In the investigation of the Nordic broadcasting companies, 50 Russian ships were identified, which are suspected of surveying the infrastructure of the seabed as a possible preparation for sabotage.
Spokesman of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova claims as fake news the joint extensive report by the Nordic broadcasting companies on the movement of Russian ships and suspected intelligence activities in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. It was reported on Friday Expressen (you switch to another service)-magazine.
Zaharova called the investigation a provocation, which is behind the authorities of the Nordic countries, and says that Russia will take countermeasures “with strong means”.
– It doesn’t surprise me that Russia is trying to downplay our findings, the investigative journalism editor of Sweden’s SVT told Expressen Axel Björklund.
The investigation identified 50 Russian ships that are suspected of surveying the seabed infrastructure as a possible preparation for sabotage. , DR, NRK and SVT participated in the survey.
According to experts, Russia’s goal is to acquire information that would allow it to sabotage the electricity distribution of Northwestern Europe.
Russian intelligence activities are discussed in the three-part documentary War of the Shadows, the first episode of which was shown on Ylen TV1 on Wednesday.
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