NATO doesn't rule out possible military action in response to what it says is deliberate sabotage as concerns grow over the environmental damage caused by tons of methane gas spewing from underwater pipelines between Russia and Europe.
“All currently available information indicates that this is the result of deliberate, reckless, and irresponsible acts of sabotage,”Western governments have pointed the finger of blame for the leaks at Russia, which has flatly denied any suggestion it was responsible for explosions that caused them.
methane since they were first reported earlier this week. While neither pipeline is currently transporting gas, they contained huge amounts. On Wednesday, Denmark’s energy agency said that more than half the gas in the pipes had already leaked into the sea and the rest would be gone by Sunday. The total is equivalent to 32% of Denmark’s annual CO2 emissions, the agency said.
The gas leak in the Baltic Sea from Nord Stream photographed from the Swedish Coast Guard's aircraft Sept. 27, 2022.while the war in Ukraine rages on and energy prices spiral.by the German government last year, following years of warnings and protests from Ukraine and Western powers, including the United States.
Russia’s prosecutor general’s office said it would launch a criminal investigation into the explosions, adding that the country had “suffered significant economic damage.”
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