The location of the leak on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. File photoMOSCOW, Jul 4Blasts at Nord Stream threaten to break European resolve to help Ukraine, Matthias Quent, sociology professor at the University of Applied Sciences in Magdeburg, told the New York Times. According to him, the situation with gas pipelines has raised the level of anxiety among Germans, which risks creating «cracks» in the issue of support for Kyiv.
"There is already a perception in some parts of society that we are sacrificing our well-being for the fighting. People blame the sanctions (against Russia. — Ed.) for rising energy prices. Even solidarity with Ukrainian refugees looks less firm", — said Kvent.
The newspaper cites the opinion of unnamed officials and analysts who believe that the incident could reduce support for restrictive measures against Moscow.
"Protest mood due to higher energy prices, as well as sanctions against Russia, which many consider of the current economic difficulties are growing in different parts of Europe", the publication says.
A leak of blue fuel was discovered on September 26 at once on two Russian export gas pipelines — Nord Stream and Nord Stream — 2. As the operator company NordStream AG stated, the accident is unprecedented and it is impossible to estimate the timeframe for repairs. 
September 27, 10:52 For Nord Stream 2: thousands of people took to the streets of Lubmin to protestThousands of people took to the streets of Lubmin to protest against high energy prices. They also demanded that the authorities open the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. The seismic center of Sweden recorded powerful underwater explosions in the area of leaks. The German and Danish authorities do not rule out that sabotage was the cause of the emergency. Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that NATO had conducted exercises using deep-sea equipment in the area where the Nord Stream incidents occurred. The Kremlin called the incident an act of international terrorism.