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A Chinese commercial vessel, Yi Peng 3, is suspected of intentionally dragging its anchor across the Baltic seabed, severing two critical undersea telecommunications cables between Lithuania, Sweden, Finland, and Germany. Western officials believe that Russia likely orchestrated the incident as an act of sabotage against EU maritime infrastructure. The incident disrupted communications and raised concerns about the vulnerability of undersea cables. The Chinese ship’s actions, involving extended anchor dragging while its transponder was disabled, point to deliberate actions.