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On 26 September Gascade, a gas network operator in eastern Germany, reported that there had been a large drop in pressure in the Nord Stream 2 (NS2) pipeline, from 105 to 7 bar. In the late afternoon, Denmark confirmed a leak from one of NS2’s pipelines in the Danish exclusive economic zone south-east of Bornholm. Then, on the evening of 26 September, the operator of Nord Stream 1 (NS1) reported a pressure drop in both pipelines. On the morning of 27 September, the Danish and Swedish marine services identified two further leaks on both lines of NS1 (see map).

If the perpetrator was Russia, the signaling value toward the West—which would certainly know Russia is behind the explosions—may be a threat to the rest of the marine energy infrastructure.

All summer, we asked if Europe was ready for winter. Now, is Europe ready for hybrid warfare? Swedish authorities are reporting a fourth leak on the Nord Stream pipelines that connect Russia to Germany…

In a phone call with Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, President Volodymyr Zelensky has discussed the Kremlin's decision on the attempted illegal annexation of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. — Ukrinform.

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the US and its allies of blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines. Russia has previously said the US would profit from attacks on Europe's energy infrastructure.