Did Someone Blow Up the Finland-Estonia Gas Pipeline?

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On Sunday, Finland detected a leak in the Balticconnector pipeline that connects Finland's gas network to Estonia's. With officials suggesting that the leak was caused by sabotage, this raises concerns, similar to those of Nordstream 2 a year prior. In this video, we explore what happened, who the culprits are, and the risk for a potential wider interconnector war.

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0:00 - Introduction
0:55 - What is Balticconnector?
2:51 - What Happened Earlier this Week?
4:40 - Potential Culprits
6:05 - Risk of Wider Interconnector War
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