Estonian Foreign Minister wants Russia-Germany gas pipeline to run on land
Urmas Paet expresses surprise at Russian decision to use naval forces to guard project

Estonia says that it is opposed to Russia's plans to build an undersea gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea to Germany - primarily for environmental reasons, as the Baltic has been declared an especially sensitive sea area. The underwater pipeline is to be built by the company Nordstream.

"Our clear hope is that the pipeline would run along the land", Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet said in an interview with Helsingin Sanomat on Saturday.

Paet has a number of questions concerning the pipeline project. "Why didn't Nordstream want to investigate a real alternative - the overland option? Why do they want a pipeline which could affect the Baltic in an unpredictable manner?"

There are already several pipelines running overland from Russia to Europe, and...

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