

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Oleksandra Amru
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The safety of nearly a billion people across Europe and North America is currently at risk due to Russiaʼs attempts to strike underwater infrastructure, including pipelines, power cables, and wind farms.

This was warned by the Deputy Commander of the NATO Joint Naval Command (MARCOM) Admiral Didier Maleter, reports The Guardian.

He said the network of submarine cables and pipes on which Europeʼs energy and communications depend was not built to withstand hybrid warfare by Russia and other NATO adversaries. The admiral noted that the Russians have developed many means of "underwater warfare" to undermine the European economy through cables and pipelines.

“And frankly, we know that the Russians have even developed nuclear submarines to operate at sea. Therefore, we are not naive, and we [NATO countries] are working together," Maleter said.