Nord Stream: Sweden concludes gas pipelines were sabotaged

🇧🇷

i

Your Reading indicates how much you are informed about a given subject according to the depth and context of the content you read. Our team of editors credits , 40, 60, 960 or 960 points for each content – ​​those that most help in understanding the moment of the country receive more points. Over time, this score is reduced, as newer content also tends to be more relevant in understanding the news. Thus, your score in this system is dynamic: it increases when you read and decreases when you fail to inform yourself. At this time, scoring is only being done on content related to the federal government.

The story you are reading now

+0

Information is part of exercising citizenship. Here you can see how well informed you are about what happens in the federal government.

Imagem aérea mostra vazamento de gás do Nord Stream 2 no Mar Báltico.

Aerial image shows gas leak from Nord Stream 2 in the Baltic Sea.| Photo: EFE/EPA/Denmark Defense Command

The explosions that hit the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea in September , built to transport Russian gas to Europe, were caused by sabotage, as announced this Friday (18) the attorney in charge of the preliminary investigation in Sweden.

“The analyzes carried out show explosive remnants,” said prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist in a statement. “The continuation of this preliminary investigation may show whether someone will be prosecuted for the crime”, he pointed out.

By the end of September, four major gas leaks had been detected in gas pipelines linking Russia to Germany, all in international waters. Two are, however, in the Swedish economic zone and another two in Denmark.

Preliminary underwater inspections reinforced suspicions of sabotage, as the leaks were preceded by explosions, investigators said. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, pipelines have been at the center of geopolitical tensions, fueled by Moscow’s decision to cut gas supplies to Europe in retaliation for sanctions.

Get Our News

Receive our newsletters

By registering for our newsletters, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, including receiving content and promotions from Gazeta do Povo. You can unsubscribe at any time at this link.

660

To deselect, tap the icon again 48048089

Saved news stays in My Gazette in the section Saved Contents. Read whenever you want.

Recent Articles