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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 4

Ireland Scales Up Maritime Patrols Around Undersea Cables as Russian Threats Test 1,448-km Coast

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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 4

Ireland Scales Up Maritime Patrols Around Undersea Cables as Russian Threats Test 1,448-km Coast

1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 4

Ireland has intensified naval patrols in the Irish Sea and surrounding waters, with crews monitoring undersea power cables, gas pipelines and commercial shipping for unusual activity.
The stepped-up scrutiny is aimed at hybrid threats linked to an emboldened Moscow and at vessels suspected of skirting Western sanctions while moving to and from Russian ports.
On a May patrol, the Irish vessel George Bernard Shaw tracked a liquefied natural gas carrier heading north toward a Russian port while staying just outside Ireland’s territorial waters.
The push highlights Ireland’s effort to strengthen defenses after long being viewed as a weak link in Europe’s security architecture because of its limited military capacity and exposed maritime infrastructure.

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Can Ireland’s small navy truly protect the vital undersea cables that connect Europe to the world?

With new EU sanctions in place, is Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ still outmaneuvering patrols in the Atlantic?

As Ireland arms itself against Russian threats, is its historic policy of neutrality now obsolete?

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