Если Вы хотите прочитать оригинал данной статьи на русском языке, нажмите сюда. Read this in Russian. Nord Stream, Scandinavian Style Beware of Greeks bearing gifts* – Part 1 Grigory Pasko, journalist In one of my January articles on the subject of the construction of Nord Stream, I wrote: “the municipality of Slite, on the island of Gotland, has received financial “aid” from Nord Stream in an amount of 70 mln Swedish kronor [approximately $11 mln or €7.4 mln] for deepening its harbor. On top of that – 5 mln kronor for the needs of the local university and 3 mln – for the needs of the local museum. Many have regarded this as a blatant bribe by Nord Stream to the municipality, the opinion of which could influence the construction of a gas storage facility necessary for the needs of the future pipeline.” Of course the opinion of the municipality of Gotland isn’t influential enough to impact the construction of the entire pipeline. But it could easily create a lot of uncomfortable noise and protest against the proposed construction, for example, of a service platform 90 km from the island’s shores. A mighty fortress is our Gotland: Can Visby’s ancient city walls withstand the tempting gifts brought by Nord Stream? (photo by Grigory Pasko)