Security services from seven European countries on Monday (26 August) briefed Norwegian energy executives and officials, including from Equinor, Europe’s largest gas supplier, about what they see as Russian threats to critical infrastructure.
The closed-door meeting attended by national security services from Norway, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden and Iceland highlighted Norway’s role as the key energy supplier to Europe.
“We see a developing story which addresses not only Germany or Norwegian colleagues but all of us,” Sinan Selen, the vice president of Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, told Reuters after the meeting.
“This is a threat which comes from some counterparts like Russia, including not only espionage operations but also the risk of sabotage in some fields,” he added, declining to discuss specific cases.