Russia is interested in the security of the Baltic submarine infrastructure – Embassy in Denmark – Russian Politics and Diplomacy

STOCKHOLM, 22 November. /TASS/. The Russian embassy in Denmark said Russia was interested “like no other” in the security of submarine infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, following sabotage attacks on Nord Stream underwater pipelines.

“Russia, whose Nord Stream pipelines have been the target of acts of sabotage, shows an interest like no other in the security of critical submarine infrastructure,” Russian diplomats said. he said. “It is important to thoroughly investigate and clarify the reasons why underwater cables in the Baltic Sea have become unusable. Speculation on the issue will in no way facilitate the effort to reveal the truth.”

Two underwater cables were damaged in the Baltic Sea on 17 and 18 November. One connected Germany and Finland, the other connected Sweden and Lithuania. The first cable runs along the Nord Stream pipeline. Its failure was reported by Finnish government-owned telecom operator Cinia. According to the company, it may take 5 to 15 days to repair the cable. The foreign ministries of Germany and Finland expressed concern about the damage in a joint statement on Monday and said a thorough investigation was ongoing. Damage to the second cable was later reported by Swedish telecom company Telia. The Swedish Prosecutor’s Office launched a preliminary investigation into the cable outage, describing the incident as sabotage.