The German government launched an investigation into the causes of accidents on gas pipelines with the involvement of federal security agencies, one of the main versions is sabotageSpiegel writes, citing its own sources.
“We cannot imagine a scenario that is not a targeted sabotage. Everything speaks against a coincidence,” – leads edition source words.
Government sources believe that the reason for the pressure drop in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and on both lines of the Nord Stream pipeline could be a targeted sabotage, the purpose of which was to create uncertainty in European gas markets.
According to Spiegel, the German authorities are concerned that what happened could be a targeted attack on European gas infrastructure and gas markets.
State of emergency on both gas pipelines occurred near the Danish island of Bornholm between Poland and Sweden. If a gas leak at Nord Stream 2 was found southeast of the island – on the border of the territorial waters of Denmark and the neutral zone, then at Nord Stream – to the northeast. The distance between leak points on gas pipelines is about 70 kilometers. There are 3.5 kilometers between the leak points at Nord Stream.
As a reminder, the project operator Nord Stream AG informedthat the damage to the Nord Stream lines is unprecedented. The company notes that it is not yet possible to estimate the timing of the restoration of pipeline operation.
Russia has previously stated that the damage “looks like a diversion.”
The breaches in the Nord Stream pipeline are an unprecedented situation, and the Kremlin is extremely concerned about this. This was stated by the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, whose words are reported by RIA News.
Peskov said that the state of emergency required urgent proceedings. He specified that the pressure at the facility had dropped significantly. “We are extremely concerned about this news,” a Kremlin spokesman said.
Also in the Kremlin answered to a question about a possible sabotage on the Nord Stream lines. As the press secretary of the Russian president said, no option can now be ruled out. In general, the news about the emergency on the gas pipeline was called very disturbing.
In the meantime, due to the shutdown of gas supply through Nord Stream, gas prices in Europe have started to rise again, already approaching $1,950 per thousand cubic meters, about ten percent higher than the day before.
The first identified incidents with Nord Stream became known on Monday, September 26. At that moment, the pressure had already dropped in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. A potential gas leak from an offshore gas pipeline occurred off the coast of the Danish island of Bornholm. The Danish Maritime Authority later clarified the data and also urged ships to avoid the area of the incident. By night Nord Stream AG also informedthat the pressure has decreased on both threads.
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