Russian President Vladimir Putin, at the press conference he held after his visit to Kyrgyzstan and the events of the CIS summit, said that statements about the explosion in the Finland-Estonia natural gas pipeline Balticconnector were “nonsense”.
When asked whether there was a “Russian trace” in the incident, he replied: “Nonsense.”
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö statedIt was stated that the Balticconnector gas pipeline connecting the country to Estonia was “most likely” damaged as a result of external influences. He also called for “Russia not to be dragged into this.”
With idea According to Finnish sources, the sabotage was a “punishment” by the Russian Federation for Finland’s participation in the alliance.
On October 8, a pressure drop was detected in the Balticconnector gas pipeline between Inkoo, Finland, and Paldiski, Estonia. The natural gas pipeline was closed and an investigation was launched. Finnish criminal police later reported that the damage was being investigated as “vandalism”.
Finnish expert Jukka Savolainen put forward A different version of what happened.
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