Event 738

{
  "attack_type": "Defense Prep",
  "category": "Maritime",
  "confidence": "High",
  "countries": [
    "Finland",
    "Unknown"
  ],
  "country": "Finland",
  "description": "On January 14, 2025, Baltic Sea nations including Finland gathered in Helsinki to launch NATO's Baltic Sentry mission aimed at protecting critical maritime infrastructure. The initiative includes enhanced cooperation, the deployment of new technology, and increased defense spending in response to rising security threats from Russia. Finnish Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen emphasized the need for increased rapid deployment capability and strengthened maritime surveillance. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg highlighted the importance of protecting undersea cables, pipelines, and critical infrastructure to ensure security in the Baltic Sea region. The effort marks increased coordination under NATO auspices to collectively deter hybrid and kinetic threats in the area.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-01-15T06:23:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Baltic Sea leaders meeting in Helsinki on Tuesday launched NATO's Baltic Sentry mission to protect critical maritime infrastructure, with enhanced cooperation, new tech, and increased defense spending amid rising threats from Russia.",
    "Finnish Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen stressed the importance of protecting undersea cables and infrastructure and increasing rapid deployment capability.",
    "NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg noted the strategic goal of safeguarding vital infrastructure critical to the Baltic region's security.",
    "The Baltic Sentry initiative includes improved surveillance and cooperation among Baltic Sea NATO members and partners."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "evidence": [
          "Baltic Sea leaders meeting in Helsinki on Tuesday launched NATO's Baltic Sentry mission to protect critical maritime infrastructure, with enhanced cooperation, new tech, and increased defense spending amid rising threats from Russia.",
          "Finnish Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen stressed the importance of protecting undersea cables and infrastructure and increasing rapid deployment capability.",
          "NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg noted the strategic goal of safeguarding vital infrastructure critical to the Baltic region's security.",
          "The Baltic Sentry initiative includes improved surveillance and cooperation among Baltic Sea NATO members and partners."
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "location_text": "Helsinki",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_738_1764371735_1e921927.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1.0,
  "url": "https://news.err.ee/1609576441/err-in-finland-baltic-sea-nations-address-threats-under-nato-framework",
  "where": "Sea"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "BSR",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "BSR",
  "Date": "15-Jan-25",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "Baltic Sentry mission launched",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://news.err.ee/1609576441/err-in-finland-baltic-sea-nations-address-threats-under-nato-framework",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "NATO mission to protect undersea infrastructure",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}