Finland Warns Russian GPS Jamming Is Spreading as Czech Spy Chief Flags Baltic NATO Attack Risk
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Updated · Daily Sabah · May 25
Finland Warns Russian GPS Jamming Is Spreading as Czech Spy Chief Flags Baltic NATO Attack Risk
3 articles · Updated · Daily Sabah · May 25
Finland said GPS interference believed to come from Russia is no longer confined to the Gulf of Finland and is now appearing intermittently in the Archipelago Sea and around the Aland Islands.
Pekka Niittyla of the West Finland Coast Guard linked the jamming to Russia's efforts to shield key ports hit by Ukrainian attacks, warning that ship-class vessels face the biggest navigation problems at sea.
Finnish authorities told mariners to carry paper charts and be ready to navigate without satellite systems, though shipping companies in the region already rely on radar and conventional charts as backup.
In Prague, Czech intelligence chief Michal Koudelka said a limited strike on 1 Baltic NATO member is more plausible than a full-scale assault, arguing Moscow could use it to test the alliance's response.
The twin warnings underscore broader Baltic security fears as NATO states step up coordination against hybrid threats including electronic interference, cyberattacks and sabotage tied to the Ukraine war.
Is Russia's GPS jamming a desperate defense against Ukrainian drones or a new front in an escalating economic war against Europe?
As Russia tests NATO's resolve, which undefended territory is the more likely next flashpoint: Norway's Svalbard or Finland's Åland Islands?
With hybrid attacks becoming the new normal, are NATO's collective defense pacts becoming obsolete in the 21st century?