HELSINKI, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Estonia said on Tuesday it had concluded that an August fire at Estonian defence company Milrem Robotics, a supplier of unmanned ground vehicles to Ukraine, was caused by an arson attack commissioned by Russian security services.
• Prime Minister Kristen Michal said the conclusion was based on information gathered by Estonia’s Internal Security Service KAPO
• Estonia did not disclose its evidence in the case, citing confidentiality of security services, but said the incident was consistent with other sabotage conducted on Russia’s behalf in Europe
• Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said the case was “extremely serious” and that Sweden stood fully behind the Baltic nation
• The Russian embassy in Tallinn did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Russia has repeatedly denied Western allegations of sabotage and other hybrid activities in Europe
(Reporting by Essi Lehto, editing by Terje Solsvik)
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