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
• The Kremlin denied the claim that Russia was behind the attack, calling the accusations unfounded and saying it would not take them seriously
• 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
(Reporting by Essi Lehto in Helsinki and Russia newsroom, editing by Terje Solsvik)
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