Closing the Baltic Sea to Russia would mean closing it to everyone, said Alexander Grushko, Russia’s deputy foreign minister.
Gruszko, speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the Eurasian Economic Forum in Verona, said the Baltic Sea “will never turn into NATO’s internal sea.”
– Such expressions are used by politicians of minor importance. I think those who make decisions in NATO, as well as military strategists, understand very well that closing the Baltic Sea to Russia means closing the Baltic Sea to everyone, he said.
The Baltic Sea “NATO’s inland sea” after the admission of Finland and Sweden?
NATO’s dominance in the Baltic Sea was discussed in the context of the accession of Finland and Sweden to the Alliance. President Andrzej Duda declared last summer during the National Security Council that the Baltic Sea would become a “de facto internal NATO sea” after the admission of both countries.
The deputy head of Russia’s Foreign Ministry said the “closing” of the Baltic Sea is “completely unfounded dreams and dreams.” – And anyone who tries to translate these dreams into practical actions should be aware of all the negative consequences – he warned.
Sabotage of Balticconnector and Nord Stream. Who damaged the gas pipes?
Earlier, Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics stated that NATO should close the Baltic Sea if it is proven that the Baltic Connector gas pipeline has been damaged by Russia. He noted that before taking such a step, one should wait for the results of the study.
According to the Latvian head of state, NATO allies have not yet discussed such actions, but have agreed to conduct patrols in the Baltic Sea.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, in response to Rinkevics’ idea to close the Baltic Sea to Russia, called on him to think about what to do with the sea after finding the perpetrators of the Nord Stream explosion gas pipeline had been found. The explosions that occurred in September last year severely damaged Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, but one NS2 pipeline survived.
At the time of the explosion, both pipelines were not transporting gas – the operation of NS2 was suspended by Germany due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the transmission of NS1 was suspended indefinitely by Gazprom at the end of August last year. under the pretext of technical failures in the pressing plant in Russia.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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