“It’s difficult to imagine it could be accidental”

The leaks are “huge”

The size of the Nord Stream pipeline gas leak is huge.

According to the Danish armed forces, it measures about 1 kilometer in diameter. The smaller circle in the center is approximately 200 meters wide https://t.co/7FJQNN5hNg

— Javier Blas (@JavierBlas) September 27, 2022

The sites are 75 kilometers apart just outside official Danish territory.

Hours after the explosions Gazprom also warned that one of the two remaining major pipelines was at risk due to a legal dispute over fees. Gazprom was refusing to pay a transit fee that the Ukrainian energy firm said it was supposed to pay. Russia was threatening to introduce sanctions in response to legal action.

At this stage everyone is saying it is sabotage, but no one is claiming to know anything for sure. The US government has said it is ‘ready to provide support’ to Europe.

So, below, this is quite an awkward flashback, to say the least. It’s from February when Joe Biden was trying to talk Russia out of invading Ukraine:

Pres. Biden: "If Russia invades…then there will be no longer a Nord Stream 2. We will bring an end to it."

Reporter: "But how will you do that, exactly, since…the project is in Germany's control?"

Biden: "I promise you, we will be able to do that." https://t.co/uruQ4F4zM9 pic.twitter.com/4ksDaaU0YC

— ABC News (@ABC) February 7, 2022

via JoNova

September 27, 2022

Nordstream gas pipeline apparently sabotaged with “explosions” and three huge leaks