Estonia says Russia ordered August arson attack on defence company


HELSINKI, Sept ⁠29 (Reuters) - Estonia said on Tuesday ⁠it had concluded that an August ‌fire at Estonian defence companyMilrem Robotics, a supplier of unmanned ground vehicles to Ukraine, ​was caused by an ⁠arson attack commissioned ⁠by Russian security services.

• Prime Minister ⁠KristenMichal ‌said the conclusion was based on information gathered by ⁠Estonia's Internal Security ServiceKAPO

• 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 MinisterUlf ​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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