Moscow on Nord Stream leaks: “We fear sabotage” – Berlin “photographs” Russia about the damage

The Kremlin announced today Tuesday that it is possible that the damage to the Russian-made pipeline network was due to “sabotage”. Nord Stream in the Baltic which is expected to cause further problems in the supply of Europe.

Nord Stream AG, the company that manages the network, announced earlier today that three submarine lines of the Nord Stream gas pipeline system suffered “unprecedented” damage in one day.

“At this moment, no possibility can be ruled out,” the Kremlin spokesman said during a press briefing. Dmitry Peskov, when asked if possible sabotage could be the cause of the damage.

The Russian official stated that the Kremlin is “very concerned” about the situation, which requires immediate investigation as it is an issue that concerns the energy security of “the entire continent”.

“This is very worrying news. Indeed, we are talking about damage of an unspecified nature to the pipeline inside the Danish economic zone,” said Peskov.

“It is an issue related to the energy security of the entire continent,” he stressed.

Berlin “takes pictures” of Russia for the damage

Although German authorities have so far made no comment, according to a German government source cited by German newspaper Taggesspiegel, “everything shows that this is not a coincidence.” “We cannot imagine a scenario that does not involve a targeted attack,” the source stressed.

Nord Stream 1, which consists of two parallel lines capable of transporting 27.5 billion cubic meters per year each, began supplying gas directly from Russia to Germany in 2011.

Flows through the pipeline, which had been operating since July at just 20% of capacity, stopped at the end of August and did not resume after maintenance work.

Russia claims that faulty equipment at an important compressor station and Western sanctions due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are responsible for the pipeline’s failure.

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