“Preliminary investigations in Sweden are confidential, and that obviously also applies in this case,”, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said. Bloomberg reports her words.
“This happened in Sweden’s exclusive economic zone and not on our territory, so it is not an attack on Sweden, but it is serious, not least considering the backdrop of a tense security-policy situation,” Andersson said. “We unfortunately need to be prepared that other incidents may happen.” Bloomberg quoted Prime Minister.
Meanwhile, Gazprom recalled how in November 2015 a «lost» NATO drone loaded with explosives was found under Nord Stream 1. According to the official representative of the company, Sergey Kupriyanov, then the alliance announced that the underwater fuse was lost during the exercises.