UK ROYAL NAVY PERSONNEL BLEW UP NORD STREAM GAS PIPELINES, SAYS RUSSIA

Sat 29 October 2022:

According to Russia’s defense ministry, representatives of a British Navy unit blew up the Nord Stream gas pipes in the Baltic Sea last month.

The defence ministry provided no proof to back up its allegation.

“According to available information, representatives of this unit of the British Navy took part in the planning, provision and implementation of a terrorist attack in the Baltic Sea on September 26 this year – blowing up the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines,” the ministry said.

Suspected explosions occurred on September 26 at three of the four strings of Nord Stream 1 and 2 underwater pipelines built to carry a combined annual 110 billion cubic meters of Russian gas to Europe. The bombing halted gas deliveries to Germany ahead of the cold season, prompting a gas price hike and a scramble for alternative sources in the European Union.

Nord Stream ‘explosions’ caused damage

Both Sweden and Denmark have concluded that “powerful explosions” had caused “extensive damage” to pipelines bringing gas from Russia to Europe.

The four leaks detected at the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines have caused major environmental concerns as well as compounded issues for Europe’s increasingly tight energy supply.

The Nord Stream pipelines were already at the center of political tensions prior to the leaks. Moscow cut natural gas supplies to Europe in a suspected retaliation for sanctions against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

European leaders believe the leaks are the result of sabotage and have said Moscow is to blame.

The Kremlin has, in turn, blamed Washington, saying the US was trying to ensure EU reliance on the US as an energy partner instead of Russia. The administration of US President Joe Biden has categorically denied this claim.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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