[EXCLUSIVE] 'Sabotage cannot be ruled out' over Nord Stream pipeline leaks: Finnish foreign minister

By Jo Harper

HELSINKI, Finland (AA) – A sabotage "cannot be ruled out" about the recent Nord Stream gas leaks, the Finnish foreign minister said Wednesday in an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency.

"Sabotage cannot be ruled out, but this needs to be investigated as a criminal matter. The timing as Poland unveiled its Baltic Stream pipeline of the leaks is a reminder – if it was done on purpose – of how careful we need to be and how vulnerable we are," Pekka Haavisto said.