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Nord Stream 1 and 2: strong suspicions of sabotage hover after unexplained leaks from the Baltic gas pipelines.
kyiv denounces a “terrorist attack”.
The pro-Russian authorities of the occupied regions announce the "yes" in the lead in the referendums.
The attachment of these territories to Russia could be proclaimed at the end of the week.
The West will never "recognize" annexation referendums in Ukraine, according to the US Secretary of State.
Paris denounced a "masquerade".
War crimes in Ukraine: France has opened an investigation unit.
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Visible leaks
The three large leaks identified since Monday off the Danish island of Bornholm, between southern Sweden and Poland, are visible on the surface with bubbling ranging from 200 m to 1 km in diameter, announced Tuesday the Danish army, supporting images.
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline suffered a sharp drop in pressure on Monday, followed a few hours later by Nord Stream 1, which follows the route under the Baltic.
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Leaks on Nord Stream: the EU promises the "strongest response" to this "sabotage"
Out of service due to the war in Ukraine, the Nord Stream gas pipelines linking Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea were both affected by spectacular leaks preceded by underwater explosions, the European Union promising the "response firmest possible" to this "sabotage".
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote on Twitter on Tuesday evening that she had "spoken about the Nord Stream act of sabotage" with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.
"It is paramount to investigate the incidents and shed full light on the events (...) Any deliberate disruption of Europe's active energy infrastructure is unacceptable and will lead to the strongest response possible," he said. she adds.
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UN supports 'territorial integrity of Ukraine' within its 'recognized' borders
“Let me repeat that the United Nations remains fully committed to the sovereignty, unity, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine, within its internationally recognized borders,” said the Under-Secretary-General of the for Political Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo.
Speaking by video message, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky once again denounced “parodies of referendums”.
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