Nato vows to respond if Finland-Estonia gas pipeline damage is deliberate

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Alliance’s chief says if there is proof of attack it will be met with ‘determined’ response, amid speculation about Russian sabotage

 

Alliance’s chief says if there is proof of attack it will be met with ‘determined’ response, amid speculation about Russian sabotage

Nato has promised a “determined” response if damage to an undersea gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia proves deliberate, as investigators said traces of an “external, mechanical force” had been found on the seabed.

Amid widespread media speculation about the likelihood of Russian sabotage, Risto Lohi of the Finnish national bureau of investigation told a press conference in Helsinki on Wednesday: “There is reason to suspect an external force … caused the damage.” The force, he added, “appears to have been mechanical, not an explosion”.

 

The agency’s chief, Robin Lardot, said marks had been found on the seabed at the site of the damage to the Balticconnector pipeline. Its operators said it would take at least five months to repair the pipeline, meaning it was unlikely to come on stream again until April 2024.

But Lardot said the investigation into aggravated vandalism was in its “very early technical stages” and could take several more days because of poor weather and the large search area. The bureau was working to “find facts and analyse them”, he said.

Finnish authorities announced on Tuesday that a sudden fall in pressure in the pipeline recorded on Sunday had been caused by extensive damage that “appeared to be deliberate”.

Nato’s secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, said on Wednesday that if the damage to the Balticconnector was “proven to be an attack on Nato critical infrastructure … it will be met by a united and determined response from Nato”.

The incident happened just over a year after a series of underwater blasts burst three of the four pipelines that make up Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, a major conduit for Russian fossil gas exports to western Europe, spewing gas into the Baltic Sea.

Finland’s preparedness level was raised on Wednesday after an extraordinary meeting of a high-level ministerial committee on foreign and security policy, but the security of the country’s energy supply – of which gas accounts for just 5% – was rated stable.

 

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[Tug]

That doesn’t sound good if nato responds I hope they do it to Ukraines advantage I’m sure they would welcome it 

[thaibeachlovers]

LOL. Short of declaring war, what more could NATO do than is already being done?

[Tug]

Just now, thaibeachlovers said:

LOL. Short of declaring war, what more could NATO do than is already being done?

Really?well jee wizz hummm ok sink the russan navy in the Black Sea enforce a no fly zone over ALL Ukraine drop the Kerch bridge heck indirect Russian supply’s oh lots of things just call it shal we say a special military operation 

[Chomper Higgot]

8 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

LOL. Short of declaring war, what more could NATO do than is already being done?

Let’s see who’s responsible first.

 

And if you set about defending them.

[tonbridgebrit]

From the above report, there were some massive underwater blasts last year. These blasts happened at Nord Stream 1 and 2, a major conduit for Russian gas exports to western Europe.

Now, I'm trying to say this. Who was responsible for this wreckage, last year ?  The explosions disrupted gas flowing into Europe, and spewed gas in the sea, damaging the environment.

There's got to be a punishment for Russia, if Russia did actually do it.

[Morch]

On 10/12/2023 at 10:27 AM, Chomper Higgot said:

Let’s see who’s responsible first.

 

And if you set about defending them.

Isn't it denying first, denying later? I forgets....

[tonbridgebrit]

13 minutes ago, Morch said:

Isn't it denying first, denying later? I forgets....

Look, let's find out who did the underwater exlosions last year, do that first. We go after them, and then,  then we go after whoever did the recent explosions.

There must be no hiding place for people who do such acts. Terrorism must be punished, and punished in full.

[Morch]

4 minutes ago, tonbridgebrit said:

Look, let's find out who did the underwater exlosions last year, do that first. We go after them, and then,  then we go after whoever did the recent explosions.

There must be no hiding place for people who do such acts. Terrorism must be punished, and punished in full.

Why wait? Can do both at the same time.