# EXCLUSIVE: NATO allies foil Russian subsea cable sabotage plot

https://mins.news/en/item/52468

- Reuters, 2026-09-10 06:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nato-allies-foil-russian-subsea-cable-sabotage-plot-2026-09-10/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa249bd51db2900010ed20d

> This spring, NATO allies operating near the remote Svalbard archipelago in Arctic waters caught Russian submarines training with a secret weapon intended to disable vital undersea cables without leaving evidence.

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