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 company Milrem Robotics, ⁠a supplier of unmanned ground vehicles ‌to Ukraine, was ‌caused by an arson attack commissioned by Russian security services.

• ​Prime Minister Kristen Michal said the conclusion was based on information ⁠gathered by Estonia's Internal Security Service KAPO

• 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 ‌Minister Ulf 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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