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Swedish police will cooperate with Danish, German forces on gas leak probe - PM

Swedish police will cooperate with Danish and German counterparts to investigate what caused the explosions on the two gas pipelines in the Baltic sea, Sweden's prime minister said on Friday.

Reuters · Sep 30, 2022

Nord Stream rupture may mark biggest single methane release ever recorded -UN

The ruptures on the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline system under the Baltic Sea have led to what is likely the biggest single release of climate-damaging methane ever recorded, the United Nations Environment Programme said on Friday.

Reuters · Sep 30, 2022

Putin accuses West of blowing up pipelines as Europe steps up vigilance

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday blamed the United States and its allies for blowing up the undersea Nord Stream pipelines, raising the temperature in a crisis that has left Europe racing to secure its energy infrastructure and supplies.

Reuters · Sep 30, 2022

Baltic Sea pipeline leak damages marine life and climate

As new estimates come in it becomes increasingly likely that the damaged Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea will spew more climate-changing methane into the atmosphere than any previous known single event

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Hybrid warfare? Baltic Sea pipeline sabotage raises energy security stakes

All summer, we asked if Europe was ready for winter. Now, is Europe ready for hybrid warfare? Swedish authorities are reporting a fourth leak on the Nord Stream pipelines that connect Russia to Germany via the Baltic Sea. The EU calls Monday's explosions sabotage, with Poland and Ukraine blaming Russia.…

France 24 · Sep 29, 2022

Nord Stream pipeline leaks are ‘catastrophic for the climate’

Methane leakage is likely to be biggest burst of the potent gas on record in one of the most polluted bodies of water.

Al Jazeera · Sep 29, 2022

Sweden reports fourth Nord Stream pipeline leak

Reports say largest rupture is causing circle of bubbles at Baltic Sea surface of about 900 metres in diameter

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2022

Russia: Nord Stream Leaks Occurred in Zone Controlled by US Intelligence

Russia's foreign ministry on Thursday said ruptures to the Nord Stream pipelines that have caused gas leaks off the coasts of Denmark and Sweden occurred in territory that is "fully under the control" of US intelligence agencies. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a pro-Kremlin broadcast that Washington had "full…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 29, 2022

IEA Birol: "very obvious" who was behind the Nord Stream sabotage

Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), said on Thursday it was "very obvious" who was behind the suspected sabotage against the Nord Stream pipelines which caused major leaks into the Baltic Sea.

Reuters · Sep 29, 2022

Russia to request UN Security Council meeting over Nord Stream pipeline damage

Russia intends to call a United Nations Security Council meeting over damage to two undersea gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 29, 2022