# Newsweek’s Polish edition: CIA warned Poland Russia could damage undersea cables

https://mins.news/en/item/71032

- Meduza, 2026-09-23 16:57 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/23/newsweek-s-polish-edition-cia-warned-poland-that-russia-could-damage-undersea-cables-between-europe-and-the-u-s

> Newsweek’s Polish edition reports that the CIA warned Poland about possible Russian hybrid threats, including a provocation targeting the banking system. Its journalists said Russia had extensively mapped undersea telecommunications cables linking Europe and the United States, as well as Baltic routes, which support international financial transactions. The U.S. reportedly advised Poland to prepare its banking system.

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