WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A series of unusual leaks on two natural gas pipelines running from Russia under the Baltic Sea to Germany triggered concerns about sabotage Tuesday, overshadowing the inauguration of a long-awaited pipeline that will bring Norwegian gas to Poland in efforts to bolster Europe’s energy independence from Moscow.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called the events “an act of sabotage,” while Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she could not rule it out after three leaks were detected over the past day on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, which are filled with gas but not delivering the fuel to Europe. An energy standoff over Russia’s war in Ukraine halted flows on Nord Stream 1 and prevented them from ever starting in the parallel Nord Stream 2.
#Ukraine: An attack formation of Russian vehicles was destroyed by Ukrainian engineering troops – two MT-LB armored personnel carriers, a BMP-1 IFV, a tank and an IMR-2 military engineering vehicle blew up on anti-tank mines, presumably in #Donetsk Oblast. pic.twitter.com/IJWzTlifOu
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) September 26, 2022
