Danish premier ‘cannot rule out’ sabotage to Russian gas pipelines

FILE – A ship works offshore in the Baltic Sea on the natural gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 from Russia to Germany, on Nov. 11, 2018. Denmark’s maritime authority said Monday Sept. 26, 2022 that a gas leak had been observed in a pipeline leading from Russia to Europe underneath the Baltic Sea that is dangerous to shipping traffic. (Bernd Wuestneck/dpa via AP, File)

The Danish prime minister has said she “cannot rule out” sabotage after three leaks were detected on Russian natural gas pipelines running under the Baltic Sea to Europe.

Mette Frederiksen spoke after simultaneous problems were reported with the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, which were not bringing gas to Germany amid an energy standoff caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but were still filled with the fuel.