# German expert calls Estonia’s plan to restrict gas transit to Kaliningrad a ‘well-calculated escalation’

https://mins.news/en/item/102429

- TASS, 2026-10-16 02:22 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2202775

> Sevim Dagdelen, a foreign policy expert with Germany’s BSW party, called Estonia’s plan to cut the backup gas route to Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave a “well-calculated escalation” and said it appeared coordinated with NATO allies. Prime Minister Kristen Michal plans to pursue decommissioning the pipeline and seek an agreement with Latvia.