The pressure in the Nord Stream pipelines is surprisingly falling. The federal government suspects attacks. The investigation is ongoing.
Berlin – An unusual drop in pressure has been measured in the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines in the past few days. The capacities fell unplanned. This is obviously not a coincidence, as the federal government suspects.
Of the daily mirror reports that the government is assuming targeted attacks on the pipelines. “We can’t imagine a scenario where this isn’t a targeted attack,” an anonymous person privy to the federal government’s and federal agencies’ assessment told the newspaper. “Everything speaks against a coincidence.”
Nord Stream Pipelines: Sudden Pressure Drop – Are Attacks Behind It?
Both the Federal Network Agency and the Federal Ministry of Economics said on Monday evening (September 26) that the reason for the pressure drop in the Nord Stream pipelines was not yet known. They are in contact with the relevant authorities, it said.
Part of the planned investigations is probably an analysis of the seabed around the pipelines. Navy divers and submarines are used for this. To the daily mirror-According to the report, there are two possible scenarios to explain the unusual drop in pressure: According to this, both saboteurs could escape Russia as well as the Ukraine behind it. However, these are guesses. Neither of the two responsible governments has commented on this so far. (do)
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