The September blasts at Nord Stream gas pipelines sent plumes of methane into the Baltic and were assumed at the time to be sabotage but the perpetrators remain a mystery.
Russia denied responsibility. The Kremlin is “extremely concerned,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the same day.Although the explosions initially raised fear of shortages, the impact on European supply was limited, mostly because the European Union had already started weaning itself off Russian energy.
The energy crisis pushed European countries to build up reserves and find alternative sources of supplies ahead of the winter, as Russia cut off flows and energy prices rose. E.U. countries have also rushed to tighten security around key infrastructure and boost naval operations since the pipeline explosions.
The damage from the blasts hit part of Nord Stream 1, which was a major route for Russian natural gas to Germany, Poland and other European nations.through Nord Stream 1 earlier this year, citing technical problems, while European leaders accused Moscow of trying to “blackmail” countries that have sent weapons to Ukraine to help fend off Russian forces.
Another leak was part of the newer Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, which Germany froze earlier in the conflict shortly before the pipeline was set to go online.War in Ukraine: What you need to knowfired at least 85 missiles on at least six major cities in Ukraine on November 15 , in one of the most widespread attacks of the war so far. The strikes came just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking by video link, presented a 10-point peace plan to G-20 leaders at a summit in Indonesia. As in previous Russian missile attacks, critical civilian infrastructure appeared to be primary targets. Parts of several cities that were hit were left without electrical power on Tuesday afternoon.
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