Nord Stream blasts could herald new phase of hybrid war, say EU politicians

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows a large disturbance caused by natural gas leaking into the sea off the coast of the Danish island of Bornholm. Photograph: AP

Norway’s prime minister has said its military will be more visible at oil and gas installations as politicians across Europe warned the suspected sabotaging of the two Nord Stream pipelines could herald a new stage of hybrid warfare targeting vulnerable energy infrastructure in order to undermine support of Ukraine.

Jonas Gahr Støre told a news conference Norway would step up its military presence at Norwegian installations after the country had become Europe’s largest supplier of natural gas.