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Hybrid warfare? Baltic Sea pipeline sabotage raises energy security stakes

All summer, we asked if Europe was ready for winter. Now, is Europe ready for hybrid warfare? Swedish authorities are reporting a fourth leak on the Nord Stream pipelines that connect Russia to Germany via the Baltic Sea. The EU calls Monday's explosions sabotage, with Poland and Ukraine blaming Russia.…

France 24

Nord Stream pipeline leaks are ‘catastrophic for the climate’

Methane leakage is likely to be biggest burst of the potent gas on record in one of the most polluted bodies of water.

Al Jazeera

Sweden reports fourth Nord Stream pipeline leak

Reports say largest rupture is causing circle of bubbles at Baltic Sea surface of about 900 metres in diameter

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Russia: Nord Stream Leaks Occurred in Zone Controlled by US Intelligence

Russia's foreign ministry on Thursday said ruptures to the Nord Stream pipelines that have caused gas leaks off the coasts of Denmark and Sweden occurred in territory that is "fully under the control" of US intelligence agencies. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a pro-Kremlin broadcast that Washington had "full…

Asharq Al-Awsat

IEA Birol: "very obvious" who was behind the Nord Stream sabotage

Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), said on Thursday it was "very obvious" who was behind the suspected sabotage against the Nord Stream pipelines which caused major leaks into the Baltic Sea.

Reuters

Russia to request UN Security Council meeting over Nord Stream pipeline damage

Russia intends to call a United Nations Security Council meeting over damage to two undersea gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova.

Radio France Internationale

Official: Gas leaks around 1/3 of Denmark's CO2 emissions

A Danish official says the Nord Stream gas leaks in the Baltic Sea could emit the equivalent of one third of Denmark’s total annual greenhouse gas emissions

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Russia probing damage to Nord Stream pipelines as 'international terrorism' -Ifax

Russia's FSB security service is investigating the damage sustained by the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea as "international terrorism", the Interfax news agency cited the general prosecutor's office as saying on Wednesday.

Reuters

UN Security Council to Meet Friday on Damage to Nord Stream Gas Pipelines

The United Nations Security Council will convene on Friday at the request of Russia to discuss damage to two Russian gas pipelines to Europe that has caused gas to spew into the Baltic Sea. The French UN mission, which holds the presidency of the 15-member council for September, said the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Swedish security service opens inquiry into Nord Stream pipeline 'sabotage'

Sweden's security service (SAPO) said Wednesday that it would investigate unexplained explosions and leaks on the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea, calling them "aggravated sabotage."

France 24

UN Security Council to meet Friday on damage to Nord Stream gas pipelines

The United Nations Security Council will convene on Friday at the request of Russia to discuss damage to two Russian gas pipelines to Europe that has caused gas to spew into the Baltic Sea.

Reuters

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

Norway to make military visible at oil and gas installations as bloc rounds on Russia for suspected act of sabotage

The Guardian - UK

Gas prices rise in Europe as fears grow Russia may halt supplies via Ukraine

Threat of sanctions from Gazprom adds to turmoil caused by damage to Nord Stream pipelines in Baltic Sea

The Guardian - UK

How Vladimir Putin could have carried out Nord Stream pipeline sabotage attack

Gas is gushing into the Baltic Sea after three explosions on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines - which run gas supplies from Russia to Germany - in what appears to be sabotage

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Al Jazeera

EU, NATO say Nord Stream gas pipelines were sabotaged

As gas continues to spew into the Baltic Sea the cause remains far from clear, but some are pointing at Russia.

Radio France Internationale

EU suspects sabotage in mysterious Russian gas pipeline leak

The European Union believes sabotage is the most likely cause of leaks in two Baltic Sea gas pipelines between Russia and Europe, with EU chief Ursula Von der Leyen threatening the "strongest possible response".

Daily Mirror

CIA warned about attack on Nord Stream pipeline WEEKS ago - as huge leak spreads

Three massive tears appeared on the Nord Stream pipelines on Tuesday, leading to masses of gas being pumped out into the Baltic Sea in a catastrophe blamed on the Kremlin

Reuters

Denmark's defence minister concerned about security in Baltic Sea region

Denmark's defence minister said on Wednesday there is reason to be concerned about the security situation in the Baltic Sea region, highlighting the suspected sabotage on the two Nord Stream pipelines as the latest example.

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Daily Record

Vladimir Putin accused of 'terror' after gas pipe explosions rattle Baltic Sea

Ruptures were discovered on two major pipelines that supplied gas to European countries until very recently.

WEKU

Seismologists suspect explosions damaged undersea pipelines that carry Russian gas

The events on Monday in the Baltic Sea resembled blasts from depth charges or mines, according to a Swedish researcher. They caused major leaks from the inactive Nord Stream pipelines.

Reuters

CIA warned Berlin about possible attacks on gas pipelines in summer - Spiegel

The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had weeks ago warned Germany about possible attacks on gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, German magazine Spiegel said on Tuesday, after gas leaks in Russia pipelines to Germany were reported.

Reuters

Blasts near North Stream were explosions, not earthquakes, Swedish seismologist says

A Swedish seismologist said on Tuesday he was certain the seismic activity detected at the site of the Nord Stream pipeline gas leaks in the Baltic Sea was caused by explosions and not earthquakes nor landslides.

Al Jazeera

Nord Stream pipeline leaks: What happened, what’s the impact?

Unusual leaks in two gas pipelines running from Russia under the Baltic Sea to Germany trigger concerns about sabotage.

Reuters

Video shows boiling seas above broken Nord Stream pipelines

Denmark's armed forces on Tuesday released video showing bubbles rushing to the surface of the Baltic Sea above the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, and said the largest gas leak had caused surface disturbance of well over 1 kilometre in diameter.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin: Sabotage Cannot Be Ruled Out as Reason for Nord Stream Damage

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it did not rule out sabotage as a reason behind the damage to the Russia-built network of Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea. Nord Stream AG, the operator of the network, said earlier on Tuesday that three offshore lines of the Nord Stream…

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