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Danes on Baltic Sea island feel Russia-Ukraine war creeping closer

When the Nord Stream gas pipelines ruptured near the island of Bornholm last month, residents felt the Ukraine war move a lot closer, exposing the isolation of Denmark's easternmost point and renewing fears of Russian aggression.

Reuters

Finnish seismologists detect five blasts in Russian waters

Finnish seismologists detected five underwater blasts in Russian waters in the Baltic Sea last week, the Helsinki University Institute of Seismology said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Nord Stream ruptures revealed as Europe grapples with gas plan

Damage to the Nord Stream gas pipeline from Russia to Europe was caused by powerful explosions, Danish police said on Tuesday, echoing earlier findings into leaks that erupted in the network under the Baltic Sea and that have been blamed on sabotage.

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'Powerful explosions' behind Nord Stream leaks, Danish police say

A preliminary investigation of damages to the two Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Danish part of the Baltic Sea shows that the leaks were caused by "powerful explosions", Copenhagen Police said on Tuesday.

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Türkiye, Russia to Study Putin’s Gas Hub Proposal

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Türkiye and Russia have instructed their respective energy authorities to immediately begin technical studies on a Russian proposal that would turn Turkey into a gas hub for Europe. Russian President Vladimir Putin has floated the idea of exporting more gas through the TurkStream gas…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia needs permission for its ships to probe Nord Stream ruptures - Novak

Russia needs permission for its vessels to conduct investigations into explosions that damaged Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday.

Reuters

Putin Touts Türkiye Gas Hub While Europe Looks to Cut Consumption

President Vladimir Putin touted Türkiye on Thursday as the best route for redirecting gas supplies to the European Union after Nord Stream pipeline leaks, while Western nations focused on efforts to cut energy consumption. Putin told his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan that Türkiye could act as a gas hub, having…

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Putin says Russia could increase gas supplies to Europe

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Moscow is ready to resume gas supplies to Europe via a link of the Germany-bound Nord Stream 2 pipeline under the Baltic Sea

The Independent UK

NATO prepares nuclear drills and doubles warships in Baltic Sea

The alliance will proceed with its annual nuclear preparedness exercise 'Steadfast Noon' next week - in which NATO air forces practise the use of US nuclear bombs based in Europe with training flights

Daily Mirror

Swedes refuse Russian request for pipeline probe info

Sweden says it will not give information regarding gas leaks in the Baltic Sea to Russia because of Swedish investigative confidentiality

The Independent UK

Germany opens investigation of Baltic gas pipeline blasts

German prosecutors have opened an investigation into the suspected sabotage of two gas pipelines built to bring Russian gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea

The Independent UK

Local grid fault causes temporary power outage on Baltic Sea island Bornholm

A Danish Baltic Sea island suffered a temporary power blackout on Monday as a local grid fault caused the transformer feeding electricity from Sweden to shut down, Energinet and E.ON said.

Reuters

Exclusive-U.S. Navy jet flew across Baltic hours after Nord Stream burst

A U.S. Navy reconnaissance aircraft flew near the site of the ruptured Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea hours after the first damage emerged, according to tracking reviewed by Reuters, a flight Washington said was routine.

Reuters

Sweden completes investigation of Baltic Sea pipeline leaks

Sweden’s domestic security agency says its preliminary investigation of leaks from two Russian gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea “has strengthened the suspicions of serious sabotage” as the cause

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Kremlin: Russia must be part of Nord Stream pipeline probe

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia must be part of investigations into last week's explosions in the two Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea.

The Conversation

Nord Stream pipeline sabotage: how an attack could have been carried out and why Europe was defenceless

Whatever caused the damage to the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, it appears to be the first major attack on critical “subsea” (underwater) infrastructure in Europe. It’s now widely thought – not least by Nato – that the explosions that led to major leaks in the two…

The Independent UK

Top EU official vows to ‘stress test’ pipelines after leaks

The head of the European Union’s executive arm wants to introduce checks on key EU infrastructure, including energy, after the suspected sabotage of natural-gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea

The Conversation

'Hybrid warfare': Nord Stream attacks show how war is evolving

It’s not yet clear who carried out the attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea last week, although many Western nations are suspicious it was an act of sabotage by Russia.

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The Independent UK

Swedes close area of Baltic Sea around pipeline gas leaks

The Swedish prosecutor in charge of the investigation into leaks from pipelines in the Baltic Sea said Tuesday that he has ordered the area to be closed as he carries out a preliminary investigation into “suspected gross sabotage.”

Reuters

Sweden sends diving vessel to probe leaking Nord Stream pipelines

Sweden sent a diving vessel on Monday to the site of Russian gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea that ruptured last week following blasts in the area, to probe an incident that has added new tension to Europe's energy crisis.

The Independent UK

Sweden sends special diving vessel to area of pipeline leaks

Sweden's navy says it has sent a vessel capable of “advanced diving missions” to the Baltic Sea area where ruptured undersea pipelines leaked natural gas for days

The Independent UK

UK and allies meet to discuss pipeline security after blasts

British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace says the Joint Expeditionary Force alliance of nations will meet Monday to discuss the safety of undersea pipelines and cables after blasts ruptured two natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea

Radio France Internationale

Denmark says ruptured Nord Stream 1 pipelines no longer leaking

Authorities in Denmark said Sunday that the Nord Stream 1 pipelines had stopped leaking natural gas into the Baltic Sea, a day after officials said the ruptured Nord Stream 2 pipelines also appeared to have stop leaking.

The Independent UK

Danes: Nord Stream 2 pipeline seems to have stopped leaking

The Danish Energy Agency says one of two ruptured natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea appears to have stopped leaking natural gas

Reuters

EU leaders to discuss infrastructure security after Nord Stream leaks

EU leaders will discuss the security of their critical infrastructure next week, the head of the European Council said on Saturday, following damage to Nord Stream pipelines under the Baltic Sea that European leaders have described as sabotage.

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