BEJING, Sep 28The incidents on the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines are highly likely acts of sabotage by various countries, including Poland and the United States, according to a review posted on the Niu Tanqin account on the WeChat social network, the creator account is a well-known journalist, deputy editor-in-chief of the Xinhua News Agency Global magazine Liu Hong. On Monday, Nord Stream 2 AG reported that on one of the lines of Nord Stream 2 (it was filled with technical gas after construction), an emergency occurred in Danish waters near the island Bornholm, accompanied by a sharp drop in pressure. The reasons are unknown, an investigation is underway, the company specified. Then Nord Stream AG, the operator of Nord Stream, reported on the pressure drop on both lines. The reasons are also unknown. According to the author of the article, given the information available, it can be said «with certainty» that the incidents constituted sabotage. The expert wonders who could benefit from the damage to the pipelines, and considers the versions of the participation of several countries potentially interested in this. end of the conflict in Ukraine. Denmark is also unlikely to have been involved in the incident, despite the fact that the gas leak occurred near its territory, the author believes.08:00Explosions at the Nord Streams: the gas war has entered a hot stage Speaking of the possible participation of Poland, the author believes that its involvement cannot be ruled out. «Suspicions against Poland cannot be ruled out. The site of the explosion was not far from Poland. Poland is the most anti-Russian country in Eastern Europe and the most supportive of Ukraine,» he writes, noting that the incidents occurred against the backdrop of the opening of the Baltic Pipeline in Poland (Baltic Pipe) .Analyzing the possible participation of the United States, the expert noted that the former Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski wrote on social networks after the incident: «Thank you, USA.» «Very meaningful,» the author notes, recalling that back in early February, US President Joe Biden stated that in the event of an escalation from Russia around Ukraine, the gas pipeline «will not be, we will put an end to it.» Commenting on the likelihood of Russia's involvement in the incidents, the expert notes that if Moscow wanted to use pipelines as a tool to increase pressure on European countries, she could just shut down the uploads.03:57Zakharova responded to the words of the former head of the Polish Foreign Ministry about the state of emergency at Nord StreamThe work of Nord Stream has been suspended since the end of August due to problems with the repair of Siemens turbines caused by Western sanctions. However, the pipeline remained filled with gas. According to information from the Danish and Swedish authorities, two gas leaks were found at Nord Stream northeast of Bornholm Island and one at Nord Stream 2 southeast of the island. As Bloomberg reported , Germany and Denmark did not rule out that the leaks at Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 were due to sabotage. So, an unnamed representative of the German security services told the agency that «the evidence indicates that it was more of a forceful action than a technical problem.» The Swedish seismic center said that powerful underwater explosions were registered in the area of gas leaks from Nord Stream on Monday, a journalist from the Swedish TV channel SVT reported. The media reported that the Swedish police launched an investigation into a possible sabotage after the emergency at Nord Stream.00:25 The head of the European Commission threatened to retaliate after the emergency at Nord StreamSwedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said on Tuesday evening that the incidents with gas leaks from the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines were due to «explosions». The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, after the emergency at Nord Stream, threatened to respond to the «deliberate violation» of the European energy infrastructure, without specifying who could be behind the incident. At the same time, former Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski rejoiced at the damage to the Nord Stream gas pipeline, and also wrote on social networks «Thank you, USA», without specifying what he meant. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, in response to this, wondered if this post was an official statement about a terrorist attack. The White House had stated a little earlier that the United States would not «speculate» about the causes of leaks at Nord Stream and were ready to assist countries Europe.
