Early warnings against Nord Stream already at the planning stage

One of those who warned of the security risks of the project was Mikael Odenberg, at the time Minister of Defense in the Reinfeldt government.

- Me and the Ministry of Defense were very negative, we didn't want it so close to Gotland or in the Swedish economic zone.

It could be used to advance Russia's military positions in the Baltic Sea, says Mikael Odenberg to SVT Nyheter.

See more about the criticism of the Nord Stream project in the player above.