The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which connects Russia to Germany, has stopped leaking under the Baltic Sea, a spokesman told AFP on Saturday.
“
The water pressure has more or less closed the pipeline, so the gas that is inside cannot get out
,” said Ulrich Lissek, spokesperson for Nord Stream 2. “
The conclusion is that there is still gas in the pipeline
,” he added.
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Underwater explosions equivalent
to "hundreds of kilos
" of TNT are behind leaks discovered on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in international waters off the Danish island of Bornholm, and "
all information available indicate that these explosions are the consequence of a deliberate act
”, indicated Sweden and Denmark in an official report submitted to the United Nations.
