Finnish authorities say they have charged the captain and two senior officers of a Russia-linked vessel that damaged undersea cables last year between Finland and Estonia.

Finland filed criminal charges against the top officers of a Baltic oil tanker Monday in connection with severe damage done to undersea cables in December, one of a string of energy and telecom ruptures in the region that many European officials suspected were part of a sabotage campaign directed by Moscow.

The damage to the Estlink 2, which can provide about half of Estonia's electricity needs in winter, did not disrupt service, although it drove up energy prices in the Baltic nations.View on euronews