The Swedish military deployed fighter jets and a warship to shadow a Russian submarine after it entered the Baltic Sea on Tuesday and continues sailing toward a Russian port.

The Russian sub was spotted passing through the Great Belt that separates Denmark's islands of Funen and Zealand to enter the Baltic Sea and is thought to be the same Russian submarine that surfaced earlier this week along the French coast.

The submarine that surfaced near France was identified as the Novorossiysk, which encountered technical issues while traversing the English Channel.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the submarine is "limping home from a patrol" to a port in Russia for likely repairs.

Sweden joined NATO in 2024, and its Navy is escorting the submarine as it plies the Baltic Sea.

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