Finland can't rule out the possibility that a "state actor" was involved in damaging a Baltic Sea gas pipeline and a parallel telecoms cable, the Finnish Security Intelligence Service said as NATO ministers sat down for talks on the incident. Damage to the Balticconnector pipeline and a telecommunications cable was confirmed after one of the two pipeline operators, Finland's Gasgrid, noted a drop in pressure and possible leak over the weekend during a storm. Finland says the damage was probably caused by "outside activity,” renewing energy-security concerns and boosting gas prices a year after the Nord Stream pipeline bombings.
Finland Can't Rule Out 'State Actor' Involvement In Pipeline Damage
A compression station for the Balticconnector marine gas pipeline in the Finnish municipality of Inkoo (file photo)