Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the possibility of external risks similar to explosions of the Nord Stream pipelines can not be ruled out.
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The investigation into the incident at the Balticconnector gas pipeline has established that vessel Newnew Polar Bear under the flag of Hong Kong was likely to have caused the damage, the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation said on Tuesday.
The Finnish Foreign Minister has contacted China and Russia via diplomatic channels over the incident at the Balticconnector gas pipeline, informed Moscow about the seriousness of the problem and an ongoing investigation, media reported on Friday.
The communication cable connecting Sweden and Estonia sustained damages in the Baltic Sea, Swedish Minister for Civil Defense Carl-Oskar Bohlin said Tuesday.