The damage to the Baltic gas pipeline and underwater internet cables between Finland and Estonia on October 8 may be the result of sabotage. This was reported by Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas in The Guardian.
During a press conference before the EU summit in Brussels, the head of the Estonian government noted that the investigation into the gas pipeline accident at the bottom of the Baltic Sea is ongoing.
"At the time of the damage, there were two ships in the area," she said.
One vessel was Chinese and the other belonged to the Russian side, Kallas added.
The Finnish authorities then found the anchor of the Chinese ship, but "it is not entirely clear whether it (the gas pipeline) was broken by this anchor," the publication says.
Expressing her opinion on the possibility of sabotage, the Estonian Prime Minister emphasized that she "does not rule out anything" but hopes that it was not deliberate sabotage.
Kallas also said that Finnish and Estonian authorities are currently checking all underwater infrastructure. In addition, NATO ships have also been deployed to the Gulf of Finland to join the patrols.
Estonian Prime Minister on the Balticconnector gas pipeline accident: sabotage cannot be ruled out
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Estonian Prime Minister on the Balticconnector gas pipeline accident: sabotage cannot be ruled out
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The damage to the Baltic gas pipeline and underwater internet cables between Finland and Estonia on October 8 may be the result of sabotage. This was reported by Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas in The Guardian.
During a press conference before the EU summit in Brussels, the head of the Estonian government noted that the investigation into the gas pipeline accident at the bottom of the Baltic Sea is ongoing.
"At the time of the damage, there were two ships in the area," she said.
One vessel was Chinese and the other belonged to the Russian side, Kallas added.
The Finnish authorities then found the anchor of the Chinese ship, but "it is not entirely clear whether it (the gas pipeline) was broken by this anchor," the publication says.
Expressing her opinion on the possibility of sabotage, the Estonian Prime Minister emphasized that she "does not rule out anything" but hopes that it was not deliberate sabotage.
Kallas also said that Finnish and Estonian authorities are currently checking all underwater infrastructure. In addition, NATO ships have also been deployed to the Gulf of Finland to join the patrols.