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Poland to boost military protection of Baltic energy infrastructure

FILE PHOTO: A general view of Goleniow Gas Compressor Station during opening of the Baltic Pipe gas pipeline between Norway, Denmark and Poland, in Budno, Poland, September 27, 2022. Cezary Aszkielowicz/Agencja Wyborcza.pl via REUTERS/File Photo

The Polish government has approved draft legislation that would allow the military to sink an enemy ship targeting a key gas pipeline from Norway via the Baltic Sea following NATO's warning that Russia might sabotage undersea energy infrastructure.

In "exceptional situations", and when other options had been exhausted, the military would be allowed to foil a terrorist attack by sinking an enemy ship or airship, the government said on Thursday.

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