Finland's foreign minister said on Tuesday that Washington's pivot towards Russia is unlikely to bring an end to the war in Ukraine, and that President Donald Trump would likely discover this in the end.

The frequency of cable incidents in the Baltic Sea has been "exceptional" in recent years, but state actors have more effective ways of performing underwater sabotage than by dragging anchors, Finland's intelligence service chief said.

Finland must be prepared for increase in Russian hybrid influencing once the war in Ukraine ends, warns intelligence agency - Anadolu Ajansı

The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service's latest national security overview warns that Finland must be prepared for an increase in Russian hybrid influencing once the war in Ukraine ends.

The shift in U.S. support for Ukraine in its war with Russia, which enters its fourth year on Monday, has raised alarms in Kyiv and in capitals across Europe. A new documentary finds that those anxieties are especially high in some of Russia’s neighbors on the Baltic Sea.

The Finnish authorities suggested that the ship, which was seized on suspicion of involvement in the cutting of undersea cables, had ties to Russia.

Swedish and Finnish police are investigating a suspected case of sabotage to the telecom system in the Baltic Sea, after multiple seabed cables were damaged in recent months.

Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said on Tuesday, 4 March, that Washington's shift toward Russia is unlikely to lead to an end to the war in Ukraine and that President Donald Trump will likely realise this over time.