Three Leaks In Russian Gas Pipeline Nord Stream, EU Warns

NordStream2 - Three leaks have been reported under the Baltic Sea in the Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream 1 and 2. Due to this the gas supply has been cut off, although there is still gas in the pipeline. Due to the leak, there is a threat of an energy crisis in European countries. The European Union has warned that this has been done intentionally and that it will be strongly responded to.

Regarding the leak, European Union (EU) Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell said in a statement issued by the 27 member states that all available information and evidence indicates that the leak is the result of deliberate acts. Any attempt to disrupt the European energy infrastructure is completely unacceptable. A strong response will be given to this in solidarity.

Borrell said the EU would support any investigation into the incident and would take steps to bring more flexibility to the energy security sector. On the other hand, Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen said that the investigation has revealed that it was a deliberate act, not an accident. However, whose hand is behind this, no information has been found in this regard.

Geologists said on Tuesday that leaks have been found in an underwater natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany before the explosions in the Baltic Sea. Some European leaders and experts have blamed the action on the energy standoff with Russia due to the war in Ukraine.

Experts believe that the damaged pipeline may take a long time to repair, which means that the pipeline will not supply gas to European countries during the winter season and there could be a big energy crisis. Most of the gas supplied through this pipeline is supplied to Germany, with Germany buying about forty percent of its energy needs from Russia.

Sweden's national seismic network said on Tuesday it had detected two explosions near an unusual leak in a Russian gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea. The network said it recorded one explosion early Monday in the southeast of the Danish island of Bornholm, while the second one was in the northeast of the island. It said the latter eruption was the equivalent of a magnitude 2.3 earthquake. Politicians and experts in Poland and Denmark have feared tampering with an unusual leak in two natural gas pipelines from Russia to Germany via the Baltic Sea.