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Russia Suggests Sweden Has ‘Something to Hide’ in Nord Stream Blast Probe

Russia questioned on Thursday whether Sweden had "something to hide" over explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year, as it slammed Stockholm for not sharing information in the ongoing investigations into the blasts. Swedish and Danish authorities are investigating four holes in the Nord Stream 1 and…

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Mystery of crashed Baltic Sea Anomaly in sea - from UFO to Nazi bunker theory

Explorers discovered an unknown structure at the bottom of the sea between Sweden and Finland. It has proved to be an 11-year-old mystery, with theories as wild as it being a crashed UFO doing the rounds

Daily Mirror

First floating LNG terminal arrives at German port

The first of several ships that will serve as floating terminals to receive liquefied natural gas imports in Germany have arrived off the Baltic Sea port of Mukran

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Sweden confirms Nord Stream pipeline explosions were sabotage

Swedish investigators confirmed on Friday that the blasts that destroyed sections of the Nord Stream pipelines in September were sabotage, intended to damage the lines carrying natural gas from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea.

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Sweden: Traces of Explosives Found at Nord Stream Pipelines

Investigators have found traces of explosives at the site of the damaged Nord Stream pipelines, confirming that gross sabotage had taken place, a Swedish prosecutor said on Friday. Swedish and Danish authorities are investigating four holes in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines which link Russia and Germany via…

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Russia accuses British navy of blowing up Nord Stream gas pipelines in Baltic Sea

Ministry of Defence responds by accusing Moscow of ‘resorting to peddling false claims of an epic scale’

The Independent UK

Russia Says UK Navy Personnel Blew up Nord Stream Gas Pipelines

Russia's defense ministry on Saturday said that British navy personnel blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines last month, directly accusing a leading NATO member of sabotaging critical Russian infrastructure. The defense ministry did not give evidence for its claim. "According to available information, representatives of this unit of the…

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Russia accuses UK's Royal Navy of carrying out Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions

The British Ministry of Defence says the Kremlin is "peddling false claims" as a way of distracting from Vladimir Putin's "disastrous handling of the illegal invasion of Ukraine"

Daily Mirror

Danes on Baltic Sea island feel Russia-Ukraine war creeping closer

When the Nord Stream gas pipelines ruptured near the island of Bornholm last month, residents felt the Ukraine war move a lot closer, exposing the isolation of Denmark's easternmost point and renewing fears of Russian aggression.

Reuters

Finnish seismologists detect five blasts in Russian waters

Finnish seismologists detected five underwater blasts in Russian waters in the Baltic Sea last week, the Helsinki University Institute of Seismology said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Nord Stream ruptures revealed as Europe grapples with gas plan

Damage to the Nord Stream gas pipeline from Russia to Europe was caused by powerful explosions, Danish police said on Tuesday, echoing earlier findings into leaks that erupted in the network under the Baltic Sea and that have been blamed on sabotage.

Reuters

'Powerful explosions' behind Nord Stream leaks, Danish police say

A preliminary investigation of damages to the two Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Danish part of the Baltic Sea shows that the leaks were caused by "powerful explosions", Copenhagen Police said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Türkiye, Russia to Study Putin’s Gas Hub Proposal

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Türkiye and Russia have instructed their respective energy authorities to immediately begin technical studies on a Russian proposal that would turn Turkey into a gas hub for Europe. Russian President Vladimir Putin has floated the idea of exporting more gas through the TurkStream gas…

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Russia needs permission for its ships to probe Nord Stream ruptures - Novak

Russia needs permission for its vessels to conduct investigations into explosions that damaged Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday.

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Putin Touts Türkiye Gas Hub While Europe Looks to Cut Consumption

President Vladimir Putin touted Türkiye on Thursday as the best route for redirecting gas supplies to the European Union after Nord Stream pipeline leaks, while Western nations focused on efforts to cut energy consumption. Putin told his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan that Türkiye could act as a gas hub, having…

The Independent UK

Putin says Russia could increase gas supplies to Europe

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Moscow is ready to resume gas supplies to Europe via a link of the Germany-bound Nord Stream 2 pipeline under the Baltic Sea

Daily Mirror

NATO prepares nuclear drills and doubles warships in Baltic Sea

The alliance will proceed with its annual nuclear preparedness exercise 'Steadfast Noon' next week - in which NATO air forces practise the use of US nuclear bombs based in Europe with training flights

The Independent UK

Swedes refuse Russian request for pipeline probe info

Sweden says it will not give information regarding gas leaks in the Baltic Sea to Russia because of Swedish investigative confidentiality

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The Independent UK

Germany opens investigation of Baltic gas pipeline blasts

German prosecutors have opened an investigation into the suspected sabotage of two gas pipelines built to bring Russian gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea

Reuters

Local grid fault causes temporary power outage on Baltic Sea island Bornholm

A Danish Baltic Sea island suffered a temporary power blackout on Monday as a local grid fault caused the transformer feeding electricity from Sweden to shut down, Energinet and E.ON said.

Reuters

Exclusive-U.S. Navy jet flew across Baltic hours after Nord Stream burst

A U.S. Navy reconnaissance aircraft flew near the site of the ruptured Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea hours after the first damage emerged, according to tracking reviewed by Reuters, a flight Washington said was routine.

The Independent UK

Sweden completes investigation of Baltic Sea pipeline leaks

Sweden’s domestic security agency says its preliminary investigation of leaks from two Russian gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea “has strengthened the suspicions of serious sabotage” as the cause

Reuters

Kremlin: Russia must be part of Nord Stream pipeline probe

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia must be part of investigations into last week's explosions in the two Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea.

The Conversation

Nord Stream pipeline sabotage: how an attack could have been carried out and why Europe was defenceless

Whatever caused the damage to the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, it appears to be the first major attack on critical “subsea” (underwater) infrastructure in Europe. It’s now widely thought – not least by Nato – that the explosions that led to major leaks in the two…

The Independent UK

Top EU official vows to ‘stress test’ pipelines after leaks

The head of the European Union’s executive arm wants to introduce checks on key EU infrastructure, including energy, after the suspected sabotage of natural-gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea

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