NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg admitted that there is no information yet about the reasons for the incident in the Balticconnector underwater gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia.
According to him, Finland and Estonia are currently conducting their own investigations. Stoltenberg said that NATO is ready to help them in this regard, collect the necessary information and share it with its allies.
“There is no information yet about the reasons for the incident.” RIA News President of the North Atlantic Alliance.
He also emphasized that “if deliberate action is confirmed, NATO’s response will be decisive.”
The Balticconnector is a gas pipeline between Inkoo, Finland, and Paldiski, Estonia, most of which passes under the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Production capacity is up to 2.6 billion cubic meters per year.
The damage to the gas pipeline became known on October 7, when one of its operators, Gasgrid Finland, reported a drop in pressure. 8 October gas pipeline blocked.
On October 10, Gasgrid Finland announced the start of gas pipeline work. Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Petteri Orpo statedThe damage cannot be caused by natural causes.
Former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promise To complete the Nord Stream project.