welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the president of the european commission says sabotage was the cause of rare gas leaks in two major pipelines connecting russia and europe. ursula von der leyen warned of the strongest possible response if active european energy insfrastructure is attacked. seismologists reported underwater explosions just before the leaks. nordstream 1 is leaking at two points, a day after a similar leak affected its sister pipeline, nordstream 2. the danish authorities have warned ships to avoid the area near the island of bornholm. i just want to show you these pictures from denmark s defence command, which show bubbles on the surface of the baltic sea above the pipelines they report the largest patch of sea disturbance is 1km wide. well, earlier, the polish prime minister went a step further and linked the incidents to the situation in ukraine. translation: we do not yet know the details of what happened - bu
hello. the president of the european commission has said sabotage was the cause of rare gas leaks in two major pipelines connecting russia and europe. ursula von der leyen has warned of the strongest possible response if active european energy insfrastructure is attacked. earlier, ukraine accused russia of causing the leaks in what it described as a terrorist attack . here s our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. nord stream 1 and nord stream 2 are huge pipelines that bring gas from russia to germany, 700 miles along under the baltic. they are the largest pipelines of their kind in the world. but look at this, significant disturbance to the sea near denmark, caused by leaking gas, it is thought. the danish military say this area of turbulence was more than half a mile wide and shipping is being kept out of the area. the gas is leaking here near a danish island, bornholm, it is thought there are a couple of leaks in nord stream 1, and a third in nord stream 2. it s no
and little ceremony, the prince and princess of wales make their first official visit to the principality. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the president of the european commission has said sabotage was the cause of rare gas leaks in two major pipelines connecting russia and europe. ursula von der leyen has warned of the strongest possible response if active european energy insfrastructure is attacked. earlier, ukraine accused russia of causing the leaks in what it described as a terrorist attack . nordstream 1 and 2, which carry supplies under the baltic sea, are not currently operational, but do still contain gas. here s our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. nordstream correspondent, james landale. one and nord streé 2 nordstream one and nord stream 2 are due to pipelines that ring gas from russia to germany. that bring gas. they are the largest pipelines of their kind in the world. but look at this, significant disturbance to the
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the president of the european commission has said rare gas leaks in two major pipelines connecting russia and europe were the result of sabotage. ursula von der leyen has warned of the strongest possible response if active european energy infrastructure is attacked. earlier, ukraine accused russia of causing the leaks in what it described as a terrorist attack . here s our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. nord stream 1 and nord stream 2 are huge pipelines that bring gas from russia to germany, 700 miles along under the baltic. they are the largest pipelines of their kind in the world. but look at this, significant disturbance to the sea near denmark, caused by leaking gas, it is thought. the danish military say this area of turbulence was more than half a mile wide and shipping is being kept out of the area. the gas is leaking here near a danish island, bornholm, it is thought there are a couple of le
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