The Polish Cabinet has approved a bill allowing the Polish military to sink ships and planes that threaten the security of the country’s main natural gas pipeline, the Baltic Pipe. It gives information about Reuters.
“In exceptional circumstances,” and in the absence of other options, the military will be allowed to prevent a terrorist attack by sinking a ship or airship, the article said.
As stated in the article, the special forces of the coast guard will be stationed in the port of Swinoujscie in the Baltic Sea. There is also the largest terminal in Poland for receiving liquefied natural gas.
The decision to implement such a bill came after NATO warned that it could sabotage an attack on the Russian Federation’s underwater energy infrastructure, according to the agency.
In October, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki He made a decision To introduce a special regime to ensure the security of energy infrastructure outside the country.